Martin Truex Jr., who is retiring from full-time NASCAR racing after next week’s race, started the penultimate race of his Joe Gibbs Racing career from the pole.
He led the first 42 laps in his Toyota until he had to make his scheduled pit stop, and Truex was flagged for speeding on pit road. The penalty dropped him three laps off the pace and ruined his race.
Truex, who was eliminated from the playoffs in the first round, later received a second speeding penalty and finished 24th on Sunday.
Next Sunday’s season finale at Phoenix Raceway, where the highest finishing driver among Logano, Reddick, Blaney, and Bell or Byron will win the championship. Ross Chastain is the defending race winner, but was not title eligible last November.
