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At-track photos: Sunday, Chicagoland

By Taylor Nunnally | Published: September 18, 2016 36
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'On three, say 'Cowabunga!''

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Martin Truex Jr. proudly puts his third winner sticker of 2016 on his car.

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A closer look at Sunday's winning No. 78 Toyota.

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Good thing those turtles wear goggles. No one is safe from champagne showers in Victory Lane!

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Martin Truex Jr. is joined by his girlfriend Sherry Pollex in Victory Lane.

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Martin Truex Jr. celebrates in Victory Lane with his No. 78 team for the third time this season.

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Martin Truex Jr. grabs the checkered flag to celebrate his win.

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A championship-worthy burnout.

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The checkered flag drops as Martin Truex Jr. crosses the finish line at Chicago!

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Martin Truex Jr. takes the lead in the final laps at Chicago.

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A look at the pit road frenzy at Chicago.

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Packed grandstands for the opening Chase race.

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A view of a line of cars racing down the backstretch at Chicagoland Speedway.

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Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup competitors Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. race side-by-side.

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Jeff Gordon stands atop Chase Elliott's No. 24 pit box during the race.

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Jimmie Johnson leads at Chicagoland Speedway.

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A look at Kevin Harvick's No. 4 crew in the middle of a pit stop.

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A side view of the Sprint Cup Series field at Chicagoland.

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A view of front runners Kyle Busch and Brad Keselowski at Chicagoland.

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Green flag! The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup is on at Chicagoland Speedway.

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A detailed look of the Skittles purse given to Samantha Busch. One could also consider this an in-race snack.

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Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet is inspected prior to the race.

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Kyle and Samantha Busch take in the pre-race flyover with their son Brexton.

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Sunday's pace car driver, actor Brian Tee, who's also the voice of 'Shredder' for the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie and Greg Cipes, voice of Michelangelo on Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pose with Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota.

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Rookie Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 24 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, signs autographs prior to the first race of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.

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A view of fans signing the start/finish line at Chicagoland. Who will be the first driver to cross when the checkered flag falls?

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Chase driver Kyle Larson signs autographs for fans after the driver's meeting.

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Fans rest up in the infield for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 400.

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Austin Dillon's No. 3 Chevrolet is pushed in the garage area before pre-race ceremonies begin.

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Danica Patrick poses with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

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Kyle Busch and Samantha with their Skittles gifts. Busch is driving the No. 18 Skittles Toyota in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle 400.

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Skittles also gifted the Busch family with a portrait of the couple and son Brexton made out of the candy.

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Samantha Busch, wife of Kyle Busch, poses with Skittles gifts prior to the race.

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A crew member for Danica Patrick's No. 10 team glues lugnuts on tires prior to the race.

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Crew members for Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet, play cards prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400.

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Actor Brian Tee, the honorary pace car driver for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, stands next to the Toyota Camry he'll lead the field with.
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