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2013 charlotte all star qualifying martin truex jr1 56 Martin Truex Jr. NAPA Auto Parts Toyota 27.918 193.424
2 1 Jamie McMurray BassProShops/NtnlWildTurkeyFndtn Chev 28.023 192.699
3 42 Juan Pablo Montoya Target Chevrolet 28.075 192.342
4 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. # Best Buy Ford 28.084 192.280
5 13 Casey Mears GEICO Ford 28.290 190.880
6 31 Jeff Burton Caterpillar Chevrolet 28.398 190.154
7 10 Danica Patrick # GoDaddy Chevrolet 28.412 190.061
8 27 Paul Menard Serta/Menards Chevrolet 28.442 189.860
9 36 JJ Yeley World Trade Barter Solutions Chevrolet 28.504 189.447
10 33 Landon Cassill Bicycle NASCAR Playing Cards Chevrolet 28.577 188.963

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11 47 Bobby Labonte House Autry Toyota 28.599 188.818
12 43 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 28.612 188.732

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2013 Bristol1 March Brad Keselowski On TrackDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 17, 2013) – Penalties have been handed down to three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams following last Saturday’s race at Texas Motor Speedway.

 The No. 56 car was found to have violated Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20-12.8.1B (the car failed to meet the minimum front car heights during post-race inspection) of the 2013 rule book.

NOTE: TEAM STATEMENTS AT THE END OF THE POST

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By: Toby Christie – Follow on Twitter @Tobalical

The trend of 2013 is that guys like Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Brad Keselowski will be among the quickest of the litter, but two surprise names topped the charts Friday during the two practice sessions at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Truex To Continue Driving No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota

ATLANTA – Michael Waltrip Racing announced Friday it has agreed to multiyear contract extensions with Martin Truex Jr. and NAPA AUTO PARTS keeping Truex behind the wheel of the No. 56 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
NAPA will continue as one of the few full-time primary sponsors in the series, sponsoring all 36 NASCAR Sprint Cup points races and the sport’s two non-points events each season.

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Truex Comes Home In Search Of Second Win

Southern New Jersey native Martin Truex Jr. has one win in his NASCAR Sprint Cup career, and it came five years ago at Dover in a race scheduled for June 3 but run on June 4 because of rain.

Could this be a happy anniversary?

Truex has resided firmly inside the top 10 since the second race of the season and has excelled at Dover in recent races. Truex Jr. has won two of the last three Coors Light qualifying sessions run at the track (last spring’s qualifying was rained out). He finished eighth in last year’s spring Dover race.