Delayed by rain from its Sunday slot, MartinTruex_Jr dominated the NASCAR Cup race in New Hampshire for his first victory at the venue. Race report ⬇️
In the previous nine races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Truex had led 768 laps – including winning the pole last year – but had never finished better than third.
“Just really an awesome job by everybody. What a race car we had today. Just proud of the whole team. Pit stops were flawless. Race car was unbelievable.”Kyle Larson ended up third, Kevin Harvick fourth and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top five. Most of teams used the opportunity to pit for new tyres with William Byron first off pit road utilizing a two-tire stop.
A late-stage caution for a spin by Erik Jones resulted in some different pit strategies with Almirola taking over the lead thanks to a two-tire pit stop. On the restart, Almirola wrecked in Turn 1 due to a loose right-rear wheel.During the break between Stages 2 and 3, several lead-lap cars pit with Harvick first off pit road. Truex remained on the track and in the lead to begin the final 116-lap stage.
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