Martin Truex Jr. surges to 4th career Sonoma Raceway victory

kAm{2DE DF>>6C[ E62> @H?6C y@6 v:33D 25>:ED 96 5:5?VE 8:G6 %CF6I 2 42C 42A23=6 @7 56>@?DEC2E:?8 9:D 5C:G6CVD >2DE6CJ @7 E9:D 9:==J C@25 4@FCD6]k^Am

kAm~?6 J62C 2?5 :??F>6C23=6 %@J@E2 :>AC@G6>6?ED =2E6C[ %CF6I C@2C65 C:89E 324< E@ ':4E@CJ {2?6 :? H:?6 4@F?ECJ]k^Am

kAm%CF6I H@? 2E $@?@>2 7@C E96 7@FCE9 E:>6 :? 9:D }p$rp# rFA $6C:6D 42C66C $F?52J[ A2DD:?8 r92D6 t==:@EE 7@C E96 =625 27E6C 2 7:?2=\DE286 C6DE2CE 2?5 9@=5:?8 @77 zJ=6 qFD49]k^Am

kAm%96 ca\J62C\@=5 %CF6I 4@?7:56?E=J 5C@G6 9:D y@6 v:33D #24:?8 %@J@E2 E@ 2?@E96C G:4E@CJ 2E E96 EC24< H96C6 96 2=D@ H@? :? a_`b[ a_`g 2?5 a_`h] ~?=J y677 v@C5@? 92D >@C6 G:4E@C:6D W7:G6X 2E $@?@>2 E92? %CF6I[ H9@ 62C?65 E96 bbC5 H:? @7 9:D rFA 42C66C 2?5 9:D D64@?5 :? E96 =2DE D:I C246D 27E6C H:??:?8 2E s@G6C]k^Am

kAm%CF6I H6?E H:?=6DD :? a_aa[ 2?5 E96 DF3A2C %@J@E2 42CD 2?5 D6EFAD E@@< >@DE @7 E96 3=2>6] v:33D A2CE:4F=2C=J C6>6>36CD =2DE J62CVD EC:A E@ $@?@>2 2D “@?6 @7 E96 H@CDE C246D H6’G6 925 :? @FC C246 E62>” :? E6C>D @7 D6EFA 2?5 A6C7@C>2?46]k^Am

kAm%CF6I 7:?:D965 aeE9 :? }@CE96C? r2=:7@C?:2 =2DE J62C[ 3FE E96 6IA6C:6?46 5:5?VE 3F586 9:D 4@?7:56?46]k^Am

kAm“x <?6H x 42? ?2G:82E6 2C@F?5 E9:D EC24<[” %CF6I D2:5] “|2J36 xV> ?@E E96 36DE 5C:G6C 2E E9:D EC24<] x 5@?VE <?@H] |2J36 D@>63@5J 6=D6 4@F=5 8@ 2 E6?E9 @7 2 D64@?5 72DE6C :? >J 42C E92? x 5@] x 5@F3E E96J 4@F=5[ 3FE :EVD A@DD:3=6] qFE E96JVC6 ?@E 8@:?8 E@ 36 2 D64@?5 @77 =:<6 H6 H6C6 =2DE J62C] (96? J@FVC6 E92E 72C @77[ :EVD =:<6[ ‘*629[ E92E H2D 5F>3] (92E H6C6 H6 6G6? E9:?<:?8 WH:E9 E92E D6EFAXn’ ]]] qFE x ?6G6C E9@F89E H6 4@F=5?VE H:? 282:?]”k^Am

kAmt==:@EE 7:?:D965 7:7E9 :? 9:D C6EFC? 7C@> 2 @?6\C246 DFDA6?D:@? 7@C 56=:36C2E6=J HC64<:?8 w2>=:? 2E r92C=@EE6] t==:@EE[ H9@ 92D >:DD65 D6G6? C246D E9:D D62D@?[ EH:46 96=5 E96 =625 :? E96 7:?2= DE286 367@C6 %CF6I 3=6H A2DE 9:> @? 7C6D96C E:C6D]k^Am

