Martin Truex Jr. explains disappointing finish to Cook Out 400 at Richmond

Martin Truex Jr. suffered engine failure during the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway on Sunday and was not happy that his last full-time race at the track ended abruptly. While speaking to NBC Sports, Truex explained why his engine failed during the final stage of the race.

“It hiccuped once down the backstretch and then started missing. It’s like it broke a valve spring or something, and then it just kind of self-disintegrated right there, self-destructed really quickly, Truex said. “I don’t know, it’s just one of them days.”

Truex was then asked about the challenges he and his team faced on Sunday due to the option tires and the different pit strategies. “It wasn’t. I think James [Small] made the right call to put the tires on when he did,” Truex said. “We just had that issue on pit road with the wheel coming off. We went from being one of the fastest cars on the track to not having a very good car with a very small change.

“We just missed an adjustment race track-wise, we were still going to be okay. It’s a shame, last race here full-time. Would have been since to get another win.”

We’ll have more on this story shortly.

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