Martin Truex Jr. Race Summary: No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. and his Michael Waltrip Racing team recorded its 16th top-20 finish of the season at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night. Truex started ninth and finished 17th. Truex raced in the top 10 for the first 200 laps but handling issues midway through the race halted progress. An inopportune caution put the team a lap down. Truex is now 20th in points. The Sprint Cup Series enjoys an off weekend before traveling to Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sept. 5.
Martin Truex Jr., No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota
Started ninth and finished 17th.
Climbed as high as fifth on lap 132.
Reported difficulty turning and dropped to 18th after the lap 200 restart.
Raced 17th at the lap 300 mark.
Pitted under green on lap 401, but nine laps later the caution came out dropping him down a lap.
Marked his 16th top-20 finish in 2010.
TRUEX QUOTE: "Our car was so unpredictable tonight for some reason. It would bounce so bad that I didn't know what it was going to do. It was just confusing. It went wrong for us somewhere after such a strong start. We'll figure it out and keep working on it."
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