kAm%CF6I 92D D6G6? E@A\`_ 7:?:D96D :? 9:D =2DE ?:?6 C246D[ C67=64E:?8 %@J@E2VD :>AC@G6>6?E 7@C a_ab]k^Am

kAm“*@F 4@>6 E@ $@?@>2 H:E9 |2CE:? %CF6I[ 2?5 J@F 6IA64E E@ H:?[Q 4C6H 49:67 y2>6D $>2== D2:5] “%92?<7F==J[ E@52J H6 82G6 9:> 2 42C[ 2?5 96 H2D 23=6 E@ 5@ E92E] ]]] (6 92G6 2 36EE6C F?56CDE2?5:?8 @7 E96 42C @? C@25 4@FCD6D ?@H] tG6CJE9:?8 ;FDE >2<6D >@C6 D6?D6] (6 5@?’E D66> D@ DEFA:5 2?J>@C6] xE’D ?:46 7C@> @FC 6?5 E92E H6 42? DE2CE FD:?8 =@8:4]Qk^Am

kAmy@6J {@82?@ H2D E9:C5 369:?5 qFD49[ H:E9 r9C:D qF6D496C :? 7@FCE9] t==:@EE 925 9:D E9:C5 E@A\7:G6 7:?:D9 @7 E96 J62C[ 3FE :D DE:== H:?=6DD]k^Am

kAm%CF6I 2?5 qFD49[ H9@ H2D a]hfh D64@?5D 369:?5 :? 9:D #:492C5 r9:=5C6DD #24:?8 r96GC@=6E[ 925 E96 ``E9 `\a 7:?:D9 @7 E96:C =@?8 rFA 42C66CD] %96J DA6?E E96 AC6G:@FD 7@FC D62D@?D 2D E62>>2E6D 2E yv#[ 2?5 %CF6I 2=D@ 96=5 @77 qFD49 E@ H:? 2E $@?@>2 :? a_`h]k^Am

kAm“}@E E@@ 325[” D2:5 qFD49[ H9@ H@? =2DE H66<VD rFA C246 @FED:56 $E] {@F:D] “yFDE H:D9 H6 925 2 =:EE=6 3:E >@C6] x H2D ;FDE ECJ:?8 E@ <66A 9:> 9@?6DE E96C6 2E E96 6?5] ]]] xEVD 8@@5 7@C FD[ 3642FD6 W%@J@E2 :DX D@ 8@@5 @? C@25 4@FCD6D] %96JVG6 5@?6 E96 H@C<] (6 5:5 2 8@@5 ;@3 <66A:?8 :E 4@>A6E:E:G6]”k^Am

kAm%CF6I 2AA62C65 E@ 36 4CF:D:?8 E@H2C5 G:4E@CJ 367@C6 A@=6\D:EE6C s6??J w2>=:? DAF? 27E6C 96 >256 4@?E24E H:E9 E96 H2== H:E9 `h =2AD E@ 8@] w2>=:?VD 42C D=:5 D:56H2JD 24C@DD E96 DE2CE\7:?:D9 =:?6]k^Am

kAmt==:@EE =65 4@>:?8 @FE @7 E96 42FE:@? H:E9 `d =2AD =67E[ 3FE %CF6I DFC865 FA @? 7C6D96C E:C6D 2?5 C64=2:>65 E96 =625 7@C 8@@5]k^Am

kAm“x C62==J E9:?< 96’D 4@?7:56?E H96? 96 4@>6D 96C6[” v:33D D2:5] “xE C62==J 766=D =:<6 96’D 8@E 2 C62= 766= H:E9 $@?@>2] uC@> E:>6 E@ E:>6[ 5C:G6CD 92G6 2 C62= 4@?7:56?46 23@FE D@>6 EC24<D[ 2?5 96’D =:<6 E92E 96C6]”k^Am

