Ankrum Has Chance for Redemption at Atlanta Motor Speedway
Venue: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Event: Fr8 208
Date: Saturday, February 22nd
Location: Hampton, GA
Track Description: 1.5-mile quad-oval
Distance: 135 laps, 207.9 miles (1:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1, Motor Racing Network)
Run It Back… Tyler Ankrum, driver of the No. 18 LiUNA! Chevrolet Silverado RST, heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend ready for redemption. In this event last season, the San Bernardino, Calif. native qualified one spot shy of the pole, in second and led the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series field for 46 laps before finishing just outside the top five in seventh. In five career starts at the 1.5-mile quad-oval, his 2024 effort was his best career finish at Atlanta.
1.5-Mile Ovals… The 24-year-old is no stranger to the 1.5-mile events with many career starts added to his resume. In a number of starts on oval tracks measuring 1.5 miles in length, Ankrum has scored three top-five and 11 top-10 finishes with runner-up efforts coming at Las Vegas (2024) and Homestead (2020). The driver of the No. 18 LiUNA! Chevrolet Silverado RST is looking to take that best finish to the top spot this Saturday, at Atlanta.
Spoiler Highlights…This Saturday in Atlanta, Allison-Smith Company Electrical Contractors & Engineers, will adorn the left-side spoiler highlighted by LiUNA!, Local 515. Founded in 1943, the company has evolved from a premier Atlanta electrical contracting and engineering firm into a company with a national and international presence. This company is one of the leading electrical contracting firms in Georgia and the Southeast, having offices spread through South Carolina and North Carolina as well.
Tune In …Television coverage on the Fr8 208 will being Friday afternoon with qualifying at 3:05 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1. The green flag will drop at 1:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1. Stay connected with the No. 18 LIUNA team by following @BMR_NASCAR on Twitter, @bmrnascar on Instagram, and Bill McAnally Racing on Facebook.
Tyler Ankrum Quote:
“Atlanta is a fun track to run at and it has been super good to us in the past. We led nearly 50 laps there last season and came up just one spot shy of the win so I am ready for redemption and I know this No. 18 team has what it takes to get us to the top spot this weekend.”