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Watch: Kyle Busch beats Stewart Friesen in photo finish at Atlanta
NASCAR Cup Series driver Kyle Busch. Peter Casey-Imagn Images

Watch: Kyle Busch beats Stewart Friesen in photo finish at Atlanta

Saturday's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway came down to a photo finish. 

Kyle Busch and Stewart Friesen were side-by-side coming out of turn four on the final lap, but it was Busch who had just enough to edge Friesen for the win by 0.017 seconds. 

The win is the second consecutive Truck Series victory for Busch at Atlanta, and his eighth at the track as a whole. Busch has now won 67 races in his Truck Series career. 

"Awesome run for this Spire Chevrolet," Busch told Fox Sports. "(I was) Just trying to make sure I could stay as far forward as I possibly could. That inside (lane) was good. They were rolling forward, so it made for a heck of a race."

"Just proud of my race team," a dejected Friesen told Fox Sports regarding the heartbreaking loss. "We had a shot. This is my favorite truck, and we'll keep digging with it. We had a shot, and I guess I got too far off my help there on the last lap. I thought I could pack some more air on him (Kyle Busch) getting into (turn) 3 and surge ahead, but (I) just had the surge at the wrong time. Second to the best guy in the business isn't a bad day, I guess."

Friesen, Tyler Ankrum, Bayley Currey and Chandler Smith rounded out the top-five, with Kaden Honeycutt, Ben Rhodes, Ty Majeski, Jake Garcia and Grant Enfinger completing the top-10. 

Other notable finishers include Gio Ruggiero in 11th, Luke Fenhaus in 14th, Daniel Hemric in 16th, Layne Riggs in 20th and Corey Heim in 23rd.

Busch's next race in the Truck Series will be on May 17 at North Wilkesboro Speedway. The Truck Series will return on March 14 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the third race of the 2025 season. 

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

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