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Through the first nine races of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, three of the four Hendrick Motorsports drivers have won a race, but the defending champion isn’t one of them.
There have also been eight different winners, and the current championship leader and winner of seven races last season also isn’t one of them.
What about the team that led the Cup Series with nine wins last season? You guessed it. Not one of them.
Martin Truex Jr. Breaks New Winners Streak at Martinsville
It s still way too early to know the hierarchy and if there will be a record number of regular season winners.
The streak has ended at seven.
Martin Truex Jr. and crew chief James Small became the first NASCAR Cup Series tandem to earn multiple wins this season, but it took eight races to get there, with a triumph in Sunday’s BlueEmu 500 at Martinsville Speedway. I don t know about relief, Truex said. It s exciting to be here with two wins at this point in the season, compared to last year. It s always good. You always want to do better than the previous year. Having two wins this early is great. It s good for points. It s good for Playoff points.