Following his Martinsville win, Ryan Blaney will now compete with Christopher Bell, William Byron and Kyle Larson for the Cup Series title.
But when it comes to advancing versus advancing with momentum and confidence, it might make all the difference.
"I guess I got the most awesome launch you could ever possibly get out of that box," Truex said."And that's kind of par for the course here this year."Truex went from regular-season champion to out of contention in a postseason where he managed just one top-10 finish in nine races. Hamlin finished third but Byron's 13th-place finish was enough to outpoint Hamlin by eight points for the final spot in the Championship 4. Hamlin knew coming into the race that he likely needed a victory.
"It's been a lot of heartbreak in this round," Blaney said."Especially last year, I felt like we had a good shot to make it to Phoenix and I made some mistakes that took us out.
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