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Martin Truex Jr. puts flap about failing inspection behind, prepares for Duel

A funny thing happened to Martin Truex Jr. on his way to qualifying for the Daytona 500. Like a middle finger, a roof flap on his car was "sticking up too much."

Neither team nor NASCAR were amused. As a result, Truex missed his first opportunity to speed test his new ride.

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NASCAR stopped Truex and his No. 78 Toyota from taking the track on Sunday at Daytona. Furniture Row Racing was given five minutes to fix the problem.