Martin Truex Jr.
Truex at Sonoma Raceway in 2023
BornMartin Lee Truex Jr.
(1980-06-29) June 29, 1980
Mayetta, New Jersey, U.S.
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg)
Achievements2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion
2017, 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Champion
2004, 2005 NASCAR Busch Series Champion
2016, 2019 Coca-Cola 600 winner
2016 Southern 500 winner
2007, 2010 NASCAR All-Star Race Open winner
2023 Busch Light Clash Winner
Awards2004, 2005 Busch Series Most Popular Driver
2018 ESPY Best Driver
Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
642 races run over 20 years
Car no., teamNo. 19 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
2023 position11th
Best finish1st (2017)
First race2004 Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 (Atlanta)
Last race2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
First win2007 Autism Speaks 400 (Dover)
Last win2023 Crayon 301 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
34 278 23
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
104 races run over 11 years
2021 position76th
Best finish1st (2004, 2005)
First race2001 MBNA.com 200 (Dover)
Last race2021 EchoPark 250 (Atlanta)
First win2004 Sharpie Professional 250 (Bristol)
Last win2006 Aaron's 312 (Talladega)
Wins Top tens Poles
13 62 10
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 3 years
2021 position95th
Best finish77th (2005)
First race2005 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 (Milwaukee)
Last race2021 Pinty's Truck Race on Dirt (Bristol Dirt)
First win2021 Pinty's Truck Race on Dirt (Bristol Dirt)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 1 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
62 races run over 4 years
Best finish8th (2001)
First race2000 NAPA 150 (Lee)
Last race2003 New Hampshire 125 (Loudon)
First win2000 ThatLook.com 100 (Loudon)
Last win2003 New England 125 (Loudon)
Wins Top tens Poles
5 32 7
Statistics current as of July 23, 2023.

Martin Lee Truex Jr. (born June 29, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 19 Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing. He is the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion and a two-time Xfinity Series champion, having won two consecutive championships in 2004 and 2005.

Many members of Truex Jr.'s family are current or retired NASCAR drivers. His younger brother Ryan competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for JGR, and is a two-time consecutive champion in what is now known as the ARCA Menards Series East. His father Martin Sr. competed full-time in the East Series in the 1990s. His uncle Barney competed part-time in the Whelen Modified Tour in the 1980s.[1] His cousins, Curtis Truex Jr. and Tyler Truex, are late model racing drivers.[2][3]

Early career

The son of racer Martin Truex Sr., Martin Jr. began his racing career driving go-karts at the New Egypt Speedway, located in Central New Jersey when it was still a paved track (the track was later switched to dirt). Truex Jr. would make his move to the Modified division at Wall Stadium in 1998, as soon as he was old enough to race a car at the age of 18 (under New Jersey regulations).[3]

In 2000, Truex moved south and rented a home from Dale Earnhardt Jr. in Mooresville, North Carolina, eventually purchasing his own home there. Following in his father's footsteps, he began racing in the Busch North Series. He ran three full seasons (2000 to 2002) and made limited starts in 2003. Truex claimed 13 poles and 5 wins driving his family-owned No. 56 SeaWatch Chevy.

NASCAR

2001–2005: Busch Series

Truex made his first Busch Series start in 2001 at Dover International Speedway in his father's No. 56 Chevy. He started 19th but finished 38th after an early wreck. In 2002, Truex drove one race for Phoenix Racing at New Hampshire International Speedway, starting 13th and finishing 29th. He ran three races the rest of that season for his father, his best finish 17th at Dover.

In 2003, he began the season with his father's team, before he was hired by Dale Earnhardt Jr. to drive his No. 81 Chance 2 Motorsports Chevy. He made his debut with Chance 2 at Richmond International Raceway, where he qualified sixth and led 11 laps before transmission failure forced him to a 31st-place finish. He split time between Chance 2 and his father's team for the balance of the season, except at Dover, where he drove for Stanton Barrett. He had a sixth-place run at Bristol Motor Speedway, and ended the season with two consecutive second-place finishes. He ran a total of ten races that season.

