Truex races into 2nd round with win in opening playoff race
LAS VEGAS (AP) Martin Truex Jr. clearly had one of the best teams this season as he rolled to four victories before the end of June. Then he hit a […]
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Truex overcomes early problems to win Coca-Cola 600
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. gave team owner Joe Gibbs another reason to celebrate at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Truex overcame an early flat tire after hitting the wall, […]
Continue Reading Truex wins 2nd career Monday NASCAR race at Dover
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. stood next to the 60-pound metallic gold Monster trophy on the victory lane stage and was uncertain about how many fingers he should […]
Continue ReadingBlaney wins on roval after Johnson crashes out of playoffs
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Jimmie Johnson saw an opportunity to snap a 58-race losing streak, and went for it. It cost him a shot at an eighth NASCAR championship and […]
Continue ReadingKyle Busch wins NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Kyle Busch is starting to wonder why he even spends time trying to qualify well at Richmond Raceway. Five months after winning the spring race on […]
Continue Reading Chase Elliott wins at Watkins Glen, his first Cup victory
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) Like father, like son. Mired in a confounding losing streak since the start of his NASCAR Cup career in 2016, Chase Elliott finally broke into the […]
Continue ReadingBowyer snaps 190 race long winless streak with snow-delayed triumph at Martinsville
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — When snow at Martinsville Speedway gave NASCAR a rare day off, Clint Bowyer loaded his car with kids and drove them to North Carolina for a […]
Continue Reading Martin Truex Jr. grabs 1st win of NASCAR season at Fontana
FONTANA, Calif. (AP) Martin Truex Jr. saw nothing but clean air and green flags down the stretch in his first victory of the new NASCAR Cup season. Truex didn’t get […]
Continue ReadingTruex Jr. takes NASCAR title; Earnhardt calls it a career
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR’s newest champion wouldn’t take his helmet off. He couldn’t. If he did, then everyone would see Martin Truex Jr. cry. Truex capped the most successful […]
Continue ReadingHarvick passes Truex for win, both clinch title shots
FORT WORTH, Tex. (AP) – The timing was perfect for Kevin Harvick’s first NASCAR Cup Series victory at Texas. So was his winning pass. Harvick went around the outside of […]
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