CONCORD, N.C. — A look at all the results and action from Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway:
WINNER: Martin Truex Jr. finally outran his bad luck, finishing off an absolutely dominating performance to score his first victory of the season. Truex entered the Coke 600 ranked fourth in laps led this season, but had only one top-five finish to show for it due to repeated misfortune. This time, Truex was able to lead almost the entire race and drove to victory lane for the first time since last June at Pocono Raceway. The win is the fourth of Truex’s career and puts him into the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
"It's just kind of sinking in now that we won the 600," Truex said in victory lane. "It's a big day. We've got the troops on the cars. It's a special weekend. Just a lot of emotion right now. It's a weekend you dream about.
"I had confidence; I had faith. We have a lot of great people behind us. Sherry and I, we know how to fight."
Truex's girlfriend Sherry Pollex was diagnosed with Stage 3 ovarian cancer nearly two years ago, but she was by Truex's side in victory lane for the emotional celebration.
"It's amazing," Pollex said, while wiping away tears. "He had to lose all those races to win a big one. We've been through so much. This is just icing on the cake."
NEW RECORD: Truex broke Jim Paschal’s record for the most laps led in the 600 (335). The previous record was set in 1967. Truex led 392 of 400 laps — or 588 miles — in one of the most dominating performances in the history of NASCAR.
