The defending 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) champion, Matt Crafton, took charge Saturday night in the Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS), and finished with a comfortable 8.752 second lead over Ty Dillon for the victory.
Crafton, who led the most laps – 85 out 130, received his sixth series career victory and his first series victory at AMS.
Following Crafton and Dillon to the drop of the checkered flag were Ben Kennedy finishing third, Daniel Suarez fourth and Tyler Reddick finished fifth.
Rounding out the top-10 finishing positions were Johnny Sauter who brought home sixth, series Rookie of the Year (ROTY) candidate, Erik Jones seventh, James Buescher eighth, Timothy Peters ninth and Joe Nemechek claimed 10th-place.
With his fifth-place finish, Tyler Reddick leaves Atlanta with a 2-point lead over tonight’s winner, Matt Crafton.
RACE NOTES:
Average Speed: 140.711 MPH
Time of Race: 01 Hrs, 25 Mins, 22 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 8.752 Seconds
Lead Changes: 6 among 5 drivers
Cautions: 3 for 13 laps
Next Up: The series takes the next couple of weeks off and return to action for the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, March 28th, with an approximate starting time of 2:50 pm (ET – On FOX Sports 1).
| Next ERA Energy Resources 250 Race Results | |||||||
| Pos. | Car # | Driver | Laps | Status | Laps Led | Points | Bonus Points |
| 1 | 88 | Matt Crafton | 130 | Running | 85 | 48 | 5 |
| 2 | 33 | Ty Dillon (i) | 130 | Running | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | 130 | Running | 1 | 42 | 1 |
| 4 | 51 | Daniel Suarez (i) | 130 | Running | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | 130 | Running | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| 6 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | 130 | Running | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 7 | 4 | Erik Jones | 130 | Running | 37 | 38 | 1 |
| 8 | 31 | James Buescher | 129 | Running | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 9 | 17 | Timothy Peters | 129 | Running | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 10 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | 129 | Running | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 11 | 39 | Ryan Sieg (i) | 129 | Running | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 05 | John Wes Townley | 129 | Running | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher # | 129 | Running | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | Cameron Hayley # | 129 | Running | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | Brad Keselowski (i) | 129 | Running | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | 54 | Justin Boston # | 129 | Running | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 17 | 75 | Caleb Roark | 127 | Running | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| 18 | 63 | Garrett Smithley | 126 | Running | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | Daniel Hemric # | 126 | Running | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 20 | 08 | Korbin Forrester # | 125 | Running | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 21 | 99 | Bryan Silas | 123 | Running | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 22 | 02 | Tyler Young | 123 | Running | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 23 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | 123 | Running | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 24 | 94 | Wendell Chavous # | 120 | Running | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 25 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. # | 119 | Running | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 26 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | 118 | Running | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 27 | 1 | Morgan Shepherd (i) | 118 | Running | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | 15 | Mason Mingus | 110 | Accident | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | 86 | Brandon Brown | 91 | Oil Line | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 30 | 50 | Cody Ware # | 48 | Accident | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | 6 | Norm Benning | 12 | Rear Gear | 0 | 13 | 0 |
# – Rookie
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
| 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Driver Standing | |||||||||
| After Race 2 of the 2015 season at Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| Pos. | Car # | Driver | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | DNF |
| 1 | 19 | Tyler Reddick | 87 | Leader | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 88 | Matt Crafton | 85 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | 4 | Erik Jones # | 80 | -7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | 98 | Johnny Sauter | 72 | -15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | 31 | James Buescher | 63 | -24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | 99 | Bryan Silas | 60 | -27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 11 | Ben Kennedy | 58 | -29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 07 | Ray Black Jr. # | 58 | -29 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 8 | Joe Nemechek | 58 | -29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 08 | Korbin Forrester | 56 | -31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 17 | Timothy Peters | 55 | -32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | 05 | John Wes Townley | 54 | -33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 23 | Spencer Gallagher # | 54 | -33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 02 | Tyler Young | 54 | -33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 13 | Cameron Hayley | 51 | -36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 10 | Jennifer Jo Cobb | 44 | -43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 6 | Norm Benning | 43 | -44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 54 | Justin Boston # | 43 | -44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | 14 | Daniel Hemric # | 43 | -44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 29 | Austin Theriault # | 31 | -56 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | 94 | Travis Kvapil | 29 | -58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | 75 | Caleb Holman | 27 | -60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | 63 | Garrett Smithley | 26 | -61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | 25 | Matt Tifft | 25 | -62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | 74 | Jordan Anderson | 21 | -66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | 94 | Wendell Chavous | 20 | -67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | 40 | Todd Peck | 17 | -70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | 15 | Mason Mingus | 16 | -71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | 86 | Brandon Brown | 15 | -72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | 50 | Cody Ware # | 14 | -73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | 1 | Donnie Neuenberger | 13 | -74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
# – Rookie
