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Truex and his Team Bring a Championship Mindset to NASCAR Playoffs

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Martin Truex Jr., the driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, talks with his crew chief Cole Pearn in the garage area during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Tales of the Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway on September 15, 2017, in Joliet, Illinois. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Martin Truex Jr has a favorite saying that gives him the motivation to keep trying when trying times happen.

“We Never Quit”

His Furniture Row Racing team led by crew chief, Cole Pearn also finds a great deal of inspiration in that phrase. They’ve been together for three years and in the last two years, they’ve come close, but not quite there toward earning the NASCAR Cup Series championship title.

But this year is different. Now they are the NASCAR Cup Series champions for the regular season. And they understand there’s more work to do.   Continue reading →

Nemechek Embracing Championship Opportunity after Uncertain Season

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John Hunter Nemechek shares a laugh with the media during the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs Media Day on September 20, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo – Bob Leverone/Getty Images

Nothing comes easily for John Hunter Nemechek.

Nemechek doesn’t feel fortunate just to be one of eight drivers in this season’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoffs, which start Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (1 p.m. ET on FS1). He’s glad he’s racing at all. Continue reading →

Rookies Make their Presence Felt in NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

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Chase Briscoe talks with a reporter following the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs Media Day on September 20, 2017, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Photo – Bob Leverone/Getty Images

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is known as a place where young drivers can develop. That’s been the case this season, with three rookies advancing to the playoffs. Two others — Ben Rhodes and top-seeded Christopher Bell — are in their second seasons on the circuit. Continue reading →

Crafton, Sauter Bring the Experience to Playoffs

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Three of the past four NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championships have been won by two drivers in this season’s playoffs — Johnny Sauter (2016) and Matt Crafton (2013 and ’14). Erik Jones, now a Monster Cup Series driver, won the title in 2015. Continue reading →