Martin Truex Jr’s quest to win a second consecutive race in the NASCAR Cup Series 2021 season has received a much-appreciated early boost – he will start on pole position for this Sunday’s Richmond race. After Sunday’s victory at Martinsville, Truex Jr became the only driver to win two races this season.

Seeing Denny Hamlin on the front row has become somewhat of a routine this season due to his incredible consistency. Hamlin, with seven top-five finishes in the first eight races, will start on the front row again at Richmond. There is little doubt that Hamlin will again be among the frontrunners at his home track on Sunday, but he will be itching to seal that win this time.

Hendrick Motorsports secured a second-row lockout for Richmond, with Chase Elliott and William Byron starting third and fourth. Elliott, Byron, and another Hendrick driver Kyle Larson all finished inside the top-five at Martinsville.

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Larson, another driver to have made a dominant start this year, will start in sixth place, behind Joey Logano in fifth. Behind Larson, Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, Kevin Harvick, and Kyle Busch round off the top-10 starters.

After another 16th-place finish, Bubba Wallace will start in 15th place at Richmond. Meanwhile, Brad Keselowski, who won the 2020 playoff race at Richmond, will start the race in 20th.

Truex Jr will look to ride on his current momentum as well as his superb recent record at Richmond. The Joe Gibbs driver has not finished lower than third in his last four races there and also has two wins.

Can Denny Hamlin win at his home track?

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Hamlin‘s recent record at Richmond bears resemblance to his record so far this season. He has three top-fives in the last five races at the track, but no wins.

Kyle Busch might also look at Richmond as a great chance to get an early win this year. Busch and Truex Jr. are the only active drivers with two wins at this track.

The Richmond race holds a lot of importance every year in the regular season; it is one of the tracks that return on the schedule for the all-important playoffs.

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