MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA - APRIL 11: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Bass Pro Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 11, 2021 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Does being season’s first two-time winner lead to a championship?

By Staff Report | Published: April 12, 2021 8

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Martin Truex Jr. became 2021's first two-time winner with his victory on Sunday at Martinsville Speedway. What does that mean for his championship chances? We look back at the season's first two-time winners since 2014 to see how far they went, with stats courtesy of Racing Insights.

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DARLINGTON, SC - APRIL 12: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Budweiser Chevrolet, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on April 12, 2014 in Darlington, South Carolina. (Photo by Nick Laham/NASCAR via Getty Images)

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2014: Kevin Harvick
Second win: Race No. 8 at Darlington Raceway.
Outcome: Harvick won five times this season en route to claiming the NASCAR Cup Series championship.

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AVONDALE, AZ - MARCH 15: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John's/ Budweiser Chevrolet, puts the winner's sticker on his car after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series CampingWorld.com 500 at Phoenix International Raceway on March 15, 2015 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/NASCAR via Getty Images)

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2015: Kevin Harvick
Second win: Race No. 4 at Phoenix Raceway.
Outcome: Harvick won three times this season but finished second to Kyle Busch in the final standings after taking second to Busch at Miami.

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FONTANA, CA - MARCH 20: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's / Superman Chevrolet, celebrates after taking the checkered flag during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway on March 20, 2016 in Fontana, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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2016: Jimmie Johnson
Second win: Race No. 5 at Auto Club Speedway.
Outcome: Johnson won five times this season on the way to recording his record-tying seventh Cup Series championship.

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MARTINSVILLE, VA - APRIL 02: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, poses for a photo in Victory lane with his wife, Paige, and daughter, Scarlett, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 2, 2017 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jerry Markland/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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2017: Brad Keselowski
Second win: Race No. 6 at Martinsville Speedway.
Outcome: Keselowski won three times this season and made it the Championship 4, where he finished fourth in the final standings after a seventh-place showing at Miami.

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LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 04: Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Jimmy John's Ford, celebrates with the trophy during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 4, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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2018: Kevin Harvick
Second win: Race No. 3 at Las Vegas.
Outcome: Harvick won eight times this season but finished third in the final standings after a third-place run at Miami.

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FONTANA, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 17: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Interstate Batteries Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Auto Club 400 and winning his 200th NASCAR race at Auto Club Speedway on March 17, 2019 in Fontana, California. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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2019: Kyle Busch
Second win: Race No. 5 at Auto Club Speedway.
Outcome: Busch won five times this season en route to winning his second NASCAR Cup Series championship.

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AVONDALE, ARIZONA - MARCH 08: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series FanShield 500 at Phoenix Raceway on March 08, 2020 in Avondale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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2020: Joey Logano
Second win: Race No. 4 at Phoenix Raceway.
Outcome: Logano won three times and made it to the Championship 4, where he finished third in the final standings.