Tuesday, July 27, 2010
No. 56's damage hinders Truex's performance at Indianapolis
Michael Waltrip Racing / TireMonkey.com driver Martin Truex Jr. saw a sure top-10 finish at Indianapolis spoiled in the final quarter of Sunday’s Brickyard 400 race when his No. 56 Toyota suffered front end damage during a restart. The accident took Truex out of contention for the victory.
“It's a shame,” Truex said. “We had a top-five Toyota and got back in traffic after a jack problem on our pit stop with about 40 to go. The restart bit us again when the cars started getting bunched up. We got damage to the nose and right side.”
Truex started the race in 12th place, but a late race pit stop for a loose wheel dropped him off the lead lap. Until then, the No. 56 looked to be the strongest Toyota and one of the strongest of all cars in the race, never venturing outside the top 10 except during pit stop cycles.
“The NAPA Know How crew did all they could,” Truex said. “It just didn't handle competitively after that, and then we had to pit late in the race for a vibration (loose right front wheel). I just hate it that our good runs are being taken away like this. I'm so disappointed.”
Truex’s 26th-place finish keeps him 20th in driver points. The NASCAR Sprint Cup series returns to action Sunday, Aug. 1, for the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 race at Pocono International Raceway.
“It's a shame,” Truex said. “We had a top-five Toyota and got back in traffic after a jack problem on our pit stop with about 40 to go. The restart bit us again when the cars started getting bunched up. We got damage to the nose and right side.”
Truex started the race in 12th place, but a late race pit stop for a loose wheel dropped him off the lead lap. Until then, the No. 56 looked to be the strongest Toyota and one of the strongest of all cars in the race, never venturing outside the top 10 except during pit stop cycles.
“The NAPA Know How crew did all they could,” Truex said. “It just didn't handle competitively after that, and then we had to pit late in the race for a vibration (loose right front wheel). I just hate it that our good runs are being taken away like this. I'm so disappointed.”
Truex’s 26th-place finish keeps him 20th in driver points. The NASCAR Sprint Cup series returns to action Sunday, Aug. 1, for the Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 race at Pocono International Raceway.
Labels: Brickyard 400, Indianapolis, Martin Truex Jr., Michael Waltrip Racing, NAPA Know How, Pocono Raceway, Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 race, TireMonkey.com
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