Jack Wooden gained Stage 1 of Saturday’s Fr8 208 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, however he needed to earn each little bit of the stage victory.
Layne Riggs made a wild three-wide transfer coming into flip 1 on the ultimate lap of the stage, however Wooden — who was working within the third lane — pulled away from the pack and held on to earn his first stage win of 2025.
Riggs was penalized for going beneath the double-white line, which is an unlawful transfer in the event you advance your place. Whereas Riggs completed third within the stage, the penalty negated the eight stage factors he earned.
Riggs’ issues did not cease there, nonetheless. A scarcity of energy put Riggs two laps down, and whereas his Ford F-150 was in a position to get again underneath energy, he rejoined the race two laps down.
Grant Enfinger, Connor Mosack, Kyle Busch, Corey Heim, Stewart Friesen, Tyler Ankrum, Daniel Hemric, Rajah Caruth and Michael McDowell rounded out the top-10 in Stage 1 following Riggs’ penalty.
