Toby Christie of Racing America is reporting that Martin Truex Jr. will not be competing in the 2025 Daytona 500 with a car provided by 23XI Racing…
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End of the Full-Time Road: 1-On-1 With Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr. will retire from full-time Cup Series racing following the season finale Sunday at Phoenix Raceway. (more…)
Ryan Truex / No. 20 Gazoo Racing Toyota GR Supra Preview – Food City 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway
- TRUEX AT BRISTOL: Ryan Truex and the No. 20 Toyota Certified Collision Center GR Supra crew head to Bristol this weekend for the Food City 300. Truex has four prior NASCAR Xfinity Series starts at the high-banked, half-mile short track, which includes, two top-10s and an average finish of 15.5. Truex has a best finish of 10th at Bristol which he scored twice, with one in 2012 and the second coming in 2018.
- LAST TIME OUT: Truex’s last start at Atlanta has its ups and downs. After starting seventh, Truex got in the wall early and fell out of the front-running pack for most of the race. Despite the setback, Truex slowly worked his way back through the field and managed to sneak back into the top-10 to come home with a 10th place finish on the day.
Reser’s Fine Foods Racing: Martin Truex Jr. Watkins Glen Advance
Playoffs Underway: After being involved in an accident in last Sunday’s playoff opener at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the New Jersey native sits 15th out of 16 drivers in the playoff grid, 19 points below the top-12 cutline with two races remaining in the Round of 16.
Road-Course Ace: Truex has a total of five wins, 13 top-five finishes, and 19 top-10s at the three permanent road-course venues on the Cup Series schedule – Sonoma, Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas, and Watkins Glen. Four of those wins came at Sonoma and one at Watkins Glen. (more…)
Ryan Truex / No. 20 Gazoo Racing Toyota GR Supra Preview – Focused Health 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
TRUEX AT ATLANTA: Ryan Truex and the No. 20 Gazoo Racing Toyota GR Supra crew head to Atlanta this weekend for the Focused Health 250, fresh off back-to-back wins for the No. 20 car at Daytona and Darlington. Truex has five starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway, including three on the new configuration. In five starts at the track, Truex has two top-fives, four top-10s, eight laps led, and an impressive finish of 7.0. Truex has a best finish of third which he has earned twice in 2022 and 2023. Since joining JGR and running on the track’s new configuration, Truex’s worst finish at Atlanta is ninth which came earlier this year when he ran out of fuel coming to the checkered flag.
LAST TIME OUT: Truex’s last start at Daytona turned into a career highlight as he scored his third career Xfinity Series win, and his second win in just eight starts this season. Truex ran up front for most of the night as he started sixth and earned sixth and third place finishes in the first two stages, respectively. Truex led 28 laps en route to his victory, which included the final eight laps to secure the sixth win on the year for Tyler Allen and the No. 20 Toyota GR Supra crew. (more…)
Auto-Owners Insurance Racing: Martin Truex Jr. Atlanta Advance
Playoff Reset: Despite a disappointing result in the final race of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season last weekend at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, where he saw his day end after an accident on lap two, Truex was able to lock himself into the 2024 edition of the 10-race, 16-driver playoffs. Truex will start the playoffs this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway sitting 16th on the playoff grid with 2,004 points, 36 points behind No. 1 seed Kyle Larson. (more…)
Bass Pro Shops Racing: Martin Truex Jr. Southern 500 at Darlington Advance
Where We Stand: Martin Truex Jr. sits ninth in the driver standings with 695 points, 128 behind Tyler Reddick. All four Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) entries are currently inside the top-10 in the standings, with Christopher Bell sixth, Denny Hamlin eighth and Ty Gibbs 10th as the series heads to the final race of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season this weekend at the track “Too Tough to Tame.” (more…)
Ryan Truex / No. 20 Toyota Certified Collision Center GR Supra Preview – Wawa 250 at Daytona International Speedway
TRUEX AT DAYTONA: Ryan Truex heads to Daytona for his eighth start of his 2024 Xfinity Series campaign. Truex has five prior starts at Daytona, highlighted by a best finish of seventh in 2018. In total, Truex has accumulated one top-ten, three laps led, and an average finish of 16.8. In his last start at the track back in February, Truex was running in the top-five before a last lap wreck sent him back to a 21st place finish. (more…)
Bass Pro Shops Racing: Martin Truex Jr. Daytona Advance
