Bodies roam the Atlanta Motor Speedway awaiting the mass of tungsten and driver flesh to coagulate in 200 mile-per-hour style! One man called it a "death trap on concrete". There is no concrete on Atlanta, but there is a pit stall where the crew has to jump over bushes to reach the racecar! John Battista occupies that stall. Zakk Miller will grid along-side after earning his fifth pole of the 2024 campaign.

Race Results

Points Standings

Race Recap

The early laps saw candy bar wrappers and bars themselves fly across the windshields. "I didn't know birds pooped brown" said Craig Lee. It was a Three Musketeers! Ryan Heuser took the early advantage from Zakk Miller on lap-3, hoping to narrow a 96-point gap between he and points leader Johnny Reed Foley. All ten Championship contenders showed signs of early speed.

Winless-wonder Logan Sheets took the lead on lap-7. The Quaker State #58's hopes are to dethrone John Battista and Matt Raboin from 11th in the standings. Both drivers are heavily associated with Valvoline and Valvoline accessories. Quaker State looks upon them with fury and disdain. Both Battista and teammate Alex Crapser would chain-link past the #58 on lap-16, solidifying their oil-warfare supremacy.

Points leader and "Memphis Blues" man Johnny Reed Foley took the lead on lap-22. It would be the AC-Delco's 19th race led in 20 events, hoping to cash their stride with an Extravaganza Series crown! Craig Lee and John Battista fought the #3 for the lead, only for Foley to climb his way back. He could not prevent Ken Pettit from leading a lap, with "Marley Man" coming in only 8-points behind in second. Last Week's winner and third-in-points man Zach Michael also maintained his presence at the front.

A horrible break for Dakota Wilkins, Michael Henson and Tony Gunk; falling to the wayside after engine trouble. Rick Jackson endured the same hindrance, limping around at minimum speed to keep his title hopes alive. Up front, Timothy McDonnell was once again a contender! The #22 Caterpillar Volkswagen dominated the stint, leading all 54 laps before a Chauncey Redmond Jr. short-pit put the #64 atop the heap. Redmond, McDonnell, Zach Michael, Johnny Reed Foley and Craig Lee were the front-runners through the halfway mark, with the #20 Coca-Cola Mustang earning the Halfway Bacon Bonus!

Former Race-2-Win teammates Rick Jackson and David Butterworth tangled on lap-180. Jackson would fail to continue, ending his Championship bid with a 41st-place finish. Butterworth limped home to 31st. The ensuing restart saw Chauncey Redmond Jr. tap John Battista on the quad-oval exit. Battista saved his Wendy's machine through the infield apron, with the #64 barreling into the path of Bink Lucas and Matt Raboin. Lucas and Redmond failed to continue. Raboin crawled his way to 34th; well off the pace for the remaining circuits.

Ben Geer, Adam Crapser, Matthew Dominique and Timothy McDonnell led the field to the green with 125 laps to the distance! Discover Card's "Swipe of the race" was given to Ryan Heuser, traversing through lapped traffic to swipe McDonnell for the lead. A three-wide masterpiece handed Markell Murphy the top-spot, driving the car he ran at Texas and Michigan to similar success. Fan-favorite Dan Johnston fell ill with transmission issues, finishing 42nd.

Second-in-points man Ken Pettit inherited the lead while Johnny Reed Foley nibbled in the 10th position. By lap 230, Foley was inside the top-5. Pettit ... Read more »