The darkness of a spring evening in Virginia fell at a perfect time for Martin Truex, Jr. on Sunday. It fell just in time to give him his second victory of the 2021 NASCAR Cup …
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Cup Series’ Big Three Are Looking Huge
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex, Jr., fought each other for the victory at Martinsville on Sunday. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
By Deb Williams | Senior Writer
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MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Despite Joe Gibbs Racing’s domination of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup race at Martinsville Speedway, the Hall of Fame team owner believes Hendrick Motorsports and Team Penske remain on par with his organization.
“I think it’s up in the air as to who you could say is the strongest team right now,” Joe Gibbs said following Martin Truex Jr.’s Martinsville victory, which made him the first driver to win two races this season. “I think it’s going to be hard-fought all year.”
Through the season’s first eight races, those three organizations have dominated the Cup landscape. JGR drivers have three victories while Hendrick and Penske possess two each. To date, Front Row Motorsports is the only team that has managed to steal a victory from the big three.
In the driver standings, the top three organizations possess nine of the top 10 positions with JGR’s Denny Hamlin and Truex sitting first and second, respectively. Stuart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick is the only driver in the standings’ top 10 not associated with the series’ top three powerhouses.
At Martinsville on Sunday, three JGR drivers combined to lead all but 195 of the event’s 500 laps. Hamlin dominated the event, setting the pace seven times for 276 laps. However, when the race littered with 15 caution flags for 102 laps changed to a long green-flag in the final 41 laps, the situation favored Truex.
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