{"id":29591,"date":"2020-06-06T17:36:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T22:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=29591"},"modified":"2020-06-06T17:36:57","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T22:36:57","slug":"grant-enfinger-captures-win-at-atlanta-in-overtime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/06\/grant-enfinger-captures-win-at-atlanta-in-overtime\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant Enfinger captures win at Atlanta in overtime"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Grant Enfinger, driver of the #98 Farm Paint Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Vet Tix Camping World 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 06, 2020 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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By Holly Cain, NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

Grant Enfinger muscled the lead from Austin Hill on a two-lap overtime restart to claim the victory in Saturday afternoon\u2019s Vet Tix Camping World 200 NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n

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Grant Enfinger, driver of the #98 Farm Paint Ford, crosses the finish line to win the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Vet Tix Camping World 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 06, 2020 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Graythen\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

It was especially heartbreaking for Hill, a Georgia native, who had been so vocal about wanting to win at his \u201chome track\u201d and late in Saturday\u2019s race looked destined to hold the trophy \u2013 bettering the afternoon\u2019s most dominant drivers, NASCAR Cup Series regulars Kyle Busch and another Georgia favorite Chase Elliott, in the waning laps and leading 36 laps on the afternoon; second only to Busch\u2019s race best 37 laps out front.<\/p>\n

Ironically, it was Elliott who caused the final caution with three laps remaining, spinning out while making his way forward to challenge for the lead. During the caution period, the front-running trucks all pitted for fresh tires and Hill returned to the track for the two-lap overtime test as the race leader – only to have Enfinger pull alongside and then make the pass in Turn 1 as the field came around for the last lap.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was definitely wild that\u2019s for sure,\u2019\u2019 said Enfinger, who started sixth on that final two-lap green flag run. \u201cWe didn\u2019t lead too many laps, but we led the ones that counted.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

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Grant Enfinger, driver of the #98 Farm Paint Ford, takes the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Vet Tix Camping World 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 06, 2020 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

It marks the second victory of the season for Enfinger and his No. 98 ThorSport Racing Ford, which finished .215-seconds ahead of Hill and led seven laps. It marks the first win for a Ford truck ever at Atlanta and it was Enfinger\u2019s first career victory at the track as well. With a victory in the Daytona season-opener it also marks the first multi-win season of his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnbelievable Ford F150 really on the short runs,\u2019\u2019 Enfinger said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t have everything we needed to make a real run at those guys, Chase [Elliott] and Kyle [Busch] there for the long run, but I do think we were decent, but on the short run, I knew if it came right down to it and we could get a good restart we could make it happen. Fortunately we got a good restart.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Rookie Christian Eckes tied his career-best series effort finishing third. Todd Gilliland and rookie Zane Smith rounded out the top five.  Ross Chastain, rookie Derek Kraus, former series champion Brett Moffitt, Ben Rhodes and Stewart Friesen rounded out the top 10.<\/p>\n

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Grant Enfinger, driver of the #98 Farm Paint Ford, celebrates with the checkered flag after winning the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Vet Tix Camping World 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 06, 2020 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

As Enfinger celebrated his dramatic win in front of an empty grandstands, Hill climbed out of his No. 16 Hattori Racing Enterprises Toyota and leaned over the driver\u2019s side window, resting his head on the roof obviously gutted by the outcome.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure when I go back and watch the race I\u2019m going to look at all the different things I could have done differently for that not to happen,\u2019\u2019 Hill said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw the 98 was getting a run on me down the backstretch but we had been so good on the bottom all day at the line that I didn\u2019t really want to give that up and he was able to get to my quarter on entry to three. \u2026Maybe I could have protected the outside line more or made my truck just a little bit wider but I just think when we go back to the drawing board, maybe I could have said something different to [crew chief] Scott [Zipadelli] and the guys to maybe have a little better truck on that short run.<\/p>\n

