SONOMA, Calif. (AP Jun 23, 2013) — Martin Truex Jr. snapped a 218-race winless streak with an easy victory Sunday on the road course at Sonoma Raceway.
It was just the second win of Truex’s career, first since Dover in 2007. It put Michael Waltrip Racing in Victory Lane for the second year in a row after Clint Bowyer won here last season.
Truex worked his way to the front and used strategy to stay with the leaders. He then pulled away after the final restart and built a healthy lead of more than six seconds over Juan Pablo Montoya, who was running second until he ran out of gas on the final lap.
Jeff Gordon finished second a week after he was wrecked six laps into the race at Michigan.
Carl Edwards was third, followed by Kurt Busch, who climbed back from a pair of speeding penalties.
Bowyer wound up fifth in a strong day for the MWR Toyotas.
Unofficial Results…
1 Martin Truex Jr. (56) Toyota 48/5 110 51 $304,250 Chart
2 Jeff Gordon (24) Chevrolet 43/1 110 4 $240,451 Chart
3 Carl Edwards (99) Ford 41/0 110 0 $192,940 Chart
4 Kurt Busch (78) Chevrolet 41/1 110 15 $154,860 Chart
5 Clint Bowyer (15) Toyota 39/0 110 0 $157,548 Chart
6 Kasey Kahne (5) Chevrolet 38/0 110 0 $124,915 Chart
7 Marcos Ambrose (9) Ford 38/1 110 18 $139,679 Chart
8 Greg Biffle (16) Ford 36/0 110 0 $118,765 Chart
9 Jimmie Johnson (48) Chevrolet 35/0 110 0 $145,751 Chart
10 Kevin Harvick (29) Chevrolet 34/0 110 0 $143,226 Chart
11 Joey Logano (22) Ford 34/1 110 10 $129,413 Chart
12 Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88) Chevrolet 32/0 110 0 $111,155 Chart
13 Brian Vickers (55) 32/1 110 3 $104,455 Chart
14 Paul Menard (27) Chevrolet 30/0 110 0 $125,646 Chart
15 Ryan Newman (39) Chevrolet 29/0 110 0 $131,563 Chart
16 Casey Mears (13) Ford 28/0 110 0 $119,463 Chart
17 Travis Kvapil (93) Toyota 27/0 110 0 $116,788 Chart
18 Boris Said (32) Ford 26/0 110 0 $106,488 Chart
19 Matt Kenseth (20) Toyota 25/0 110 0 $131,346 Chart
20 Aric Almirola (43) Ford 24/0 110 0 $128,866 Chart
21 Brad Keselowski (2) Ford 24/1 110 7 $140,221 Chart
22 Ron Fellows (33) Chevrolet 22/0 110 0 $101,188 Chart
23 Denny Hamlin (11) Toyota 21/0 110 0 $105,505 Chart
24 David Gilliland (38) Ford 20/0 110 0 $97,902 Chart
25 Jamie McMurray (1) Chevrolet 20/1 110 2 $126,625 Chart
26 David Reutimann (83) Toyota 18/0 110 0 $87,105 Chart
27 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (17) Ford 17/0 110 0 $133,391 Chart
28 Tony Stewart (14) Chevrolet 16/0 110 0 $129,805 Chart
29 Danica Patrick (10) Chevrolet 15/0 110 0 $85,855 Chart
30 Justin Marks (7) Chevrolet 14/0 110 0 $86,705 Chart
31 Jeff Burton (31) Chevrolet 13/0 110 0 $90,530 Chart
32 Josh Wise (35) Ford 12/0 110 0 $82,360 Chart
33 David Ragan (34) Ford 11/0 110 0 $90,250 Chart
34 Juan Pablo Montoya (42) Chevrolet 10/0 110 0 $109,329 Chart
35 Kyle Busch (18) Toyota 9/0 109 0 $127,383 Chart
36 David Stremme (30) Toyota 8/0 109 0 $81,890 Chart
37 Victor Gonzalez Jr. (36) Chevrolet 7/0 109 0 $81,752 Chart
38 Tomy Drissi (87) Toyota 6/0 108 0 $76,245 Chart
39 Paulie Harraka (152) Ford 5/0 89 0 $72,245 Chart
40 Alex Kennedy (19) Toyota 4/0 30 0 $68,245 Chart
41 Jacques Villeneuve (51) Chevrolet 3/0 19 0 $72,245 Chart
42 J.J. Yeley (37) Chevrolet 0/0 7 0 $60,245 Chart
43 Bobby Labonte (47) Toyota 1/0 0 0 $69,745 Chart
Standings…
1 Hendrick MotorsportsJimmie Johnson 0 48 573 0 3 16 7 10 0
2 Roush Fenway RacingCarl Edwards 0 99 548 25 1 16 6 9 0
