Nascar – Martin Truex Jr at the economy at Watkins Glen

On the Watkins Glen road circuit (New York), it was necessary to play the economy card on Sunday evening to hope to win. Many have been tempted by this strategy but it's good Martin Truex Jr et sa Toyota Camry de la Furniture Row Racing who were the most skilled to achieve a fourth victory in 2017 in Nascar Cup Series

Fighting with Ryan Blaney (Wood Brothers Racing – Ford) and Brad Keselowski (Team Penske – Ford) in the last part of the event, Truex Jr did not hesitate to let his rivals pass with less than twenty laps to go. arrived to save as much fuel as possible, when his two opponents were finally forced to make a final pit stop in the final laps.

Already well ahead of the general classification, Truex Jr strengthens his position after this success ahead of Matt Kenseth (Joe Gibbs Racing – Toyota), Daniel Suarez (Joe Gibbs Racing), Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing), and the first Ford Fusion of Clint Bowyer (Stewart)Haas Racing), who had also tried to save fuel on the same sequence as the winner of the day.

To find a trace of the Chevrolet clan, you have to go down to ninth place with AJ Allmendinger (JTG Daugherty), who follows in the standings Kurt Busch (Stewart-Haas Racingà, Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing) and Ryan Blaney. Erik Jones (Furniture Row) completes the top 10. Keselowski, involved in a collision with Kyle Busch earlier in the race, finally finished in 15th place after an infraction in the pit lane.

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Find the report of the Watkins Glen event, in issue 2126 of AUTOhebdo, available from this Monday evening in digital version, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.