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Busch Wins Time-Shortened EchoPark Truck Race as Spire Goes 1-2

Officials invoked NASCAR's Adverse Conditions Time Rule after weather delays compressed the TV window.

Overview

  • Kyle Busch took the victory over teammate Carson Hocevar for a Spire Motorsports 1-2 finish at EchoPark Speedway.
  • The event was cut to 125 of 135 laps and declared over shortly after 4:20 p.m. ET under the Adverse Conditions Time Rule following earlier rain and scheduling constraints.
  • Busch’s win was his record-extending 68th in the Truck Series, his third straight at the reconfigured Atlanta/EchoPark layout, and his ninth Truck triumph at the venue.
  • Hocevar pushed and protected Busch in the closing laps, a cooperative turn from last year’s tensions, and celebrated the runner-up to secure Spire’s second-ever Truck 1-2.
  • The race opened Busch’s eight-start Truck slate with Spire this season, Gio Ruggiero finished third with Ben Rhodes rebounding to fourth, and the series heads to St. Petersburg on February 28.