3 Michael Waltrip RacingClint Bowyer 0 15 528 45 0 16 5 9 1
4 Richard Childress RacingKevin Harvick 0 29 510 63 2 16 4 8 2
5 Joe Gibbs RacingMatt Kenseth 0 20 481 92 3 16 3 8 3
6 Roush Fenway RacingGreg Biffle 2 16 479 94 1 16 3 7 0
7 Hendrick MotorsportsDale Earnhardt Jr 0 88 479 94 0 16 4 9 2
8 Joe Gibbs RacingKyle Busch -2 18 461 112 2 16 7 9 3
9 Penske RacingBrad Keselowski 0 2 454 119 0 16 5 8 1
10 Michael Waltrip RacingMartin Truex Jr 3 56 453 120 1 16 4 7 1
11 Hendrick MotorsportsKasey Kahne 1 5 445 128 1 16 5 7 2
12 Richard Childress RacingPaul Menard -1 27 445 128 0 16 0 4 0
13 Hendrick MotorsportsJeff Gordon 3 24 441 132 0 16 4 5 4
14 Penske RacingJoey Logano 0 22 439 134 0 16 4 7 2
15 Stewart-Haas RacingTony Stewart -5 14 433 140 1 16 3 5 0
16 Richard Petty MotorsportsAric Almirola -1 43 428 145 0 16 0 4 2
17 Furniture Row RacingKurt Busch 3 78 425 148 0 16 4 6 2
18 Stewart-Haas RacingRyan Newman 0 39 418 155 0 16 2 7 4
19 Roush Fenway RacingRicky Stenhouse Jr 0 17 406 167 0 16 0 0 0
20 Richard Childress RacingJeff Burton -3 31 403 170 0 16 1 3 1
21 Earnhardt Ganassi RacingJamie McMurray 0 1 395 178 0 16 0 3 0
22 Richard Petty MotorsportsMarcos Ambrose 1 9 380 193 0 16 0 3 1
23 Earnhardt Ganassi RacingJuan Pablo Montoya -1 42 371 202 0 16 2 3 0
24 Germain RacingCasey Mears 1 13 333 240 0 16 0 0 2
25 Joe Gibbs RacingDenny Hamlin 1 11 320 253 0 12 3 4 2
26 Michael Waltrip RacingMark Martin 314 259 0 13 1 4 1
27 Stewart-Haas RacingDanica Patrick 0 10 292 281 0 16 0 1 2
28 Front Row MotorsportsDavid Gilliland 1 38 281 292 0 16 1 1 3
29 Front Row MotorsportsDavid Ragan -1 34 276 297 1 16 1 1 3
30 JTG Daugherty RacingBobby Labonte 0 47 257 316 0 16 0 0 4
31 Tommy Baldwin RacingDave Blaney 245 328 0 15 0 0 3
32 BK RacingDavid Reutimann 0 83 232 341 0 16 0 0 4
33 Swan RacingDavid Stremme 1 30 217 356 0 15 0 0 2
34 MaxQ MotorsportsJ.J. Yeley -1 37 213 360 0 16 0 1 5
35 BK RacingTravis Kvapil 0 93 205 368 0 16 0 0 5
36 JTG Daugherty RacingAJ Allmendinger 158 415 0 6 0 0 0
37 Phil Parsons RacingMichael McDowell 83 490 0 14 0 1 12
38 FAS Lane RacingTimmy Hill 80 493 0 8 0 0 1
39 Leavine Family RacingScott Speed 75 498 0 8 0 1 6
40 Michael Waltrip RacingMichael Waltrip 63 510 0 2 1 1 0
41 FAS Lane RacingTerry Labonte 52 521 0 3 0 0 1
42 FAS Lane RacingKen Schrader 39 534 0 4 0 0 1
43 Fas Lane RacingBoris Said 0 32 26 547 0 1 0 0 0
44 Circle SportRon Fellows 0 33 22 551 0 1 0 0 0
45 Tommy Baldwin RacingJustin Marks 0 7 14 559 0 1 0 0 0
46 XXXtreme MotorsportScott Riggs 10 563 0 5 0 0 5
47 Tommy Baldwin RacingVictor Gonzalez Jr 0 36 7 566 0 1 0 0 0
48 NEMCO RacingTomy Drissi 0 87 6 567 0 1 0 0 0
49 Brian Keselowski RacingBrian Keselowski 4 569 0 1 0 0 1
50 Humphrey Smith RacingAlex Kennedy 0 19 4 569 0 1 0 0 1
51 Phoenix RacingJacques Villeneuve 0 51 3 570 0 1 0 0 1
52 Humphrey Smith RacingJason Leffler 1 572 0 1 0 0 1
53 Phoenix RacingRegan Smith 0 573 0 6 0 2 0
54 Michael Waltrip RacingBrian Vickers -7 55 0 573 0 6 0 2 1
55 Circle SportAustin Dillon 0 573 0 5 0 0 0
56 Wood Brothers RacingTrevor Bayne 0 573 0 6 0 0 1
57 Front Row MotorsportsJosh Wise -7 35 0 573 0 16 0 0 4
58 Circle SportLandon Cassill 0 573 0 13 0 0 3
59 NEMCO MotorsportsJoe Nemechek 0 573 0 14 0 0 5
60 Penske RacingSam Hornish Jr 0 573 0 1 0 0 1
61 Go Green RacingPaulie Harraka 0 52 0 573 0 1 0 0 0
62 Joe Gibbs RacingElliott Sadler 0 573 0 1 0 0 1
63 Humphrey Smith RacingMike Bliss 0 573 0 9 0 0 9
