Last night's running of the John Deere 200 Craftsman Truck race at Atlanta Motor Speedway was overshadowed by the announcement by 2004 Craftsman Truck Series Champion Bobby Hamilton Sr. that he has been diagnosed with cancer in his neck. Hamilton is an owner/driver and currently drives the #18 Fastenal Dodge. He will step out of the truck after the Atlanta race to undergo treatment and hopes to return by the end of the season. Bobby Hamilton Jr. will drive the #18 truck. Hamilton finished 21st in last night's race.
Todd Bodine-#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota won the pole and basically dueled with Mark Martin-#6 Scott's Miracle Gro Ford. Martin won the first two races of the season. Bodine passed Martin for the lead with five laps left. Then they got tangled up with a couple of lapped cars driven by Timothy Peters-#4 Dodge & Boston Reid-#25 Dodge. This caused Peters to blow a tire and hit the wall. This set up a green/white/checker finish. Bodine was able to hold off Martin and Johnny Benson-#23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota to get the win.
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