Martin Truex Jr. falls short of first Michigan win
Despite sweeping the first two stages in the Firekeepers Casino 400, Martin Truex Jr. came up one spot short of winning Monday.
Truex finished runner-up for the fourth time in the Cup Series at the 2-mile Michigan International Speedway.
“I think we just needed a little longer run,” Truex said of trying to chase down race-winner Chris Buescher. “I felt like we were a little better, but it is just really hard to pass the leader on equal tires.”
Truex scored 55 points — the most of any driver — and increased his points lead to 57 over second-place Denny Hamlin.
With three races before the start of the NASCAR Playoffs, Truex has earned 3 wins, 9 Top-5 finishes and 13 Top-10 finishes.
“Every week we feel like we have a shot to win, that is all I can ask for,” Truex said. “It’s exciting to come to the track every weekend knowing what these guys are going to bring me. Hopefully, we can keep it up.”
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Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book "All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story" with racer Geoff Bodine.
Aragon, his wife Feliz, and son Christopher currently reside in Grants, New Mexico, USA.
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