As the race drew to a close, Chandler Smith was leading the way with Kyle Busch Motorsports teammate Corey Heim behind him and fellow teammate John Hunter Nemechek third in line but two laps down.
On the last of 135 laps, Heim dove to the inside of Smith and with the help of a shove from Nemechek, he cleared for the lead and held off Ben Rhodes for his first career Truck Series win.
Saturday’s race was the first held on the newly repaved and reconfigured Atlanta track, which featured racing usually seen at the superspeedways of Daytona and Talladega.
“That was awesome,” said Heim, 19. “We just put ourselves in the right place at the right time. Our truck was amazing today.
“As long as one KBM truck won, that was all that mattered. (Chandler Smith) did an awesome job defending for most of the race then (Nemechek) stuck with me when it mattered the most. Credit to John Hunter Nemechek for helping me out there.
“It’s just surreal and awesome.”
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