• Associated Press

Sep 1, 2024, 09:02 PM ET

DARLINGTON, S.C. —

Truex’s JGR teammate Ty Gibbs entered without a win in 15th, while Chris Buescher of Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing was on the playoff bubble in 16th.

Bubba Wallace, who started from the pole, was the first man out of playoff position, 21 points behind Buescher when the race began.

Truex’s wreck shuffled him out of playoff position temporarily. Despite getting in, he knows he’ll need to turn things around to make a deep playoff run.

“It sucks. We just had a miserable two months,” he said. “Tonight was on me, sorry to my team and all the guys who work so hard.”