{"id":22119,"date":"2017-02-26T18:18:08","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T01:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/workingonmyredneck.com\/?p=22119"},"modified":"2017-02-26T18:18:08","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T01:18:08","slug":"ma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workingonmyredneck.com\/index.php\/2017\/02\/26\/ma\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Truex, Jr. Expresses His Thoughts After The Daytona 500"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Martin Truex, Jr.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/24515259@N04\/25163890724\/in\/photolist-EFCep4-EFC9BP-PgEv2a-Fg5ja3-EkDw1U-EkYRkr-FfoFSk-EMP3S5-F6Pdup-F4wD3j-E6AQZe-E6AsNa-EScBpo-Eu827T-E5Ssfw-CDfGoy-CFoVpp-CvQJ2E-CD1edj-CCYS2o-C7MtXZ-Cy3z54-krmvoc-fyDAqW-egKivv-bkui4Y-uGF4aN-tHXrzQ-uBHA38-u2iMMh-uk4ddS-uk7rMa-ujU6yh-tzCGSD-tzDZ5M-tmKUFo-twhQNs-ttTBs6-kZiH8P-kZiEJv-e1W1er-e1rsKV-bNpCo4-bqyN53-9oVsbe-9oVawB-7kANDr-6XFEGn-6fYccN-61ogaz\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/2\/1455\/25163890724_3efe3dd3ab.jpg\" alt=\"Martin Truex, Jr.\" width=\"500\" height=\"331\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><strong>Martin Truex, Jr.<\/strong> recaps his day in the <strong>Daytona 500<\/strong>.<br \/>\n&#8220;We sure had a roller coaster <strong>Daytona 500<\/strong>. Since our position might have appeared to be bleak early in the race, we kept fighting to the end with a damaged race car that was a handful to drive. Our <strong>No. 78 Bass Pro Shops\/TRACKER Boats Toyota<\/strong> took the lead with two laps to go. I then got passed, and to make matters worse, <strong>I ran out of fuel on the final lap<\/strong> and fell back to finish a disappointing 13th.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We did what we wanted to do and that was to put ourselves in position to have a shot at winning this race.\u00a0 We came close but didn\u2019t get it done in the end.\u00a0 But considering where we came from and the accidents we avoided it was a good effort that should have had a better finish. We had a strategy early in the race and we did get up front to lead a couple of laps. But we had an issue with a pit stop just before the Lap-60 mark. A lug nut flew behind the wheel and we had to come back to pit road for another tire change. We went down a lap shortly after and didn\u2019t get back on the lead lap until after the second stage.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our car suffered right-front damage during a multicar wreck (lap 128). Our <strong>Furniture Row Racing<\/strong> crew did the best they could under a time limit to make repairs, but from that point on the car was a handful to drive. But we kept battling. I am disappointed right now, but I guess it could have been better and could have been worse. But when you\u2019re so close as we were last year with a runner-up finish there\u2019s a stinging feeling. I am sure it will pass and we\u2019ll get ready for next week\u2019s race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martin Truex, Jr. recaps his day in the Daytona 500. &#8220;We sure had a roller coaster Daytona 500. 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