The presumed biggest hurdle in Martin Truex Jr.'s way when it comes to getting to the championship race was cleared triumphantly Sunday.Truex finished second at Martinsville Speedway, a track that has not been his strong suit in recent memory. Entering the weekend with an average finish of 20.4 at the...

Martin Truex Jr. wasn't in a celebratory mood Saturday night even though he was presented with the trophy for winning the regular season championship and goes into the playoffs as the number one seed."Tonight sucks, plain and simple," Truex said. "Just the way it ended up."The way it ended was...