NASCAR Notebook: Truex Admits Mistake

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Martin Truex Jr. takes full responsibility for triggering a multi-car accident late in Sunday’s Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Truex made contact with Austin Dillon on one of the race’s final restarts, which caused the Richard Childress Racing driver to spin and make hard contact with the inside wall. The impact triggered a huge accident that swept up Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott and others – causing a red flag.

Truex made no excuses about his role in the crash.

“I want to say, ‘I’m sorry’ to Austin Dillon, the ‘3’ team, ‘Slugger’ (crew chief Richard Labbe) and all those guys,” said Truex. “They didn’t need me to turn them around on that restart. I feel terrible about that. I was trying to help get him going and pushed way …

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