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William Byron Takes a Decisive Victory in NASCAR Truck Series at Martinsville

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William Byron takes a decisive victory in NASCAR Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway in the Blu Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 on Thursday night.

William Byron proved emphatically Thursday night that he hadn’t forgotten how to drive a truck.

Making only his second start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series since 2016—after a blown engine knocked him out of last year’s Nashville race—Byron parlayed perfect pit strategy into a decisive victory in the Blu-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 200 at Martinsville Speedway.

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William Byron Wins a Wild NASCAR Cup Series Race at Transformed Atlanta

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HAMPTON, GEORGIA – MARCH 20: William Byron, driver of the #24 Liberty University Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 20, 2022, in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

William Byron wins a wild NASCAR Cup Series Race at transformed Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 on Sunday.

HAMPTON, Ga. – It was superspeedway racing with all the trimmings.

‘New’ Atlanta Motor Speedway produced a fifth different 2022 winner—William Byron, who managed to keep an angry pack of drafting cars behind him for the final ten laps of Sunday’s Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500.

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Ty Gibbs Snags Second NASCAR Xfinity Series Win of 2022 at Atlanta

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HAMPTON, GEORGIA – MARCH 19: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Xfinity Series Nalley Cars 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 19, 2022, in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Ty Gibbs snags second NASCAR Xfinity Series Win of 2022 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Nalley Cars 250 on Saturday afternoon.

HAMPTON, Ga. – With a brilliant move to the inside of leader Ryan Sieg on the final lap of the second overtime, Ty Gibbs seized control of Saturday’s Nalley Cars 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway and won by 0.178 seconds over runner-up Austin Hill.

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Corey Heim Grabs First NASCAR Truck Series Win at Atlanta

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HAMPTON, GEORGIA – MARCH 19: Corey Heim, driver of the #51 JBL Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Fr8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on March 19, 2022, in Hampton, Georgia. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

Corey Heim grabs first NASCAR Truck Series Win at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the FR8 208 with a last-lap pass on Saturday afternoon.

HAMPTON, Ga. – Moments after taking the white flag in Saturday’s FR8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Corey Heim powered to the inside of Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Chandler Smith, got a push from teammate John Hunter Nemechek and held on to win his first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race.

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Kyle Larson Triumphs in an Action-Packed Race at Fontana

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FONTANA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 27: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet, and crew take a selfie in the Ruoff Mortgage victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway on February 27, 2022, in Fontana, California. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Kyle Larson triumphs in an action-packed race at Fontana in the NASCAR Cup Series Wise Power 400 at Auto Club Speedway on Sunday.

Reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson waited until late in Sunday’s Wise Power 400 to flex his muscles.

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