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Martin Truex Jr. finished 10th at Sunday’s Kobalt Tools 500. But, in honor of radio great Paul Harvey, who passed away on February 28, now it’s time for “the rest of the story.”
Less than 24 hours earlier, Truex was taken to Spalding Regional Medical Center, south of Atlanta, due to a kidney stone. Truex passed the stone, which is both good news and bad news.
The good news is that Truex would not have to worry about experiencing the excruciating pain that occurs when a kidney stone is moving. It is doubtful he could have driven with that type of pain. The bad news, though, is that passing the stone can leave some … how shall I say it? … residual discomfort in a sensitive region.
To make matters worse, Truex could not take certain kinds of medication for pain because it could affect his driving. You don’t want to experience the side effect of drowsiness while operating a motor vehicle at speeds faster than 100 mph. (If that’s not on the warning label of at least one medication, it should be.)
Fortunately for Truex, he reportedly felt fine before the race. He certainly didn’t show any ill effects while driving. In fact, he posted his best finish this season and moved up seven spots, to 19th, in the Sprint Cup standings.
Truex doesn’t want a repeat performance next week at Bristol. Well, he would take the Top 10 finish; but this time he’d skip the kidney stone.