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Martin Truex Jr. wins at Martinsville for first victory of 2020

AP photo by Steve Helber / Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin, left, and Kyle Busch, right, come through a turn during the NASCAR Cup Series race Wednesday night in Martinsville, Va.
AP photo by Steve Helber / Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin, left, and Kyle Busch, right, come through a turn during the NASCAR Cup Series race Wednesday night in Martinsville, Va. AP photo by Steve Helber / Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin, left, and Kyle Busch, right, come through a turn during the NASCAR Cup Series race Wednesday night in Martinsville, Va.

By The Associated Press 5 min read

MARTINSVILLE, Va. – Martin Truex Jr. used a trip to the shortest track on the NASCAR national circuit to end a lengthy losing streak on the day the stock car series at long last banned the Confederate flag.

Truex cruised down the stretch and won his first Cup Series race of the season Wednesday night in the first race under the lights at Martinsville Speedway.

Truex, the 2017 Cup Series champion, has been one of NASCAR’s biggest winners over the past three years, but he failed to reach victory lane for Joe Gibbs Racing over the first 10 races of this season. He won 19 times from 2017 to 2019.

“I knew we were going to get one soon,” Truex said. “Hopefully we can get on a roll.”

Tick-tock. The time ran out on the losing streak.