No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. would like nothing better than to celebrate his 32nd birthday this weekend at Kentucky Speedway with another victory for Michael Waltrip Racing. Truex led 15 laps and MWR teammate and race winner Clint Bowyer led 71 of the 112 laps on the road course at Sonoma last weekend. Brian Vickers finished fourth in MWR’s third Toyota.
Bowyer and Truex are seventh and ninth in the standings while the No. 55 is 12th in owner points. Truex owns a 41 point advantage over 11th place for one of the 10 points berths in the 2012 Chase for the Sprint Cup.
Martin Truex Jr. on MWR’s win at Sonoma: “Sunday’s win was huge with Clint. It’s a really cool deal for Michael, (co-owner) Rob (Kauffman) and everyone at MWR who have worked so hard over the years. All three MWR teams have been so close to winning all season long. It was just a matter of time for one of us to finally get there. To get it out of the way was really cool. I am so proud to be a part...
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