Monday, July 12, 2010
Truex captures 11th place at Chicagoland
For Michael Waltrip Racing / TireMonkey.com driver Martin Truex Jr., it was all about finding the right air pressure combination during Saturday’s 400-mile NASCAR Sprint Cup event at Chicagoland Speedway.
Truex started the LifeLock.com 400 race in eighth place and finished in 11th.
The early stages of the race saw the 30-year-old from Mayetta, N.J., run as high as second. Approaching the halfway mark, Truex remained comfortably in the top-10, but needed a few tweaks to climb back into winning contention. Unfortunately, a problem with an air gun socket during the team's stop on lap 183 dropped the NAPA Toyota from ninth to 13th position. Truex was able to climb back to 11th place before his teammate David Reutimann scored the victory.
"I am so happy for David. We should have been up there with him,” Truex said. “Our car just got really loose. We could have been better than that but we may have missed it a little on air pressure. Regardless, we got a decent finish and our teammate got the win.
This coming weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is off, but the series will return the following week to the hallowed grounds of Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25.
Truex started the LifeLock.com 400 race in eighth place and finished in 11th.
The early stages of the race saw the 30-year-old from Mayetta, N.J., run as high as second. Approaching the halfway mark, Truex remained comfortably in the top-10, but needed a few tweaks to climb back into winning contention. Unfortunately, a problem with an air gun socket during the team's stop on lap 183 dropped the NAPA Toyota from ninth to 13th position. Truex was able to climb back to 11th place before his teammate David Reutimann scored the victory.
"I am so happy for David. We should have been up there with him,” Truex said. “Our car just got really loose. We could have been better than that but we may have missed it a little on air pressure. Regardless, we got a decent finish and our teammate got the win.
This coming weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is off, but the series will return the following week to the hallowed grounds of Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 25.
Labels: Chicagoland Speedway, David Reutimann, LifeLock.com, Martin Truex Jr., NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, TireMonkey.com
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