Martin Truex Jr. victorious at Dover
By Dominic Aragon
Martin Truex Jr. claimed victory in the Gander RV 400 Monday (May 6) at Dover International Speedway.
Leading the final 53 laps, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver took his second victory of the 2019 season.
“We’re starting to not only make our cars a little faster, show up better on Fridays, we’re a step ahead on the weekend,” Truex said. “The pit crew is really doing a great job.”
Alex Bowman, who led 16 laps, finished in second-place for the second week in a row.
Kyle Larson, Kevin Harvick and pole sitter Chase Elliott rounded out the top-five finishers.
NOTABLE FINISHERS AND FACTOIDS
Defending series champion Joey Logano finished seventh.
Points leader Kyle Busch finished 10th.
Daniel Hemric was the highest-finishing rookie in 25th.
Eleven drivers finished on the lead lap.
Chase Elliott led the most laps (146).
NEXT RACE
The next points-awarding Cup Series race will be the Digital Ally 400 Saturday night (May 11) at Kansas Speedway.
Kevin Harvick is the defending winner.
SOURCES
Racing-Reference.info
Toyota Racing
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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.
You can reach Dominic at daragon@theracingexperts.net.