Martin Truex Jr dominates New Hampshire en route to third win of season

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Martin Truex Jr. mastered another Monday matinee to win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the first time in 30 career Cup tries at the same track where as a kid he watched from the grandstands while his father raced.

Thanks to rain postponements, Truex won his second Monday race of the season — he also won at Dover — and fourth of his career.

Truex dominated in the No. 19 Toyota en route to his third win of the season. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver secured one of the few wins he desperately wanted in a career that could be winding down. The 43-year-old Truex, the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion, said over the weekend he was close to a decision on his future: either retire or return for another season at JGR.

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Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Resers Fine Foods Toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Crayon 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on July 17, 2023 in Loudon, New Hampshire.  (Meg Oliphant/Getty Images)

At the Magic Mile, it was simply time for an overdue celebration.

"This one's been eluding me for a long, long time," Truex said.

Truex led with 15 laps left when JGR teammate Christopher Bell, last year’s New Hampshire winner, smacked the wall to bring out the eighth caution.

"We should have a company policy that says when one of your teammates is leading, don’t crash by yourself," Truex said over the radio.

It really didn’t matter for Truex. He pulled away off the restart with nine laps left and could taste victory — and soon enough, the 20-pound lobster that traditionally goes to the winner.

It's a perfect reward for Truex, who also