Truex raced full-time for Chance 2 in 2004. At Bristol Motor Speedway, he would earn his first career victory, and he would later add three more victories over the next seven races. This would include a victory at Talladega Superspeedway which broke his car owner's streak of winning restrictor plate races in the Busch Series, and a victory at the final NASCAR event held at Nazareth Speedway. He took the lead in the championship after Nazareth but lost it to rookie Kyle Busch a few races later. However, a series of top-five and top-ten finishes in the second half of the season allowed Truex to pull away from Busch, clinching the Busch Series championship with a race to spare.

While on his way to that championship, Truex made an appearance in the Nextel Cup Series as a relief driver to Dale Earnhardt Jr., who had suffered burns in a sports car accident. Truex started his first career Cup race for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. (DEI) in the No. 1 at Atlanta Motor Speedway later that year, qualifying 33rd and finishing 37th.

Truex stayed in the Busch Series to defend his championship in 2005, winning the title for the second season in a row. He won the first Busch Series points race held outside the United States, in Mexico, as well as defending his wins at Talladega and Dover International Speedway. He took his first Daytona International Speedway win on July 1, 2005.

2006–2008: Dale Earnhardt, Inc.

2008 Sprint Cup car

In 2006, Truex moved to the No. 1 DEI Chevy full-time in the Nextel Cup Series. He had two Top 5 finishes and finished 19th in points. Truex got his first win of the 2007 season in the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Open, securing a spot in the 2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, where he finished tenth.

A few weeks later, he won the Autism Speaks 400, scoring his first Sprint Cup Series win with an interval of seven seconds between pole-sitter Ryan Newman and himself, even though he led over half of the race—219 of the 400 laps.

This victory led to a jump in overall points advancing him to 13th, followed by a 3rd-place finish at Pocono Raceway and a second-place finish at Michigan. With a 15th-place finish in the Chevy Rock and Roll 400, Truex clinched a spot in his first Chase for the Sprint Cup and finished 11th in points at season's end. He did not go to victory lane in 2008, but he did have 11 Top 10's and finished 15th in the final points standings.

2009: Earnhardt Ganassi Racing

At the beginning of the 2009 season, Dale Earnhardt, Inc. merged into Chip Ganassi Racing and was renamed Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates. The move was in effect a closing of DEI, and Truex's No. 1 moved to Ganassi to replace the defunct No. 41 of Reed Sorenson. Truex began the year by winning the pole for the Daytona 500. Later in the season, Truex had claimed two more pole positions at Atlanta and Phoenix, following his first pole since 2007 at Texas.[4]

2009 would be Truex Jr.'s lone season with Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, as he departed following the season and was replaced by Jamie McMurray.[5][6]

2010–2013: Michael Waltrip Racing

2010–2011

Truex's No. 56 at Pocono Raceway in 2011

After the 2009 season, Truex left Earnhardt Ganassi Racing to drive the No. 56 Toyota Camry for Michael Waltrip Racing, receiving owner points from the No. 55 car formerly driven by Waltrip. The No. 56 was the number Martin's father drove in during his time in the Grand National Division and is considered the "family number". In his first race for Michael Waltrip Racing, Truex finished 6th in the Daytona 500.

After the series of setbacks the following three weeks with a blown engine and accidents, he fell back to 24th in the point standings, but in the next seven races after finishing in the Top 12 fives times and all Top 19 finishes, he would gain to 13th in the final point standings. At Dover, he earned his fifth career pole. Truex won the All-Star Showdown at Charlotte thereby earning the 1st transfer spot for the All-Star Race which he finished second in from a 19th (out of 21) starting spot. Truex would go on to finish the 2010 season 22nd in the point standings with one Top 5 finish and seven Top 10 finishes.

At Martinsville the following year in 2011, a stuck throttle caused Truex to make contact with Kasey Kahne, resulting in a large wreck; Truex hit the wall hard head-on and his car flew on fire for a few seconds as Kahne hit the wall in his car's rear. Truex climbed out instantly and went to check on Kahne who received a standing ovation as he climbed out uninjured. Truex then left with officials to the care center. He said the wreck was the hardest of his career and both Truex and Kahne were released with normal symptoms. The next week officials told him his wreck was the hardest crash at Martinsville. Truex won another pole at Dover International Raceway. Truex ran well in most of the races but often struggled to finish the races off. He was docked 25 points because of a windshield violation in the fall Talladega race. He ended the season 18th in points, with three Top 5's and 12 Top 10's.[7]

