#56-Martin Truex Jr. is one of the drivers fighting for a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup and is 13th in the standings, 15 points out of 10th, but holds the second wild card position. Truex finished third in Atlanta despite driving with a cast on his right wrist after suffering a scaphoid fracture and sprain during the Bristol race on Aug. 24. Truex Jr. comments on the cast: ‘The cast did its job at Atlanta. It got a little soft in the palm area during the race but all and all, everything went fine. Ive had it checked over again and had a new cast put on. Weve made a few adjustments to this new cast and I expect it to be a whole lot better. Everything has gone well so far. I cannot complain. I mean to go to Atlanta and to have a shot at the win at the end, at that point, what pain I felt was gone.”( MWR )
