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The box score of Martin Truex Jr.’s day at Las Vegas Motor Speedway shows plenty of ups and downs, so the Joe Gibbs Racing driver will take his ninth-place finish and move on. He started fourth, fi…
Martin Truex Jr.’s day at Las Vegas Motor Speedway had its ups and downs. He started fourth and finished ninth, leading nine laps and averaging a 10th-place running position. However, he struggled with track position and the handling of his car. Staying out at the end of the first stage didn’t work in his favor either. Truex battled on restarts, losing positions each time, but was able to make up ground on longer runs. Despite the challenges, he was able to have a couple of better restarts at the end and maintain his position. Ultimately, the pit call in Stage 2 hurt his overall performance. Truex described his car as “terrible” in dirty air and fought balance issues throughout the race. He felt confident after strong practice results and qualifying, but the issues he felt in practice showed up during the race. He plans to analyze what went wrong and make adjustments for the next race.
Source: Racer
