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The Dillon Dilemma for Richard Childress Racing

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Austin Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, and Ty Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, walk on the grid prior to the NASCAR XFINITY Series Winn Dixie 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 2, 2015 Photo - Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images
Austin Dillon, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, and Ty Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet, walk on the grid before the NASCAR XFINITY Series Winn Dixie 300 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 2, 2015 Photo – Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images

From Donnie and Bobby Allison, to Kurt and Kyle Busch, and several in between, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has become accustom to seeing brothers compete and compete well. The Dillon brothers are yet another brother duo now competing across NASCAR’s top-three national series.

Coming off  an 18th-place finish at Pocono this past weekend and again stepping into a Sprint Cup Series car Sunday at Michigan International Speedway this weekend, questions are already swirling around what Ty Dillon’s plans will be for the 2016 season.

Compared to his older brother Austin, who is already part of Richard Childress Racing’s three car stable in the Sprint Cup Series, it has been a wonder trying to figure where Ty will fit into the organization within the next couple of years. Continue reading →

Martin Truex Jr Finally Gets Popular Sprint Cup Series Win at Pocono Raceway

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Martin Truex Jr. knew that his third career victory would come – eventually.

Enjoying easily the finest season of his NASCAR career, Truex raced to a convincing win in Sunday’s Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400, leading 97 of 160 laps, including the last 27 at Pocono Raceway.

His victory marked the third consecutive Sprint Cup race in which Truex led the most laps. He’d led 131 laps at both Charlotte and Dover, only to come home fifth and sixth in the last two weeks. Continue reading →

The Martin Truex Jr. Comeback

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Martin Truex Jr is smiling a lot these days as he looks ahead in 2015. Photo - Drew Hallowell/Getty Images
Martin Truex Jr is smiling a lot these days as he looks ahead in 2015. Photo – Drew Hallowell/Getty Images

Let’s go back to 2013, the fall Richmond race that is usually the last race before the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. A race that saw Clint Bowyer spin late to cause a caution benefiting his Michael Waltrip Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. A race that saw Truex race his way in; and a race that saw Jeff Gordon miss the Chase largely because of that incident. Ultimately, it was a race that started the downward spiral of Martin Truex Jr’s career. Continue reading →

For Martin Truex Jr and his Team, Winning Means More than Making the Chase

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Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International on August 8, 2014 Photo - Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row Chevrolet, practices for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International on August 8, 2014 Photo – Mark Wilson/Getty Images

‘What a difference a year makes’ is a phrase that rings so true for NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Martin Truex Jr. Last year the driver was on his way to making the Chase for Michael Waltrip Racing, a big deal for his team and sponsor, NAPA.  But all of that changed by the end of the 2013 Richmond race in September. With controversy swirling over incidents involving his teammates during the race, penalties from NASCAR followed and ultimately the loss of sponsorship by NAPA.  By the end of the season, without funds to continue at Michael Waltrip Racing, Truex was left seeking a new team and sponsor. He landed at Furniture Row – a Colorado based and single-car team – in the No. 78. Continue reading →