NASCAR Matt Kenseth

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Truex Wins the Strategy Game, Grabs First Victory at Watkins Glen

At a track where his father raced, and a track where he was a “garage rat” as a child, Martin Truex Jr. won Sunday’s I Love New York 355 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race by slowing down over the closing laps.

Truex let Brad Keselowski pass him for the lead on lap 77 of 90. On instructions from crew chief Cole Pearn, Truex also let Ryan Blaney past his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota on lap 83. Continue reading

Joey Logano Hopes to Take Advantage of Favorable Schedule

Joey Logano, the driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, walks on the grid during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Overton’s 400 at Pocono Raceway on July 30, 2017, in Long Pond, Pennsylvania. Photo – Jared C Tilton/Getty Images

The current five-race part of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series schedule couldn’t come at a better time for Joey Logano.

That at least is the hope that buoys the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford as he tries to force his way into NASCAR’s playoffs. Continue reading