When in overtime on a NASCAR Sprint Cup racetrack, making the right move is all about timing. Mayetta native Martin Truex Jr. and his Furniture Row Racing crew made the right move at Chicagoland Speedway on Sept. 18, pitting for new tires before an overtime restart and zipping to the lead and ultimately the victory in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400.
“Darlington all over again,” Truex said immediately after the race. “I guess the racing gods don’t want us leading too much; they have to make…
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