STP 400: Rolling the Dice at Kansas Speedway Brings Heartache

If it were easy, everybody would do it. That's why racing at NASCAR's highest level is not for the faint of heart.The highs can be like no other, but when a good day turns bad for a driver, the pain is tough to take. Martin Truex Jr. dominated Sunday's race with his No. 56 NAPA Toyota, leading 173 laps, but his last set of tires likely cost him a win as he battled Denny Hamlin in the STP 400 at Kansas Speedway. Truex looked to be so close to getting a win for Michael Waltrip Racing after a winless streak of 174 races. The look on his face after the race showed just how badly he wanted to win and how much the loss hurt, despite a second-place finish. Kurt Busch maintained a top-10 position for most of the race in his plain red and white No. ...

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