Kyle Busch is still the man to beat at EchoPark Speedway. He has scored his third straight Craftsman Truck Series win at the 1.5-mile track.
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Carson Hocevar crossed the finish line second while working as Busch's "wingman." Gio Ruggiero, Ben Rhodes, Corey Heim, Chandler Smith, Jake Garcia, John Hunter Nemechek, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Justin Haley rounded out the top 10.
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Busch had one of the best trucks in the field, and he used it to race in the top five throughout the day. He finished third in the opening stage and fifth in the second before jumping to the front of the pack late with a huge push from teammate Hocevar.
Rhodes, who dominated early, had the lead, but he could not hold off Busch. The veteran driver dove to the bottom to get by Stenhouse and then he completed his run by clearing Rhodes. From that point on, he just had to hold on as time clicked down.
Well ... that was awesome. NASCAR. pic.twitter.com/xN99W1NXdS
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) February 21, 2026
This race featured an unexpected format due to heavy rainfall and lightning in the Hampton, Georgia, area. This race started approximately one hour later than expected, which put it up against the planned start of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race.
NASCAR stated before the race started that the adverse conditions time would be 4:20 p.m. ET. Once the clock hit this time, the drivers would have two laps remaining.
This created a frantic finish as drivers tried to jockey for position. Rhodes, who fell one lap down in Stage 2 after running out of fuel, worked his way back into the mix.
He took the lead multiple times and put himself in contention for the win. He just could not cap off the race. He kept getting runs on the bottom of the track, but he could not clear Busch for the lead.
Stenhouse and Friesen both made moves for the lead, but neither could defeat the Busch-Hocevar combo pack. Friesen, in particular, revealed he had a parts failure at the end of the race. Meanwhile, Busch scored his 68 career Truck Series win, his fifth in his last six starts at the track.
Kyle Busch WINS the @NASCAR_Trucks race in Atlanta! What a show. pic.twitter.com/azkFnj9PAF
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) February 21, 2026
"Huge help from behind," Busch told Fox Sports' Josh Sims. "Carson Hocevar was a great teammate today. Early on in the race, I was like, 'Wait a second, same old Carson.' But as we got toward the end, we started working together, and we started being able to maneuver our way through.
"The end of the second stage, I was behind him, pushing him. We were able to ratchet forward, then there at the end there, he was my wingman."
