Information By: TOYOTA RACING – RICHMOND, VA
MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 37th
What happened?
“I don’t know. It started missing all of a sudden and losing power, so I came down pit road to check it out and it was on fire.”
Did it give you any indication?
“It hiccupped once going down the backstretch, and then it started missing. It’s like it broke a valve spring or something and then it kind of self-disintegrated, self-destructed really quickly. I don’t know. One of those them days.”
How chaotic was this race to keep up with all of the tire strategies?
“It really wasn’t. I think James (Small, crew chief) had the right strategy to put the tires on when he did. We just had an issue on pit road with the left rear coming off. We went from being one of the fastest cars on the track, to not having a very good car with a very small change. We just missed an adjustment race track wise, but we were still going to be okay. It is a shame. Last race here full time and it would have been nice to get another win.”
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