Skinner wins at Atlanta, makes it two-in-a-row

Two trucks were the cream of the crop in Friday's American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway and it was fitting it came down to them in the end.

Mike Skinner in the No. 5 Toyota Tundra and Todd Bodine in the No. 30 Tundra dominated the entire 130 lap event as both led their share of laps and never really fell out of the top five. Skinner took the lead on the Lap 123 restart and never looked back as he won his second consecutive Truck Series event taking the checkered flag in Atlanta.

Clint Bowyer was the leader on the restart with seven laps to go, but on the restart, Skinner was able to get Bowyer loose and take the lead. Todd Bodine went with Skinner on the outside to also pass Bowyer and finish second.

Bowyer, who hasn't raced a truck race since Texas last year when he took his truck to Victory Lane, wound up finishing fifth for Kevin Harvick Inc.

Matt Crafton had a big day, finishing third after starting the race 17th. Rick Crawford, making his 250th start in the Craftsman Truck Series brought home his No. 14 Ford in fourth.

The Toyota battle up front almost wasn't to be as a few drivers used pit strategy as a way to move to the front of the field with the race winding down.

Brendan Gaughan and A.J. Allmendinger stayed out when the rest of the field pitted with 34 laps to go, but their lead was short lived as Clint Bowyer was able to pass both of them for the lead just two laps later.

The move worked for Gaughan, who held on for a sixth-place finish. Allmendinger wasn't as fortunate, he crashed and finished 27th.

Cautions were definitely a factor during Friday's race. Nine yellow flags flew over the 200 lap race, a new track record for the Truck Series.