A Late Pass Gives Martin Truex Jr. his Third NASCAR Cup Win at Martinsville

A late pass gives Martin Truex Jr. his third NASCAR Cup win at Martinsville Speedway in the rain-delayed Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 on Sunday.

A late pass gives Martin Truex Jr. his third NASCAR Cup win at Martinsville Speedway in the rain-delayed Blue Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 on Sunday.

Martin Truex Jr. passed Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin on lap 485 of Sunday’s rain-delayed Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway and pulled away to win for the third time in his last four starts at the 0.526-mile short track.

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Fan at the Track: Bristol Dirt

‘Fan at the Track: Bristol Dirt’ is an in-person perspective of the action in the dirt from Andy Laskey, one of our Fan4Racing crew members. (All Photos by Andy Laskey)

‘Unpredictable,’ is the word of the Bristol Dirt weekend. It was my second NASCAR weekend of 2021 and neither the Bristol Dirt races nor the Daytona 500 were planned. Sometimes the spontaneous race weekends make for some of the best adventures.

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Joey Logano Earns a Historic NASCAR Victory

Joey Logano earns a historic NASCAR victory in the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Monday after a rain-delay on Sunday.

Joey Logano earns a historic NASCAR victory in the Food City Dirt Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Monday after a rain-delay on Sunday.

For the first time since 1970, the NASCAR Cup Series returns to racing on dirt. During the offseason, Bristol Motor Speedway was covered with dirt to offer fans a variety of racing venues this year. The NASCAR Truck Series has been racing on dirt the past couple of years at Eldora Speedway, but this was the grand return for the Cup Series. For drivers growing up sliding around dirt tracks, this is what reminds them of rising through the ranks of racing. For the other drivers growing up racing on asphalt, it was a learning experience.

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Martin Truex Jr. Wins the NASCAR Pinty’s Truck Race on Bristol Dirt

Martin Truex Jr. wins the NASCAR Pinty's Truck Race on Bristol Dirt in the rain-delayed event on Monday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Martin Truex Jr. wins the NASCAR Pinty’s Truck Race on Bristol Dirt in the rain-delayed event on Monday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway.

In defiance of conventional wisdom, it wasn’t an experienced dirt racer who won Monday’s twice-rain-delayed Pinty’s Truck Race on irt at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Nor was it a NASCAR Camping World Truck Series regular who took the checkered flag.

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Justin Allgaier Holds Off Martin Truex Jr. for Dramatic Atlanta Win

Justin Allgaier holds off Martin Truex Jr for a dramatic win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Echo Park 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway this past weekend.

Justin Allgaier holds off Martin Truex Jr for a dramatic win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Echo Park 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway this past weekend.

When Martin Truex Jr. made his only serious mistake on Saturday afternoon, Justin Allgaier took full advantage.

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