Martin Truex Jr. came into the final Round of 16 with momentum after collecting two of the three wins in the first round. Coming into the Charlotte Roval Truex was looking to sweep the entire round for the first time in his career.
It all started out well on Friday when he put his No. 24 Chevy on the pole. At this point, all he needed to do was either win the stage or have a decent stage finish to move him forward.
t was an up and down day for Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Team Penske team. Keselowski qualified 11th and led three laps before having to settle for a fifth-place finish.
It was almost a happy day for Kevin Harvick who led 34 laps but was passed for the win late in the going. Harvick qualified sixth, placed eighth in Stage 1 and fifth in Stage 2.
"First time at the Roval, it was a fun experience, good day for us," Nemechek told PRN Radio. "Battle back from adversity and ended up seventh. Every point matters in this situation."
While Austin Cindric and Chase Briscoe had what most would consider a solid day with top-10 finishes at the Charlotte Roval, it was challenging for them in many aspects.
The 24-year-old Riggs from Bahama, North Carolina, led a race-high 21 of 53 over-scheduled laps and capitalized in overtime to win the Truck Series' inaugural event at San Diego's Naval Coronado Base.
The 22-year-old Honeycutt from Willow Park, Texas, clocked in a pole-winning lap at 90.813 mph in 134.782 seconds to claim the inaugural Truck Series pole position in San Diego, California.
