Race 9 - Richmond
Pole Winner: #4 Kevin Harvick
Pool Standings:
1. TAR-DEVIL - 652. Jeff Buchanan - 75
3. No Peeky - 79
4. Kat - 82
5. Go 21 - 83
Saturday night’s victory was a first for Martin Truex Jr., and more of the same for Joe Gibbs
Racing. Truex won his first Cup Series race on a short
track in his 81st try and in the process picked up his first victory
with Joe Gibbs Racing since moving from Furniture Row Racing last year.
At the same time, Truex gave JGR its third straight victory and sixth in nine races this season. Joey Logano finished .178 seconds behind Truex, as Gibbs and Team Penske maintained their stranglehold.
Logano got past third-place finisher Clint Bowyer in the closing laps and got a strong run off of Turn 2 on the last lap, but Logano couldn’t find a way around Truex through the last two corners. To his credit, the kept it clean, opting not to move Truex as he had done on the final lap in last year’s Playoff race at Martinsville.
The boys get a weekend off for the Easter Holiday weekend, then it's off to Talladega baby! Anything can happen at this place, so buckle up!
At the same time, Truex gave JGR its third straight victory and sixth in nine races this season. Joey Logano finished .178 seconds behind Truex, as Gibbs and Team Penske maintained their stranglehold.
Logano got past third-place finisher Clint Bowyer in the closing laps and got a strong run off of Turn 2 on the last lap, but Logano couldn’t find a way around Truex through the last two corners. To his credit, the kept it clean, opting not to move Truex as he had done on the final lap in last year’s Playoff race at Martinsville.
The boys get a weekend off for the Easter Holiday weekend, then it's off to Talladega baby! Anything can happen at this place, so buckle up!
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