Martin Truex Jr., No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry - Finished 22nd – 18th in points.
Martin Truex Jr. Race Summary: It was a challenging afternoon for Martin Truex Jr. at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race. After 301 laps, the NAPA AUTO PARTS TOYOTA came home with a 22nd-place finish leaving him 18th in points. Truex survived the long green flag runs in the first two-thirds of the race and a flurry of late cautions in the final stages that saw him return to the lead lap after falling down two laps. Truex reported his biggest challenge was the temperamental handling of his Toyota throughout the race. The NAPA AUTO PARTS TOYOTA returns to action Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway.
Truex Jr. started 26th and finished 22nd
Truex Jr. battled a car that went from loose to tight throughout the race
No. 56 Toyota went a lap down to the leader at lap 217
No. 56 fell a second lap down to the leaders on lap 236 when it was caught on pit road trying to short pit
The NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota took the wave around to gain a lap back on lap 241.
Truex Jr. raced as high as 16th before pitting on lap 291 for four tires and adjustments.
TRUEX QUOTE:"We definitely need to be better when we come back here in the fall. Qualifying definitely hurt us because it was so hard to pass. It seemed as if nothing really worked out in our favor. I think that last caution really hurt us. If it would have stayed green, we would have been OK. I'm looking forward to returning to all the tracks now. (Crew Chief) Pat (Tryson) and I have notes now to work off of so I am hoping everything will work out."
RACE NOTES:
Jimmie Johnson won for the fifth time in 2010.
Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch, Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top-five
JTG-Daugherty driver Marcos Ambrose finished 13th.
Point leader Kevin Harvick leads second place Jimmie Johnson by 105 points
The race lasted two hours forty-eight minutes in front of an estimated crowd of 91,000
The race featured 14 lead changes among nine drivers
The race was slowed by four cautions for a total of 19 laps
The next race is July 3, 2010 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.
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