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Everyone knew it was coming, they just didn't know where.

Anyone who kept track of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series saw the matte black No. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet on top of the leaderboard consistently now can see it in Victory Lane.

Martin Truex, Jr, was able to fend off challenges from NASCAR's big teams to score a victory for the underdog in Sunday's Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400 from Pocono Speedway. The victory snaps a 69-race winless drought which dates back to the 2013 season. The win is the third of Truex's career and just the second win for Furniture Row Racing, a single-car team from Denver, Colorado.

While Truex was uncertain of his future following the loss of his ride at Michael Waltrip Racing, longtime girlfriend and cancer survivor Sherry Pollex told him faith would help everything work out for the better.

"I did believe in her, but I just knew it was going to take a lot of work," Truex said. "I knew it was going to be a tough road to get back. I felt at the time - I felt lucky. At the end of the season, I felt really fortunate that there was a great ride open with the 78. They were just coming off their best year ever, and went into last year honestly feeling like, okay, this is going to be good. This might take a little time to get things figured out, but it's going to be good, and we're going to pick up kind of where I left off, and it was just the complete opposite. It was just miserable. Nothing went our way, nothing -- we had no speed. We couldn't make the cars work; they felt terrible to me. They were so inconsistent, you just never knew what you were going to get."

Truex admitted the circumstances surrounding him since the end of the 2013 season made this win the most memorable of his ten-year Sprint Cup career.

"Then Sherry's situation happened, and it was like, all right, this is when you show people what you're made of," Truex added. "She showed me what she was made of, and I was like, wow if she can do that, I can do this. This is easy. Honestly, just learned a lot from her and worked hard, never gave up, believed in myself the whole time, and that's what it takes.

You've got to surround yourself with good people and I'm just thankful for Barney Visser, for Joe Garone and making good decisions over the off-season, giving (crew chief) Cole (Pearn) the reins, and he took it from there, honestly.

"It was definitely the hardest thing I've ever been through, but when you get through something like that, it makes you pretty damned proud of what you've accomplished, and this is easily the biggest win of my career."

Once again, defending Sprint Cup champion Kevin Harvick finished in second place. The runner-up finish marks the tenth time the driver of the No. 4 Budweiser/Jimmy John's Chevrolet has finished inside the top two. With his last win coming all the way back in March at Phoenix, the 39-year old Bakersfield, California-native is balancing himself between frustration and greed.

"I think everybody is probably frustrated that we didn't win, but I think it's frustrated in a good way," Harvick admitted. "It's very rare that you can come to the racetrack and be in those positions every week. I think when you look at the -- just like today, we were literally coming to pit road when the caution flag flew and never really made up those 10 spots that we lost, and struggled on the restarts to get going. I think as you look at the situations, I think the second is better than 10th.

"It's a frustration that's good in a way, and you want to be frustrated because we're not winning, but in the end, you also don't want to be greedy, either."

Three-time Pocono winner Jimmie Johnson finished in third place despite cutting a tire on lap 87. While Johnson didn't believe he had the speed to contend for the victory, the race at Pocono spotlighted his team's ability to roll with the punches and keep moving forward.

"Our race ability has been a shining spot for us this year," Johnson explained. "Today we really didn't have pace for the 78 or the 4, so we've got to get to work there. With the damaged car, we ran third, missing half the splitter and the right side knocked in, some hard racing on one of those restarts off Turn 3. To get a good result, we overcame a lot today, having to deal with a flat tire, the damage to the car, and then I got to third. We'll take it. Scrappy day for us, but not the end of the world, either."

Joey Logano was forced to start in the rear of the field after changing a gearbox before the race but managed to snag a fourth-place finish with Kurt Busch rounding out the top five.

Harvick continues to show the way in the Sprint Cup points standings still 39 points ahead of Truex despite his win. Jimmie Johnson remains in a distant third place, 79 points behind Harvick's blistering pace.

