Martin Truex Jr. will start at the rear of the field for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, (3:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN/NBC Sports app, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) after failing pre-race inspection twice.
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The No. 19 Toyota of Truex was slated to start fifth prior to the penalty.
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“Coming from the back is never easy but a place like this if you have to go the back, you want it to be a place where its multiple grooves,” Truex said regarding the penalty during a pre-race availability at Atlanta. “A wide race track where you can move around on. If we hit it right, if our car’s good, we should be able to do it. It might take awhile, but we should get there.”
In 20 races this season, Truex owns three wins, six top fives and 10 top 10s, but only has two top 10s in the last eight races, including a ninth-place finish at Road America last Sunday.