Take that proverbial monkey and rip it off Martin Truex Jr.'s back.
Truex, the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion, had a bit of a reputation that preceded him ahead of last weekend's race at Richmond Raceway. In 80 career Cup races on short tracks, Truex was a mystifying 0 for 80. For someone as good as Truex, that 0-for always stood out for the wrong reasons.
Or at least it did until now. With Truex's win on Saturday, one of NASCAR's longtime streaks has finally been snapped.
That got us thinking: What other NASCAR breakthroughs are on the horizon for the rest of this season and the immediate future? Here are five feats that would be just as, if not more, gratifying than Truex finally finishing first at a short track:
