Column: Truex rout creates chaos in NASCAR's playoff field
Denny Hamlin (11) gets service in the pits during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Denny Hamlin (11) gets service in the pits during the NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Oct. 27, 2019 04:55 PM EDT
Kyle Busch, right, shakes the hand of Todd Gilliland as he celebrates winning the NASCAR Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Kyle Busch, right, shakes the hand of Todd Gilliland as he celebrates winning the NASCAR Truck Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Oct. 26, 2019 04:46 PM EDT
Martin Truex Jr. celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Martin Truex Jr. celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Oct. 27, 2019 07:08 PM EDT
Martin Truex Jr., left, and his girlfriend Sherry Pollex, right, pose with the trophy as he celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Martin Truex Jr., left, and his girlfriend Sherry Pollex, right, pose with the trophy as he celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Oct. 27, 2019 07:15 PM EDT