Martin Truex Jr. snags pole for elimination race at Martinsville
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Likely needing a victory in Sunday's Xfinity 500 to qualify for the NASCAR Cup Series Championship 4, Martin Truex Jr. took the first step in the right direction on Saturday, winning the pole position for the Round of 8 elimination race (2 p.m. ET on NBC, MRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
Truex turned a lap in 20.112 seconds (94.153 mph) in the final round of time trials to ed