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Martin Truex Jr. celebrates
with his crew in Victory Lane
after winning a NASCAR Cup
Monster Energy Series auto
race at Chicagoland Speed-
way in Joliet, Ill., Sunday, Sept.
17, 2017.
Associated Press
Truex opens

NASCAR’s

Playoffs

with win at

Chicagoland

By DAN GELSTON
AP Sports Writer
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Martin
Truex Jr. stretched his arms
to his side and waited for a
shower of green slime , the
colored goop traditionally
poured over the heads of
game-show contestants
and A-list celebrities.
Add NASCAR race winner
to the list.
“It’s a lot funner to watch
people get slimed than it
is to get slimed,” a smiling
and sticky Truex said. “But
it’s definitely worth it to get
that after the race.”
Truex might have left the
rest of the field green with
envy that he was again the Broncos defense dominates Cowboys offense
driver celebrating in victory
lane.
Truex backed up his regu-
lar-season dominance with
a victory Sunday in NAS-
CAR’s playoff opener at
Chicagoland Speedway
that solidified himself as the
driver to beat over the final
nine races as he chases his
first Cup championship.
He raced to his fifth victory Denver Broncos nose tackle Domata Peko (94) celebrates a defensive stop against the Dallas Cowboys during the second half of
an NFL football game, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in Denver.
of the season and earned Associated Press

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