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race Number 14
Unofficial Race Results for the 34Th Annual Axalta We Paint Winners 400
- Sunday, June 7, 2015
Pocono Raceway - Long Pond, PA - 2.5 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 160 Laps - 400 Miles - Purse: $5,084,726
Leader
Fin    Str    Car    Driver    Team    Laps    Pts    Bns    Driver Rating    Winnings    Status    Tms    Laps
1    3    78    Martin Truex Jr.    Furniture Row/Visser Precision Chevrolet    160    48    5    147.0    $201,810    Running    4    97
2    5    4    Kevin Harvick    Budweiser/Jimmy John's Chevrolet    160    43    1    134.0    $232,850    Running    3    39
3    9    48    Jimmie Johnson    Lowe's/Jimmie Johnson Foundation Chevrolet    160    41        109.8    $176,086    Running        
4    11    22    Joey Logano    Shell Pennzoil Ford    160    40        88.7    $166,683    Running        
5    1    41    Kurt Busch    Haas Automation Chevrolet    160    39        114.4    $133,050    Running        
6    19    20    Matt Kenseth    Dollar General Toyota    160    38        97.2    $140,001    Running        
7    14    1    Jamie McMurray    Cessna Chevrolet    160    37        92.7    $124,856    Running        
8    15    42    Kyle Larson    Target Chevrolet    160    36        89.5    $117,723    Running        
9    10    18    Kyle Busch    M&M's Crispy Toyota    160    35        97.6    $134,456    Running        
10    8    11    Denny Hamlin    FedEx Ground Toyota    160    34        96.2    $101,615    Running        
11    20    88    Dale Earnhardt Jr.    Nationwide Chevrolet    160    33        109.3    $101,640    Running        
12    27    16    Greg Biffle    Ortho Ford    160    32        75.5    $116,233    Running        
13    12    5    Kasey Kahne    Farmers Chevrolet    160    32    1    100.0    $97,675    Running    1    2
14    4    24    Jeff Gordon    Axalta/Penn State Chevrolet    160    31    1    90.4    $131,986    Running    1    1
15    2    19    Carl Edwards    ARRIS Toyota    160    30    1    103.7    $82,550    Running    2    16
16    18    13    Casey Mears    GEICO Chevrolet    160    28        71.7    $107,283    Running        
17    7    2    Brad Keselowski    Miller Lite Ford    160    27        88.4    $125,266    Running        
18    29    33    Ty Dillon(i)    Yuengling Chevrolet    160    0        72.4    $96,778    Running        
19    6    3    Austin Dillon    Dow Chevrolet    160    26    1    74.5    $117,106    Running    1    5
20    30    51    Justin Allgaier    SEM Chevrolet    160    24        62.8    $102,503    Running        
21    28    14    Tony Stewart    Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet    160    23        70.1    $106,709    Running        
22    23    15    Clint Bowyer    Jack Link's/Big Machine Records Toyota    160    22        55.4    $113,303    Running        
23    21    55    David Ragan    Aaron's Dream Machine Toyota    160    21        60.4    $106,009    Running        
24    33    6    Trevor Bayne    AdvoCare Ford    160    20        52.2    $119,845    Running        
25    32    40    Landon Cassill(i)    Interstate Moving Services Chevrolet    160    0        50.2    $78,345    Running        
26    34    7    Alex Bowman    Accell Construction Chevrolet    160    18        50.8    $89,753    Running        
27    35    38    David Gilliland    MDS Ford    160    17        46.6    $95,342    Running        
28    39    35    Cole Whitt     Ford    160    16        43.6    $77,545    Running        
29    38    98    Josh Wise     Ford    159    15        40.6    $77,395    Running        