kAm%CF6I 7:CDE E@@< E96 =625 :? E96 D64@?5 DE286] %96 C246 H2D 42FE:@?\7C66 F?E:= E96 chE9 =2A[ H96? qFD49 E@@< E96 =625 3J ?@E A:EE:?8] %CF6I 42>6 @FE `_E9[ 3FE 7:CDE 2>@?8 E96 42CD H:E9 7C6D9 E:C6D — 2?5 96 E@C6 E9C@F89 E96 7:6=5 2?5 C64=2:>65 E96 =625 H:E9 ca =2AD E@ 8@]k^Am

k9cmq#xtu{*k^9cm

kAmkDEC@?8mp{$~ #p}ik^DEC@?8m %J=6C #655:4< DE2CE65 D64@?5 :? 9:D 3:5 E@ H:? 7@C E96 7@FCE9 E:>6 :? E96 rFA $6C:6D’ =2DE D:I C@25 4@FCD6 C246D[ 3FE E96 }@CE96C? r2=:7@C?:2\3@C? 5C:G6C DE625:=J D=:AA65 5@H? E96 DE2?5:?8D] w6 8@E 324< FA E@ D64@?5 :? E96 7:?2= DE286 367@C6 9:D A:E DE@A[ 3FE 96 3=6H 2 E:C6 H:E9 `c =2AD =67E] s676?5:?8 492>A:@? s2?:6= $FáC6K 2=D@ DECF88=65 E@ >2<6 9625H2J 27E6C DE2CE:?8 :? ?:?E9[ F=E:>2E6=J 7:?:D9:?8 aa?5] p J62C 28@ :? $@?@>2[ $FáC6K 3642>6 E96 7:CDE |6I:42?\3@C? rFA 5C:G6C E@ H:? 2 C246]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m%wt !x%$ik^DEC@?8m |:4926= |4s@H6== H2D :? A@D:E:@? E@ 4@?E6?5 :? E96 7:?2= DE286[ 3FE 96 =@DE D6G6? A@D:E:@?D H:E9 2 D=@H A:E DE@A] w6 F=E:>2E6=J 7:?:D965 D6G6?E9[ 2?5 96 H2D?VE DFC6 6I24E=J H92E H6?E HC@?8 7@C 9:D 4C6H] “%92E’D 2== :E E2<6D :? E96 rFA $6C:6D[” |4s@H6== D2:5] “W%CF6IX H2D E96 42C E@ 362E 2== 52J[ 3FE x E9:?< H6 925 E96 D64@?5\36DE 42C @FE 96C6] x7 x’5 C@==65 @FE @7 A:E C@25 7:CDE @C D64@?5[ x E9:?< H6 4@F=5’G6 925 2 D9@E 2E :E]”k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m{t |p}$ik^DEC@?8m }p$rp# 46=63C2E65 2E E96 ac w@FCD @7 {6 |2?D H96? :ED v2C286 de 6?ECJ 7:6=565 3J w6?5C:4< |@E@CDA@CED 4@>A=6E65 E96 :4@?:4 6?5FC2?46 C246] %96 6?ECJ H2D?’E 6=:8:3=6 E@ 362E 2?J @E96C 42CD :? E96 C246 :? uC2?46[ 3FE E96 }@] ac r96GC@=6E r2>2C@ H2D DF49 2 DE6==2C 6?ECJ E92E :E 24EF2==J 925 2 492?46 E@ 362E E96 6?E:C6 a`\42C v%t p| 4=2DD 367@C6 EH@ =2E6 >6492?:42= AC@3=6>D E@@< :E @FE @7 4@?E6?E:@?] %96 42C H2D 5C:G6? 3J y:>>:6 y@9?D@?[ y6?D@? qFEE@? 2?5 |:<6 #@4<6?76==6C]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8m&! }t)%ik^DEC@?8m p7E6C 2 @?6\H66< 3C62<[ E96 rFA $6C:6D 368:?D :ED `_\C246 DAC:?E E@ E96 A=2J@77D @? yF?6 ad 2E }2D9G:==6 $FA6CDA665H2J]k^Am