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Truex Jr. latest to post win in Monster Energy NASCAR Cup series

Martin Truex Jr. became the latest driver to collect a checkered flag and earn a spot in the NASCAR playoffs following his dominant victory at Richmond Raceway under the lights on Saturday. The New Jersey native led 186 of the 400 laps for his first triumph since July 14 last year at Kentucky.

Joey Logano was right on the heels of Truex Jr. but fell a little short in second place. He was followed by Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick and Denny Hamlin to round out the top five.

The Cup series has a week off before putting the pedal to the metal at Talladega Superspeedway for the Geico 500.