Where We Stand: Truex sits eighth in the driver standings with 682 points, 132 behind new leader Tyler Reddick. All four Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) entries are currently inside the top-10 in the standings, with Denny Hamlin third, Christopher Bell seventh and Ty Gibbs 10th as the series heads to the penultimate race of the NASCAR Cup Series regular season at Daytona. (more…)
Auto-Owners Insurance Racing: Martin Truex Jr. Michigan Advance
Martin Truex Jr. sits eighth in the Cup Series standings with 662 points, 117 behind new leader Kyle Larson. All four JGR entries are currently inside the top-11 in the standings with Denny Hamlin fourth, Christopher Bell sixth and Ty Gibbs 11th as the series heads to the Irish Hills of Michigan this weekend. (more…)
Bass Pro Shops Racing: Martin Truex Jr. Richmond Advance
Where We Stand: The New Jersey native sits seventh in the driver standings with 653 points, 96 behind leader Kyle Larson. All four Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) entries are currently inside the top-10 in the standings, with Denny Hamlin fourth, Christopher Bell eighth and Ty Gibbs 11th as the series heads to Richmond coming out of a two-week break for the 2024 Olympics. (more…)
Martin Truex Jr. Looks to Defend His Title at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
LOUDON, N.H. – NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) driver Martin Truex Jr. earned his first Loudon the Lobster at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) in 2023, and he’s looking to capture another on June 23 at the USA TODAY 301. Truex, who finally landed in victory lane last year after his 30th start at “The Magic Mile,” spoke to media Wednesday in advance of New England’s only NASCAR weekend. (more…)
Ryan Truex / No. 19 Toyota SmartPath Toyota GR Supra – United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway
TRUEX AT DAYTONA: Ryan Truex will kick off his eighth career NASCAR Xfinity Series season this weekend in the United Rentals 300 at Daytona International Speedway when he gets behind the wheel of the No. 19 Toyota SmartPath GR Supra. In four starts at the iconic track, Truex has one top-ten, three laps led, and an average finish of 15.8, highlighted by a seventh-place finish in 2018. The 31-year-old veteran also has one NASCAR Cup Series start and five NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts, where he scored three top-five finishes. (more…)
Bass Pro Shops Racing: Martin Truex Jr. Daytona 500
Martin Truex Jr. and the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry team for Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) kicked off the unofficial season by finishing ninth in the 150-lap feature in the non-points Clash at the Coliseum on Feb. 3 in Los Angeles. (more…)
Bass Pro Shops Racing: Martin Truex Jr. Clash at the Coliseum
Entering his sixth season under the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) banner, Martin Truex Jr. has become quite the short-track ace during his first five seasons with JGR’s No. 19 team. Prior to his time with JGR, Truex had never won on a short track.
Johnny Morris And Bass Pro Shops Highlight Conservation Efforts By Celebrating Ducks Unlimited On Martin Truex Jr.’s Car For Race At Daytona International Speedway This Weekend
DAYTONA, Florida – Aug. 22, 2023 – Thanks to a partnership with longtime conservation champion Johnny Morris and Bass Pro Shops, the iconic Ducks Unlimited logo will be featured on the No. 19 Toyota Camry of Martin Truex Jr. during the NASCAR Coke Zero Sugar 400 on Aug. 26 at Daytona International Speedway.
Domination Leads to Victory For Martin Truex Jr. At Sonoma
Martin Truex, Jr. returned to form at Sonoma showing off his road course skills by leading 51 of the 110 laps. MTJ was in the Top 10 in both early stages and was obviously set up for the long green flag runs that occurred.
Martin Truex Jr. Becomes Eighth Different NASCAR Cup Series Winner This Season
Snapping a 54-race winless streak at Dover Motor Speedway on Monday, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr. has become the eighth different driver this season to earn a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs and NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway on May 21.
NASCAR Xfinity Series – Joe Gibbs Racing’s Ryan Truex Conquered Dover’s Monster Mile
Most drivers dream of the opportunity to post a win at their hometown track and last weekend, Ryan Truex was able to make that dream a reality. It wasn’t just an ordinary win for the Mayetta, N.J. native – it was his first-ever in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Truex came into the race strong, finding his way to the front on Lap 34. He swept both stages and ultimately led a career-high 124 of the 200 laps.
Martin Truex Jr. Breaks Winless Streak at the Monster Mile
Last week I noted that Martin Truex, Jr. had three wins at Dover but hasn’t been all that great there as of late. He certainly turned that around leading 68 laps and holding off Ross Chastain after a late race restart. After being rained out on Sunday, the Cup teams returned on Monday to a green track that rubbered up nicely as the race progressed. This race was not a case of tires not dropping off as The Monster Mile started eating tires.