Martin Truex Jr. won the 7th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts

Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, wins the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Kentucky Speedway on July 8, 2017 in Sparta, Kentucky.

Starting from 2nd Place Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota won the 7th Annual Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts, his 10th win in 423 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 12th Top 10 finish in 2017. This is his 1st win & 4th Top 10 finish in 7 races at Kentucky Speedway. Martin Truex Jr. survives overtime restart on old tires to win with a Margin of Victory: Caution. 2nd Place Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet, started from 40th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 4 races at Kentucky Speedway. It is his 11th Top 10 finish in 2017. This was a great effort by Larson who started from tail & came back to the front. 3rd Place Car 24 Chase Elliott NAPA Chevrolet, started from 12th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Kentucky Speedway.

Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Kentucky Speedway on July 8, 2017 in Sparta, Kentucky.

4th Place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota, started from 5th place followed by 5th place Car 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Toyota, started from pole. 6th Place Car 77 Erik Jones SiriusXM Toyota, started from 14th place was the highest finishing rookie. 7th Place Car 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet, started from 4th place. 8th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil/Autotrader Ford, started from 11th place followed by 9th Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford, started from 7th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 21 Ryan Blaney Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford, in 10th place, started from 6th place. Kyle Larson leads the point standings by 1 points over Martin Truex Jr.

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Snickers Toyota, leads Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota and the rest of the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Kentucky Speedway on July 8, 2017 in Sparta, Kentucky.

The race had 9 Cautions for 39 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 32 for Competition caution. 2nd Caution on lap 82 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 89 for #2, 14, 48 Crash in Turn 3. 4th Caution on lap 95 for #5 and 6 Crash in Turn 2. 5th Caution on lap 113 for #6 Spin in Turn 4. 6th Caution on lap 138 for #23 Crash in Turn 1. 7th Caution on lap 162 for Stage 2 conclusion. 8th Caution on lap 267 for Fluid on the track from the #41. 9th Caution on lap 274 for #3, 19, 20, 43 Crash on the backstretch.

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Snickers Toyota, leads Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota and the rest of the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Kentucky Speedway on July 8, 2017 in Sparta, Kentucky.

The race had 9 Lead Changes among 4 drivers. Lap Leaders: Kyle Busch 1-28; M. Truex Jr. 29; Kyle Busch 30-67; M. Truex Jr. 68-87; Kyle Busch 88-133; M. Truex Jr. 134-163; J. Logano 164-170; M. Truex Jr. 171-225; D. Earnhardt Jr. 226-228; M. Truex Jr. 229-274. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): M. Truex Jr. 5 times for 152 laps; Kyle Busch 3 times for 112 laps; J. Logano 1 time for 7 laps; D. Earnhardt Jr. 1 time for 3 laps.

Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Kentucky Speedway on July 8, 2017 in Sparta, Kentucky

Stages
Stage #1 Top Ten: 78,18,42,4,1,20,11,77,48,24
Stage #2 Top Ten: 78,18,20,4,77,1,41,11,14,24

Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, leads a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 presented by Advance Auto Parts at Kentucky Speedway on July 8, 2017 in Sparta, Kentucky.

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 18
Unofficial Race Results for the 7Th Annual Quaker State 400 Presented By Advance Auto Parts – Saturday, July 8, 2017
Kentucky Speedway – Sparta, KY – 1.5 Mile Paved Total Race Length – 274 Laps – 411 Miles

Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 2. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota 274 Running
2. 40. Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet 274 Running
3. 12. Car 24 Chase Elliott NAPA Chevrolet 274 Running
4. 5. Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 274 Running
5. 1. Car 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Toyota 274 Running
6. 14. Car 77 Erik Jones # SiriusXM Toyota 274 Running
7. 4. Car 1 Jamie McMurray Cessna Chevrolet 274 Running
8. 11. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil/Autotrader Ford 274 Running
9. 7. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Busch Light Ford 274 Running
10. 6. Car 21 Ryan Blaney Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 273 Running
11. 17. Car 43 Darrell Wallace Jr.(i) Smithfield Ford 273 Running
12. 13. car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Nationwide Children’s Hospital Chevrolet 273 Running
13. 16. Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush Truck Centers Ford 273 Running
14. 18. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Fifth Third Bank Ford 273 Running
15. 20. Car 10 Danica Patrick Nature’s Bakery/Feeding America Ford 273 Running
16. 22. Car 37 Chris Buescher Breyers Chevrolet 273 Running
17. 3. Car 20 Matt Kenseth Circle K Toyota 273 Running
18. 9. Car 19 Daniel Suarez # ARRIS Toyota 273 Running
19. 25. Car 3 Austin Dillon DOW Chevrolet 272 Running
20. 28. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet 272 Running
21. 24. Car 27 Paul Menard Sylvania/Menards Chevrolet 272 Running
22. 29. Car 31 Ryan Newman Caterpillar Chevrolet 272 Running
23. 21. Car 95 Michael McDowell WRL General Contractors Chevrolet 271 Running
24. 26. Car 38 David Ragan Brandeis/Komatsu Ford 270 Running
25. 30. Car 32 Matt DiBenedetto Corvetteparts.net/Anest Iwata Ford 270 Running
26. 35. Car 34 Landon Cassill Love’s Travel Stops Ford 268 Running
27. 31. Car 83 * Ryan Sieg(i) JAS Expedited Trucking Toyota 266 Running
28. 33. Car 15 Reed Sorenson Losers Bar & Grill Chevrolet 265 Running
29. 36. Car 33 Jeffrey Earnhardt hulu Chevrolet 265 Running
30. 15. car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford 264 Engine
31. 38. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Chevrolet 261 Running
32. 37. Car 51 * BJ McLeod(i) Chevrolet 260 Running
33. 27. Car 13 Ty Dillon # GEICO Chevrolet 253 Running
34. 32. Car 72 Cole Whitt RTIC Coolers Chevrolet 212 Engine
35. 39. Car 55 * Gray Gaulding # #Checkit4Andretti Toyota 207 Running
36. 34. Car 23 Joey Gase(i) Best Home Furnishings Toyota 129 Accident
37. 19. Car 6 Trevor Bayne Roush Performance Ford 101 Accident
38. 23. Car 5 Kasey Kahne Mountain Dew Chevrolet 93 Accident
39. 10. Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford 89 Accident
40. 8. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet 87 Accident

Race Comments: Before the start of the event, the following car dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: No. 31 (engine change). Failed to Qualify: N/A

Caution Flags: 9 for 39 laps. Lead Changes: 9 among 4 drivers.
American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kyle Busch, #18. Coors Light Pole Award: Kyle Busch, #18 190.282 mph. Ingersoll Rand Power Move: Denny Hamlin, #11 3 positions. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Toyota Racing Development (TRD), #18. Mobil 1 Driver of the Race: Kyle Larson, #42. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Joey Logano, #22 crew chief Todd Gordon, -0.006 seconds
Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap: Kyle Busch, #18, Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Erik Jones, #77.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series

Next Race: Jul. 16, 2017 – New Hampshire Motor Speedway

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