Martin Truex Jr. had the right position to start the race. He didn’t have the right one at the end of it, and thus the NASCAR Cup Series regular season champ won’t be racing for the championship in the season finale on Sunday, Nov. 5.
After leading the first 47 laps from the pole during the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Oct. 29, Truex fell off the lead. Later his fate was sealed when a pit-road speeding penalty on lap 219 forced him into traffic, a circumstance he was unable to…
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