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After placing second in Stage 1, Furniture Row Racing's Martin Truex Jr. topped Stage 2 at Bristol Motor Speedway in Monday's Food City 500. It's his series-best fifth stage win of the season.
Team Penke driver Joey Logano improved his standing from Stage 1 (fourth), crossing the start/finish line in second.
Points leader and pole position starter Kyle Larson, who won Stage 1 after leading every single lap, dropped off a bit. He placed seventh in Stage 2.
Larson dominated the speed charts during Stage 1 at Bristol Motor Speedway, earning his second stage win of 2017. The Chip Ganassi Racing wheelman's No. 42 Chevrolet ran atop the leaderboard for all 125 circuits of the 125-lap stage.
Next up was Truex Jr. in his No. 78 Furniture Row Racing Toyota.
Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender Erik Jones notably finished third in his first start at Bristol in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The Furniture Row Racing driver won Saturday's XFINITY Series race.
The top 10 finishers in both Stage 1 and Stage 2 receive race points. The race winner will receive 40 points and five playoff points at the conclusion of the Final Stage.