Martin Truex Jr. dominated Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600. This time it led him into victory lane.
Truex broke records while making his way to the checkered flag. Truex led 392 of 400 laps, shattering Jim Paschal’s record of 335 laps in the 1967 event.
Truex led 588 miles which is a NASCAR record for one driver in any race. He also made a record for completing the event in the shortest time. He finished from the pole position in three hours, 44 minutes and eight seconds.
It’s just kind of sinking in now that we won the 600,” Truex said “It’s a big day. We’ve got the troops on the cars. It’s a special weekend. Just a lot of emotion right now. It’s a weekend you dream about.”
Truex’s win earns him a spot in the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup, where he could very well become a favorite for the title.
“Our goal was to get to victory lane; we did that,” Truex said. “Now we can focus on hopefully getting a few more and ultimately going back to Homestead with a shot at a championship and doing a better job than we did last year.”