NASCAR Furniture Row Racing

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Truex Wins Two Stages, but Bad Luck Denies him the Big Prize

Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, races during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway on June 4, 2017 in Dover, Delaware. Photo – Sean Gardner/Getty Images

Martin Truex Jr. thought he had used up all of his bad luck – until he found himself on the wrong side of a caution on Sunday at Dover International Speedway.

Truex led 102 laps at his home track in the AAA 400 Drive for Autism and fought Kyle Larson for the top spot throughout the afternoon. But Truex brought his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota to pit road on lap 325 – and paid the price through no fault of his own. Continue reading

Kyle Busch Edges Martin Truex Jr. for Dover Pole

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Pedigree Petcare Toyota, poses with the Coors Light Pole Award after qualifying in the pole position for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway on June 2, 2017 in Dover, Delaware. Photo – Chris Trotman/Getty Images

If Joe Gibbs Racing isn’t back, it’s hard to say what ‘back’” is.

Kyle Busch put his No. 18 JGR Toyota on the pole for Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway (1 p.m. ET on FS1), edging favorite son Martin Truex Jr. for the top starting spot by 0.011 seconds. Continue reading