In the season-opening Daytona 500, Martin Truex Jr., finished eighth. On Sunday at Atlanta, he improved by two spots, running sixth in the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500.
The two top 10s are more than encouraging to the driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet, who suffered through a difficult 2014 season that saw him finished 24th in the final NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings.
And, obviously, Truex’s association with new crew chief Cole Pearn already is starting to bear fruit.
“It was a good day for us,” Truex said after Sunday’s race. “Really proud of everybody at Furniture Row back in Denver and here at the race track. Good run. We definitely needed that to start off the year. It felt good. Really good car on the long runs, and every restart it just seemed like we kept getting in the wrong lane.
“We had guys wrecking in front of us and getting loose in front of us and spinning their tires. We had to pass a lot of cars all day. It seemed like it was the same guys all day long. In the end, we ended up in a good position. Hopefully, we can continue to build on the momentum and build on this team and keep getting better.”
Source: Reid Spencer / NASCAR Wire Service
