It took him 81 tries, but Martin Truex Jr. finally snagged victory No. 1 on Richmond Raceway short track on April 13.
“I’m really excited to win here at Richmond,” Truex said immediately after the Toyota Owners 400.”I’ve always really enjoyed this track. I’ve always loved coming here. The short track win – everybody kept asking me when it was going to happen. Tonight, we didn’t have the best car, but we’ve lost here with the best car a bunch of times. We just fought and battled.”
After winning the NASCAR Cup Series championship in 2017 and finishing second behind Joey Logano in last season’s…
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