LOUDON, N.H. — One week after asserting his plans to retire from full-time racing on the conclusion of this season’s NASCAR Cup Collection, Martin Truex Jr. is trying to repeat in his ultimate race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
“I feel successful right here usually is known as a large deal,” Truex informed reporters throughout media availability on Saturday. “Final 12 months was enormous for me personally. My household, the place this place has meant to us through the years. It was a irritating factor to come back right here 12 months after 12 months and really feel like, man, obtained away once more. So many instances we have been able to win, or we have been proper there main.”
Truex continued: “It’s at all times been a extremely good observe for me, I really feel like, after which simply not having that win for thus lengthy was actually, actually irritating. So yeah, that was a extremely, actually large win final 12 months. I feel to have the ability to go back-to-back will probably be superior. That’s what we’re trying to do.”
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The 2017 Cup Collection champion will begin seventh for the USA In the present day 301 on the Magic Mile based mostly on drivers’ standings after NASCAR canceled qualifying resulting from inclement climate on Saturday.
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With 9 races remaining, Truex is searching for his first win of the season to make sure his spot within the playoffs.
“For us, we’ve nonetheless sort of been looking a little bit bit. Simply attempting to determine the bundle and get the gasoline within the automobile that I’m in search of,” Truex stated. “… Basically, the brief observe bundle for us, we’ve been simply terrible and sort of looking a little bit bit for that.
“However the final two years coming right here, we’ve been actually, actually sturdy so I’ve plenty of optimism that we’ll have the ability to do this once more. However, it’s going to be totally different for positive. The climate as we speak in comparison with tomorrow is totally different as properly.”
Whereas the observe temperatures have been within the 60s on Saturday, Sunday appears to be like a lot hotter, with a excessive of a minimum of 80 and the rain stopping mid-morning earlier than the anticipated 2:06 p.m. ET inexperienced flag.
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