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Martin Truex Jr. will be forced to the back of the Monster Energy Series field for Sunday’s Pocono 400 at Pocono Raceway (1:30 p.m. ET, FS1).

The No. 78 Furniture Row Racing team was forced to make an engine change after final practice late Saturday afternoon.

Truex, a 2015 Pocono winner, was supposed to start alongside pole-sitter Kyle Busch on the front row for the second consecutive week.

He’ll join Dale Earnhardt Jr. at the back after the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports team also had to make an engine change during Friday’s opening practice session.

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup SeriesAXALTA presents the Pocono 400Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA USAFriday 9 June 2017Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing, M&M's Red, White & Blue Toyota CamryWorld Copyright: Matthew T. ThackerLAT Imagesref: Digital Image 17POC1mt1152