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Just making Chase not good enough for Truex

By Mark Ashenfelter
ESPN.com

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

A New Jersey native, Martin Truex Jr. has voiced his support for the Philadelphia Eagles, but his fortunes of late have more resembled those of the Philadelphia Phillies. Having broken through and finally made the playoffs for the first time since 1993, the Phillies hoped to make some noise. Instead, they quickly were swept aside by the Colorado Rockies. Truex's pace has been much quicker, as he made NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup in just his second full season. Unfortunately for the Dale ...

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