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Martin Truex, Jr. Wins Truck Race at Briston on Dirt

Martin Truex, Jr. dominated the Monday afternoon truck race and then quickly turned his attention to the main event at Bristol Motor Speedway.

 

NASCAR’s first Cup Series race at a dirt track was delayed a day when torrential rain flooded Bristol’s parking lots and campgrounds and turned Monday into a doubleheader. Truex was one of seven Cup drivers entered in the trucks’ opener in their attempt to learn how to race the surface.

 

Truex, who ran one Truck Series race in both 2005 and 2006, had almost no dirt experience before Bristol. He led 105 of the 150 laps, won all three stages and beat series regulars Ben Rhodes, Raphael Lessard and Todd Gilliland for the win.

 

Chase Briscoe, a Cup Series rookie with a dirt racing background, finished fourth.

 

Truex won in a Toyota for Kyle Busch Motorsports and gave the organization its third consecutive win this season.

 

As soon as Truex took the checkered flag, the Bristol crew went to work prepping the track for the Cup race.

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