Kyle Busch took to the track for the running of the E-Z-GO 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway Saturday, October 25, 2008 in the third place position for the 130 lap event. Qualifying was canceled due to inclement weather at the Hampton, GA track so the field was set according to the 2008 NCTS Owner Points placing the No. 51 Miccosukee Resort / NOS Energy Drink Billy Ballew Motorsports Toyota Tundra in prime position for the event.

Busch, who has three wins in three starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, took the lead before the drivers made their first circuit around the 1.54-mile track in Hampton, Georgia. Busch reported in that the truck was loose calling for track bar and air pressure adjustments on the first pit stop.

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Despite starting 20th in the E-Z-Go 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Denny Hamlin piloted the Ergon Racing Tundra to a third-place finish.  The effort marked the No. 15 team’s second top-five of 2008 and eclipsed John Andretti’s fourth-place finish at Las Vegas Motor Speedway as their best finish of the season.

Heavy rain showers on Friday afternoon forced NASCAR to cancel qualifying prior to the race.  As a result, the field was set according to owners points which put Hamlin on the outside of row 10 for the start of the event.  Although this was Hamlin’s first-ever Truck Series race at a superspeedway, the Virginia native had no problem acclimating the track.  Hamlin worked his way into the top-five in 25 quick laps.

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Billy Ballew Motorsports and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle “Rowdy” Busch head to the Atlanta Motor Speedway in search of four wins in four starts in the running of the E-Z-GO 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Saturday, October 25, 2008.

Busch could tie the record for most wins at a track if he pulls off the win in the fall race on the 1.54-mile track in Hampton, Ga. He also can win three straight in a row for the Atlanta based team owner Billy Ballew. Busch picked up his first in 2005 in his first Craftsman Truck Series start at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Busch also posted wins in the fall 2007 and spring 2008 races.

Busch has 16 total starts in all three premier NASCAR Touring Series posting four wins (1 NSCS, 3 NCTS), six top-5 and six top-10 finishes. Billy Ballew Motorsports has 10 starts at the famed Atlanta race track with three wins, three top-5 and four top-10 finishes.

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• • Denny Hamlin has never raced in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway
  • Hamlin raced the No. 15 Billy Ballew Motorsports truck at Martinsville Speedway last March. Hamlin started in second-place and finished in 21st place
  • Hamlin has driven in two Nationwide Series races at AMS with an average start of 12 and an average finish of 27
  • Hamlin has driven in six Sprint Cup Series races at AMS with an average start of 17.7 and average finish of 19.3
  • Hamlin’s best starting position at AMS is 4th (NSCS, October 2006) and best finish at AMS is 8th (NSCS, October 2006)
  • The No. 15 Team has one win at AMS (October 2005, Kyle Busch)

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