Brett Moffitt finishes eighth at Atlanta Motor Speedway
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Brett Moffitt finished eighth in the Vet Tix Camping World 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday.
The top 10 finish for Moffitt added 34 points to his season total.
Moffitt started in third position. The sixth-year driver has piled up 11 career victories, with 30 top-five finishes and 37 results inside the top 10.
Victory Lane at Atlanta Motor Speedway is a familiar place for Moffitt, who has one career win at the track. He has also compiled two top-five finishes at Atlanta and his eighth-place result marks the second top 10.
The Grimes, Iowa native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting eight spots higher than his career mark of 11 and completing the race three places ahead of his 11.2 career average finish.
Moffitt competed with 40 other drivers on the way to his eighth-place finish. The race endured six cautions and 28 caution laps. There were 14 lead changes.
Grant Enfinger brought home the win in the race, and Austin Hill took second. Christian Eckes crossed the finish line third, Todd Gilliland brought home fourth, and Zane Smith closed out the top five.
Kyle Busch got off to a great start in the race, winning the first two stages, but couldn’t hang on to secure the race victory.
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