Martin Truex Jr. feels “gutted and terrible” after R-16 elimination at Bristol
JGR veteran Martin Truex Jr. has shared his verdict on the disappointing playoff elimination due to his poor form.
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The NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Bristol saw four drivers getting eliminated from the championship chase, including two former champions in Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. The 2017 Cup champion’s dreams to end his final season in the sport with at least a championhip-4 appearance over his inconsistency.
Martin Truex Jr. failed to maximize is cars speed in all three races of the playoffs as his best finish was over the last 3 races has been a P20. He is really disappointed with himself as the lack of productivity from his side cost the team, as they have been fielding strong cars for him in all three races of the post-season.
We did good in the first two stages — we got a lot of points. I guess we would have had to run second or third to make it through – who knows if we would have been able to. I wish we could have seen if we could have done that. I’m just gutted for my team. We worked so hard this week. We all put in a lot – all season long, and in the last three weeks, just snake bit.Martin Truex Jr. said via NBC Sports.
The thing that hurt him the most is a pit-speed penalty he got on lap 33 and he never recovered from it with the lack of cautions hurting him. He also admitted that having fast car and opportunity to be upfront only to mess it up hurts and makes him fells for his team, who were doing everything they could to make the cars better.
Can’t do anything right. .09 mph hurts really bad to take the chance away to know if we even could have done it. I don’t know if we could have run second – maybe. We were close to it – all day – but in the end, it doesn’t matter. I feel terrible for my guys.Martin Truex Jr. added.
Martin Truex Jr. is still determined to end the season on high note
The ex-Cup champion isn’t ready to give up over the disappointment. He is determined to not end his final season in the sport without a win as that won’t do anything good to his legacy. More than that he wants reward his hardworking No:19 Toyota team something to cherish for in the remaining races of the season.
Been getting used to swallowing disappointment lately. It sucks. We’ve got seven more races to try to go out on a high note with this team and hopefully win a race — that would be awesome.Martin Truex Jr. said.
The Toyota driver has seven more races left in the season to score wins. He now also has the responsibility of helping his teammates Denny Hamlin and Chrsitopher Bell, who are already in the conversation for the championship.
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