Martin Truex Jr. is going for three. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has two career wins in the Memorial Day weekend Coca-Cola 600 and…
Martin Truex Jr. is going for three.
The Joe Gibbs Racing driver has two career wins in the Memorial Day weekend Coca-Cola 600 and enters this year’s race as the defending champ. Picking up a third victory would put him in an elite group that includes Dale Earnhardt, Jimmie Johnson and Darrell Waltrip.
It’s going to be very different this time around, however. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, qualifying is being held the same day at the race and there won’t be any fans in attendance for the longest event of the season.
During a pre-race media call, Truex said the distance isn’t normally an issue, but this year’s race will be the third in a week for the NASCAR Cup drivers, after the season took a 10-week hiatus from competition and is now running a compressed schedule to catch up.
