The New Jersey native heads to Dover second in the driver standings with 344 points, 15 behind leader Kyle Larson. All four Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) entries are currently inside the top-13 in points heading to the 11th race of the season.
With yet another top-10 finish last weekend at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, Truex moved into the points lead for the first time this season.
Truex has three wins, nine top-five finishes and 16 top-10s and has led a total of 1,341 laps in 34 career NASCAR Cup Series starts at Richmond. Truex’s average Richmond finish is 15.6.
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NASCAR penalized two Hendrick Motorsports teams the No. 24 of William Byron and the No. 48 of Alex Bowman on Thursday after their cars failed inspections following Sunday s Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway.