Martin Truex Jr. won each stage and cruised to victory at the 2017 Quaker State 400 to pick up his 10th career victory.
Kentucky has been good to Martin Truex Jr. throughout his career. On Saturday night, it was even better to him. The man that has been the king of winning stages, took no prisoners as he once again made his way to way to victory lane this season at the 2017 Quaker State 400.
On a night that looked like it could finally be Kyle Busch’s turn to win a race, Truex Jr. was just way too much for him or anyone else. Stage One belonged to Truex Jr., as Busch failed to hold him off for the lead.
The second stage was a wreck-filled one that took out a chunk of the field. Jimmie Johnson called it an early night, as he hit the right front hard on the wall and saw his chance at his 84th career win come to an end.
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In the end, it was Truex Jr. taking the checkered flag. He had built up a lead over 16 seconds before a late caution sent it to overtime via Kurt Busch. There was no robbery to be had of his victory, as he shot out to a huge lead over Busch and let his speed on the night define him. Here are the complete results from the 2017 Quaker State 400.
| 1 | Martin Truex Jr. | ||||||||
| 2 | Kyle Larson | ||||||||
| 3 | Chase Elliott | ||||||||
| 4 | Denny Hamlin | ||||||||
| 5 | Kyle Busch | ||||||||
| 6 | Erik Jones | ||||||||
| 7 | Jamie McMurray | ||||||||
| 8 | Joey Logano | ||||||||
| 9 | Kevin Harvick | ||||||||
| 10 | Ryan Blaney | ||||||||
| 11 | Darrell Wallace Jr. | ||||||||
| 12 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||||||||
| 13 | Clint Bowyer | ||||||||
| 14 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | ||||||||
| 15 | Danica Patrick | ||||||||
| 16 | Chris Buescher | ||||||||
| 17 | Matt Kenseth | ||||||||
| 18 | Daniel Suarez | ||||||||
| 19 | Austin Dillon | ||||||||
| 20 | AJ Allmendinger | ||||||||
| 21 | Paul Menard | ||||||||
| 22 | Ryan Newman | ||||||||
| 23 | Michael McDowell | ||||||||
| 24 | David Ragan | ||||||||
| 25 | Matt DiBenedetto | ||||||||
| 26 | Landon Cassill | ||||||||
| 27 | Ryan Sieg | ||||||||
| 28 | Reed Sorenson | ||||||||
| 29 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | ||||||||
| 30 | Kurt Busch | ||||||||
| 31 | Timmy Hill | ||||||||
| 32 | B.J. McLeod | ||||||||
| 33 | Ty Dillon | ||||||||
| 34 | Cole Whitt | ||||||||
| 35 | Gray Gaulding | ||||||||
| 36 | Joey Gase | ||||||||
| 37 | Trevor Bayne | ||||||||
| 38 | Kasey Kahne | ||||||||
| 39 | Brad Keselowski | ||||||||
| 40 | Jimmie Johnson |
If there’s any debate about who has been the most consistent this season, it certainly is Truex Jr. for sure. He picks up stage wins in addition to victories and every lap matters to him. He has to be the current title favorite at the moment.