Martin Truex Jr.’s crew member died late Saturday. Then he was honored ... with a win.

Posted Oct 28, 2017
The news came a little after 11 p.m. on Saturday, as out of the-blue as it was disheartening. “Cole (Pearn) texted me at like 11:15 or something and said, ‘I’m at the hospital,’” Martin Truex Jr. said of the message from his crew chief. Then the rest of the text. “‘Jim just had a heart attack, and they lost him.’” Sunday’s mantra, then, was simple – win this one for Jim. (Charlotte Observer)

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