NASCAR: Five Lessons Learned From Martinsville

JGR Drivers Are Not On The Same Page

Joe Gibbs Racing drivers entered the race at Martinsville as one of the most dominant teams in NASCAR.

With the race now over, this group of drivers looks like they are not on the same page. From Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch running this race in first, second and third to end the race losing to Jimmie Johnson proves that they are not working together.

These three drivers could have worked together to try and prevent Johnson from winning, but instead one of them will be eliminated from the Chase since there are now just three spots left for Homestead.

These four drivers had the biggest advantage heading into Martinsville. Simply put, they outnumbered their competition.

Now heading into Texas next week though, these drivers need to have an every man for themselves mentality. There is no more working together and if they have an opportunity to pass a teammate in the coming weeks, they need to do it as if their teammate is just another competitor.

Working together is now over for this team and there is only room for the best moving forward. Texas and Phoenix will test these teammates as they all try to compete for a spot at Homestead, but Martinsville turned out to be the race that broke these four drivers up.