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Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 Hooters Chevrolet, Zane Smith, driver of the #21 LaPaz Margarita Mix Chevrolet, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #51 Big Machine Distillery Hand Sanitizer Toyota, leaad the fie;drives during the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Vet Tix Camping World 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 06, 2020 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cIt was a good race, I wish it would have went green there at the end but it didn\u2019t so we\u2019ll have to take what we had and go on. All in all it was a good points day for us,\u2019\u2019 said Hill, who retains the championship lead by 20 points over Smith. The defending regular season champion Enfinger is now ranked fourth, 31 points behind Hill.<\/p>\n

In a field featuring two vastly different levels of experience – the track\u2019s all-time winningest driver Busch along with 14 other competitors making their debut on the Atlanta high banks \u2013 the veterans certainly demonstrated their expertise.<\/p>\n

For much of the race, the more experienced drivers prevailed. Busch \u2013 a five-time winner at Atlanta in the truck series –  and fellow NASCAR Cup Series driver Elliot dominated the top of the scoreboard in the early portion of the race \u2013 Busch winning both Stage 1 and Stage 2. Chastain, a truck series championship contender a year ago, put himself into the mix during long green flag run in the final stage \u2013 despite starting 27th in the field.<\/p>\n

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Trucks race during the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Vet Tix Camping World 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 06, 2020 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Among the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Series championship contenders, it was the kind of solid performance Enfinger and Hill needed, even racing against some of the NASCAR Cup Series\u2019 finest.<\/p>\n

Hill spent the early race holding his own among the front-runners, consistent and steady and when the opportunity to take the lead arose during green flag pit stops, Hill was there. With a little help from some uncharacteristic issues for Busch and Elliott.<\/p>\n

Busch who had already established his truck the class of the field made what would likely have been his last pit stop with 35 laps to go. Immediately after returning to the track, however, his No. 51 Toyota hit the wall as he tried to avoid a damaged truck driven by Jordan Anderson. Unfortunately for Busch, he got a speeding penalty on his green flag pit stop and then another when he came in to repair that damage. It dropped him to 29th place with 25 laps to go \u2013 a full lap down. He ended up 22nd.<\/p>\n

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Zane Smith, driver of the #21 LaPaz Margarita Mix Chevrolet, leads the field during the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Vet Tix Camping World 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on June 06, 2020 in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Elliott, who tried to pit with Busch on that last set of green flag stops, was unable to get slowed enough to make pit road so had to turn back onto the track and cautiously make an extra lap with damaged tires before pitting on the next lap. He returned to the race back in the pack but had worked his way up to third place with 15 laps remaining ready to challenge Chastain and Hill before crashing with three laps to go. He finished 21st.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re always tough to swallow when you know you know that you\u2019re that good and end up second,\u2019\u2019 Hill said. \u201cBut that being my hometown, this is one of the race tracks I\u2019ve wanted to win at since I was a little kid racing here when I was eight years old racing on the front stretch. It hurts and it\u2019s really frustrating, but we\u2019ll keep digging.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have that points lead and we\u2019re hoping to keep it. I\u2019m excited to go to Homestead [next weekend], maybe we can get a win there like we did last year and get locked into the playoffs.\u2019\u20190<\/p>\n

Media Center Interviews:<\/h3>\n

Grant Enfinger – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NGROTS_Atlanta_Enfinger_060520.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Winning crew chief Jeff Hensley – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NGROTS_Atlanta_Hensley_060520.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Austin Hill – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NGROTS_Atlanta_Hill_060520.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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Christian Eckes – <\/p>\nhttp:\/\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/NGROTS_Atlanta_Eckes_060520.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n

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NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series Race – 12th Annual Vet Tix Camping World 200<\/strong><\/p>\n

Atlanta Motor Speedway<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hampton, Georgia<\/strong><\/p>\n

