Martin Truex Jr breaks the bank at the opening of the Chase

La première course du Chase 2019 est revenue à Martin Truex Jr (Joe Gibbs Racing – Toyota), auteur d’une course quasi parfaite hier soir en remportant le deuxième segment et la victoire finale sur le tracé de Las Vegas (Nevada).

The 2017 champion of the Nascar Cup Series, however, had to wait until the 245th lap and a burst of stops to emerge in the wake of leader Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing – Ford). Truex Jr easily found the opening in stride and controlled the end of the race to win with more than 4″ in advance.

“I knew the Gibbs cars would perform well at the end of the race, admits Harvick. Martin was so much better in the second half of the race. My car would understeer and then drift all four wheels. We did some things this weekend that we probably won't have to do again. I think we can do a little better in the future. »

Truex Jr automatically secures a place for the next round of the Chase, after this success ahead of Harvick, Brad Keselowski (Team Penske – Ford), Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports – Chevrolet) and Ryan Blaney (Team Penske).

Discover the report of the Las Vegas event in the Nascar Cup Series, in AUTO issue 2234hebdo, available this evening in digital version and this Wednesday on newsstands.