30    36    34    Brett Moffitt #    Dockside Logistics Ford    158    14        37.2    $79,745    Running        
31    16    27    Paul Menard    Schrock/Menards Chevrolet    158    13        54.4    $82,095    Running        
32    41    83    Matt DiBenedetto #    Burger King Toyota    158    12        36.5    $73,920    Running        
33    40    26    Jeb Burton #    Maxim Fantasy Sports Toyota    158    11        32.0    $73,720    Running        
34    31    46    Michael Annett    Sherwin Williams Chevrolet    158    10        38.6    $73,520    Running        
35    42    32    Travis Kvapil(i)    Visone RV Parts Ford    157    0        28.9    $73,370    Running        
36    37    23    JJ Yeley(i)    Dr Pepper/Heinz Toyota    155    0        30.9    $73,120    Running        
37    22    10    Danica Patrick    GoDaddy Chevrolet    153    7        62.4    $80,931    Running        
38    26    47    AJ Allmendinger    Clorox Chevrolet    143    6        56.3    $86,102    Radiator        
39    13    31    Ryan Newman    Grainger Chevrolet    141    5        68.3    $96,105    Accident        
40    43    62    Brendan Gaughan(i)     Chevrolet    129    0        24.8    $60,030    Electrical        
41    24    9    Sam Hornish Jr.    Medallion Bank Ford    120    3        52.7    $82,375    Accident        
42    17    17    Ricky Stenhouse Jr.    Zest Ford    105    2        56.7    $60,030    Running        
43    25    43    Aric Almirola    Nathan's Famous Ford    88    1        40.1    $85,466    Engine        
 Race Comments:    Martin Truex Jr. won the Axalta 'We Paint Winners' 400, his third career NASCAR Sprint Series victory. Prior to the start of the race, the following car dropped to the rear of the field for the reason indicated: No. 22 (changing rear gear).
 Failed to Qualify:    N/A
 Time of Race:    02 Hrs, 58 Mins, 45 Secs.    Average Speed:    134.266 MPH    Margin of Victory:    1.346 Seconds
 Caution Flags:    8 for 31 laps: Laps: 51-54 (Debris frontstretch [55]); 70-73 (#17 accident turn 2 [43]); 88-92 (Debris turn 2 [51]); 94-96 (#7 spin turn 4 [15]); 122-125 (#9 accident turn 1 [14]); 130-133 (#2, 34 accident turn 1 [40]); 136-139 (#10 accident turn 1 [38]); 142-144 (#31, 47 accident turn 1 [35]).
 Lead Changes:    12 among 6 drivers:  0; C. Edwards 1-14; M. Truex Jr. 15-27; C. Edwards 28-29; K. Kahne 30-31; K. Harvick 32-51; M. Truex Jr. 52-69; K. Harvick 70-87; A. Dillon 88-92; J. Gordon 93; M. Truex Jr. 94-132; K. Harvick 133; M. Truex Jr. 134-160.
Chase Grid Outlook:     1.J. Johnson 481 (4 wins);2.K. Harvick 559 (2);3.M. Truex Jr. 520 (1);4.J. Logano 480 (1);5.D. Earnhardt Jr. 465 (1);6.B. Keselowski 441 (1);7.M. Kenseth 415 (1);8.D. Hamlin 379 (1);9.C. Edwards 368 (1);10.J. Mcmurray 427 (0);11.K. Kahne 417 (0);12.J. Gordon 411 (0);13.P. Menard 385 (0);14.A. Almirola 379 (0);15.R. Newman 374 (0);16.C. Bowyer 354 (0).
3M Lap Leader    : Kevin Harvick, #4 39 Laps    American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award    : Martin Truex Jr, #78
Coors Light Pole Award    : Kurt Busch, #41 177.599 mph    Ingersoll Rand Power Move    : Jeff Gordon, #24 6 positions
Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race    : Hendrick Engines, #4     Mobil 1 Driver of the Race    : Kevin Harvick, #4
Moog Steering & Suspension Problem Solver of the Race    : Joey Logano, #22 T. Gordon, .412 sec    Sherwin-Williams Fastest Lap    : Kyle Busch, #18
Sunoco Rookie of the Race    : Brett Moffitt, #34
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race:    Jun. 14, 2015 - Michigan International Speedway
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