Saturday, June 6, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

               1. (5)  Grant Enfinger, Ford, 136.<\/p>\n

               2. (4)  Austin Hill, Toyota, 136.<\/p>\n

               3. (1)  Christian Eckes #, Toyota, 136.<\/p>\n

               4. (12)  Todd Gilliland, Ford, 136.<\/p>\n

               5. (7)  Zane Smith #, Chevrolet, 136.<\/p>\n

               6. (27)  Ross Chastain(i), Chevrolet, 136.<\/p>\n

               7. (11)  Derek Kraus #, Toyota, 136.<\/p>\n

               8. (3)  Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 136.<\/p>\n

               9. (8)  Ben Rhodes, Ford, 136.<\/p>\n

               10. (17)  Stewart Friesen, Toyota, 136.<\/p>\n

               11. (21)  Tanner Gray #, Ford, 136.<\/p>\n

               12. (14)  Matt Crafton, Ford, 136.<\/p>\n

               13. (20)  Ryan Truex, Chevrolet, 136.<\/p>\n

               14. (9)  Sheldon Creed, Chevrolet, 136.<\/p>\n

               15. (2)  Tyler Ankrum, Chevrolet, 136.<\/p>\n

               16. (26)  Jeb Burton(i), Chevrolet, 136.<\/p>\n

               17. (10)  Johnny Sauter, Ford, 136.<\/p>\n

               18. (25)  Brennan Poole(i), Toyota, 136.<\/p>\n

               19. (19)  Raphael Lessard #, Toyota, 136.<\/p>\n

               20. (18)  Ty Majeski #, Chevrolet, 135.<\/p>\n

               21. (13)  Chase Elliott(i), Chevrolet, 135.<\/p>\n

               22. (6)  Kyle Busch(i), Toyota, 135.<\/p>\n

               23. (23)  Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 135.<\/p>\n

               24. (24)  Cory Roper, Ford, 135.<\/p>\n

               25. (29)  John Hunter Nemechek(i), Ford, 135.<\/p>\n

               26. (34)  Spencer Davis #, Toyota, 134.<\/p>\n

               27. (40)  Clay Greenfield, Toyota, 134.<\/p>\n

               28. (31)  Spencer Boyd, Chevrolet, 134.<\/p>\n

               29. (30)  Angela Ruch, Toyota, 134.<\/p>\n

               30. (33)  Korbin Forrister, Toyota, 134.<\/p>\n

               31. (28)  Austin Wayne Self, Chevrolet, 132.<\/p>\n

               32. (22)  Tate Fogleman #, Chevrolet, 132.<\/p>\n

               33. (39)  Bayley Currey(i), Chevrolet, 131.<\/p>\n

               34. (16)  Codie Rohrbaugh, Chevrolet, 130.<\/p>\n

               35. (32)  Gray Gaulding, Toyota, 129.<\/p>\n

               36. (35)  Jesse Little(i), Chevrolet, 127.<\/p>\n

               37. (38)  Jennifer Jo Cobb, Chevrolet, Too Slow, 109.<\/p>\n

               38. (15)  Jordan Anderson, Chevrolet, Accident, 95.<\/p>\n

               39. (36)  TJ Bell, Chevrolet, Clutch, 53.<\/p>\n

               40. (37)  Bryan Dauzat, Chevrolet, Accident, 4.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:  117.352 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:  1 Hrs, 47 Mins, 5 Secs. Margin of Victory:  0.215 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:  6 for 28 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:  14 among 7 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:   C. Eckes # 1-11;K. Busch(i) 12-15;C. Eckes # 16-22;K. Busch(i) 23-32;Z. Smith # 33-37;C. Elliott(i) 38-49;K. Busch(i) 50;C. Elliott(i) 51-52;K. Busch(i) 53-62;G. Enfinger 63-67;R. Chastain(i) 68-84;K. Busch(i) 85-96;C. Elliott(i) 97-98;A. Hill 99-134;G. Enfinger 135-136.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Kyle Busch(i) 5 times for 37 laps; Austin Hill 1 time for 36 laps; Christian Eckes # 2 times for 18 laps; Ross Chastain(i) 1 time for 17 laps; Chase Elliott(i) 3 times for 16 laps; Grant Enfinger 2 times for 7 laps; Zane Smith # 1 time for 5 laps.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 51,24,18,21,16,23,2,42,13,98<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 51,98,19,42,38,18,13,4,88,16<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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