Martin Truex Jr. Earns First Sonoma Victory Since 2013

A late race pit call and an extremely fast race car landed Martin Truex Jr. in victory lane for the third time of 2018 and second time at Sonoma. A call to pit then not to pit set out a delusion that the team was going to pit with the rest of the field, that wasn't the case. With fresher tires, Truex Jr. was able to rocket away with the victory.

Kevin Harvick was chasing down Truex with his teammate Clint Bowyer in tow. Harvick finished the race in second followed by teammate Bowyer. Chase Elliott finished the race in fourth while Kyle Busch rounded out the top-five.

Results from Sonoma

1. Martin Truex Jr.
2. Kevin Harvick
3. Clint Bowyer
4. Chase Elliott
5. Kyle Busch
6. Kurt Busch
7. Erik Jones
8. Aric Almirola
9. Alex Bowman
10. Denny Hamlin
11. Jimmie Johnson
12. Chris Buescher
13. Brad Keselowski
14. Kyle Larson
15. Daniel Suarez
16. Austin Dillon
17. Matt DiBenedetto
18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
19. Joey Logano
20. Kasey Kahne
21. Michael McDowell
22. David Ragan
23. Parker Kligerman
24. Ryan Newman
25. William Byron
26. Paul Menard
27. Trevor Bayne
28. Justin Marks
29. Darrell Wallace Jr.
30. Gray Gaulding
31. Chris Cook
32. Tomy Drissi
33. Ty Dillon
34. Ryan Blaney
35. Cole Whitt
36. Cody Ware
37. Jamie McMurray
38. A.J. Allmendinger

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Jolliet, Illinois next weekend for the Overton's 400 at the Chicagoland Speedway. Today's winner Martin Truex Jr. is the defending race winner of the Overton's 400 and will look to earn his fourth victory of the 2018 season. 

Photo Credit: Brandon Wright/Brandon Wright Photography