Just Sayin’: Truex Made It Look Easy at Charlotte

Truex, No. 78 Team Deserve Kudos Pop quiz: When was the last time a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver led 588 miles in a single race? If you don’t know the answer, that’s because it’s never happened – until Martin Truex Jr. did it in Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Starting from the pole in his Furniture Row Racing Toyota, Truex and his No. 78 car stunk up the show in NASCAR’s longest race by absolutely annihilating the competition with a stunning performance that even left the likes of Jeff Gordon – who was helping call FOX’s live broadcast of…

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Truex’s luck turns with dominating win in Coca-Cola 600

May 29, 2016 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C. – The heartbreak kid survived 600 miles without another broken heart. Instead, Martin Truex Jr. broke records in Sunday night’s victory in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, a race in which the driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Toyota set new standards for domination. Truex led 392 of 400 laps, most ever in NASCAR’s longest Sprint Cup Series race. He spent 588 of 600 miles at the front of the field, most ever in a single race in NASCAR history. And when it was over, Truex had his…

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NASCAR Pole Position Pocono Edition Now Available

NASCAR Pole Position Pocono edition is now available. Please head to Walmart, or other area retailers that offer free magazines, to pick up your free copy. You can find a list of preferred retailers distributing NASCAR Pole Position here. Magazines were shipped to area Walmarts that feature Tire & Lube Express departments. Be sure to tell them NASCAR Pole Position sent you! And remember the magazine is free for all race fans! If you are not in the race market, you can get a subscription to NASCAR Pole Position here right now. WANT A FREE WEEKLY NASCAR MAGAZINE? ROAR! is a digitally-delivered, weekly magazine that reviews the week…

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Fresh tires propel Hamlin to XFINITY win in Charlotte

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service CONCORD, N.C. – In an event that bore notable similarities to the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race a week earlier, Denny Hamlin won Saturday’s Hisense 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a pass on the final lap. Hamlin’s fresh rubber trumped the old tires of Kyle Larson and Joey Logano, who restarted ahead of Hamlin in overtime at the 1.5-mile track. In fact, Hamlin restarted sixth on Lap 205 after coming to pit road for four new tires under the eighth and final caution of the race, brought out when polesitter Erik Jones,…

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Milestone Moment: Jeff Gordon’s First Win Came at Charlotte

By Keith Waltz Jeff Gordon couldn’t hold back the tears after scoring his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory in the Coca-Cola 600 on May 29, 1994, at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It was a milestone moment for the sport as Gordon, a former open-wheel star making his 43rd premier series start, claimed an emotional, exhausting and exhilarating win. “This is a memory and feeling I’ll never forget. If I never win another race, I’m going to be happy with myself,” said the 22-year-old Gordon. “It was quite an accomplishment for a number of people. Ray (Evernham) has done such a wonderful job…

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Charlotte Preview: Coca-Cola 600 Offers Unique Challenges

When drivers take the green flag for Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, it will be under daytime conditions at approximately 6:15 p.m. ET. When NASCAR’s longest race ends some five hours later, nighttime will have long since fallen. So what are the challenges that drivers and crew chiefs face in a marathon-style event that begins with the sun out but ends under a moonlit sky? This much is certain: The task of excelling under virtually polar opposite track conditions requires being extremely nimble of terms of driving style and car setup. “The track really changes a lot from day to…

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