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Martin Truex Jr, from the wall to Victory Lane at the Coca-Cola 600
His race could have stopped during the first “stage” of this Coca-Cola 600. By hitting the wall following a puncture while he was setting the pace of this event from the start, Martin Truex Jr (Joe Gibbs Racing – Toyota) almost lost everything in the longest event of the season.
Having returned beyond the top 30 after the good work of his team's mechanics to put his injured Camry back on its feet, the 2017 champion nevertheless managed to gradually return to the hierarchy to finally carry out the decisive maneuver on the 397th lap, facing to Ryan Newman (Roush Fenway Racing – Ford), David Ragan (Front Row Motorsports – Ford) and Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing).
Truex Jr won in the end ahead of Joey Logano (Team Penske – Ford), Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports – Chevrolet) and Ricky Stenhouse Jr (Roush Fenway Racing).
Discover the report of the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, in issue 2218 of AUTOhebdo, available this evening in digital version, and this Wednesday on newsstands.
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