Martin Truex Jr fell just short of a🎐 win in the Food City❀ 500.

The NASCAR Cup Se💙ries vete🌊ran had to settle for second place behind the race winner and his team-mate, Denny Hamlin.

The 43-year-old spoke to Fox Sports after the race aꦕbout how he dealt with the extreme tyre wear th🐻roughout the race:

“Ap𓂃parently it is what I 🃏needed to have happen here at Bristol to have a shot at winning”.

“I guess this tyre management thing fits into my wheelhouse here at Bristol. But the difference was coming out of the pits so far behind Denny. I had to use min꧙e up more on the last run”.

Martin is yet to win a race in t♛he 2024 season as his last win came last year in the 2023 Crayon 301 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

Despite not snatching a race win in a dramatic race the🧸 Joe Gibbs Toyota driver had nothing but good things to say about his team and car after the race:

“We gave it a hell of an effort, congr𒐪ats to them. Our Toyotas are really working well right now, I had a lot of fun today it was a really good run for us here today.”

Even though he has not won a race yet this Series the veteran now finds himself as the joint leader of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series. 🏅Truex Jr is now on equal points with Kyle Larson after five races.