NASCAR at Richmond 2021 Results: Martin Truex Jr. Finishes 1st in Playoff Bustle
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Martin Truex Jr. ended his Saturday evening in Richmond with a visit to Victory Lane, besting Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell on the Federated Auto Facets 400 Salute To First Responders.
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NEW LEADER: @MartinTruex_Jr takes encourage a watch on!
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A a hit moment on a day that’s about extra than racing.@MartinTruex_Jr takes a moment to reflect after his @RichmondRaceway victory. pic.twitter.com/QMVJbW0S8r
The second leg of the Round of 16 within the Cup Sequence playoffs saw Truex soar as much as second within the playoff standings within the encourage of only Hamlin, who received last week’s Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
Truex led unbiased 80 of the 400 laps Saturday, working his way encourage from a green flag penalty originally to fling into first on Lap 132. He last pitted on Lap 343 and pulled away slack to stable the elevate. Hamlin, meanwhile, led for 197 laps but could no longer protect off his teammate at Joe Gibbs Racing.
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Your entire @JoeGibbsRacing lineup takes us into the last stage at @RichmondRaceway!
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One flee left to exhaust who strikes on.#NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/lNsCyknkQL
Two of the game’s top drivers had been both dealt big blows early on. Kurt Busch went into the wall at Flip 1 on Lap 41 following a flat left-rear tire and used to be unable to discover encourage on the discover.
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DISASTER FOR @KURTBUSCH!
The No. 1 goes round and takes a interesting hit early at @RichmondRaceway. #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/cta05qfAkD
Reigning champion Scramble Elliott suffered a verbal substitute error on pit avenue that on the realm of took him out of the working as well. As a replacement he used to be in a position to enhance and manufacture in fourth situation sooner than Joey Logano and Kyle Larson.
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Chaos within the No. 9 pit field!@chaseelliott slides in too deep and destroys the jack while backing up! pic.twitter.com/H7i6lVdJd3
They’ll all be encourage in action subsequent weekend in Bristol, Tennessee when the Bass Pro Retailers Evening Bustle kicks off at 7: 30 p.m. ET on NBCSN.