2012

Truex started 2012 well, winning a $200,000 bonus and finishing 7th in the Daytona 500. He finally hit his stride in Texas, winning the pole and leading 69 laps. The following week at Kansas he started 6th and flat-out dominated the race, leading 173 of 267 laps but falling short to Denny Hamlin. At Atlanta, he led 40 of the final 46 laps, but ultimately fell short to Hamlin again when he was forced to pit under a late-race caution for fuel, ending up fourth. Truex finished 21st, however, he had a spot clinched in the Chase, and ultimately made it in. He ended up 11th in the points, with zero wins, seven Top 5's, and 19 Top 10's.[8]

2013

Truex's 2013 Sprint Cup car at Texas Motor Speedway

Truex had an up and down 2013 season. He had a few Top 5 finishes in the early races. His first best run of 2013 was Texas, when he led during the final 55 laps of the race but ended up losing to Kyle Busch. Truex also had low notes, including an accident at Martinsville and a blown engine at Dover. The highlight of the season was at Sonoma, when Truex broke a 218 race winless streak, starting 14th on the starting grid and working his way up to win by over eight seconds over Jeff Gordon. Truex's 218-race winless streak is second only to Bill Elliott, who went winless in 226 races between 1994 and 2001. It is only the second time a car numbered No. 56 won in NASCAR's highest division, the first being Jim Hurtubise in a 1966 Atlanta race.

Returning to Bristol, Truex was involved in a wreck on Lap 448 where his car hit an inside wall at an angle that he broke his right wrist; he continued racing despite wearing a cast on his right wrist.[9] At Atlanta, despite nursing a broken wrist, Truex finished third to Kyle Busch and Joey Logano.

In the final regular-season race at Richmond, Truex was in the midst of a fierce battle for the final Wildcard spot, eventually coming out over Ryan Newman by a tiebreaker. As Newman and Truex each had one win, the Wildcard spot went to Truex, for having a better number of Top 5 finishes than Newman; however on Monday evening, it was announced that due to MWR having attempted to manipulate the results of the race, points penalties were assessed – 50 points for Truex, Clint Bowyer and Brian Vickers each – that resulted in Truex being bumped from the Chase and Newman and Jeff Gordon being added to the Chase field, as well as probation for all three crew chiefs, suspension of Ty Norris, and a $300,000 fine.[10] In the final 10 races of the season, Truex had four Top 10 finishes, which included a Top 5 run at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

2014–2018: Furniture Row Racing

2014

Truex racing at Sonoma Raceway in 2014

On October 14, 2013, it was announced that Michael Waltrip Racing's No. 56 would become a research and development team in 2014, and later was spun off.[11][12] Truex was told he could offer his services as a driver to other teams, and on October 17 it was confirmed that for the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season Truex would move to Furniture Row Racing and drive the No. 78 Chevrolet being vacated by Kurt Busch.[13] When the deal was formally announced on November 1, 2013, before the Texas race, it was announced that Furniture Row had also signed on all of the members of Truex's MWR pit crew.[14]

Truex's 2014 season started with an outside pole qualifying run for the Daytona 500, Furniture Row Racing's first front row start in the 500. However, Truex's engine failed on lap 31.[15]

Truex did poorly in the spring but rebounded with four Top 10's in the latter part of the season. He only led a single lap (at Talladega in the October race) and finished 24th in the final points standings.

2015: 1st Championship Four Appearance

Truex Jr. at the 2015 Daytona 500.

Before the 2015 season, crew chief Todd Berrier was released and replaced with rookie crew chief Cole Pearn.

Truex's season began on a high note. He led the most laps of the Sprint Unlimited (28 of 75). He led late but after a late-race red flag period erased his 5-second lead on Joey Logano, Truex lost his rhythm and finished second to Matt Kenseth. In a post-race interview, an emotional Truex said "We needed this. The race was over once Kenseth pulled away from me. But we needed this. After the last year and a half that I've had this satisfies a lot."

Truex continued his good momentum, finishing in the Top 10 in 14 of the first 15 races including a runner-up at Las Vegas. His only poor finish during this period was a 29th-place finish at Bristol, seven laps down, after being swept up in a late-race accident. At Kansas, Truex led the most laps (95), but a late caution killed his chances as he slipped back to 9th on the last restart, and he was unable to make up enough ground to catch Jimmie Johnson.

At the Coca-Cola 600, Truex led the most laps (131 of 400), but with 20 laps to go, he had to make a late-race fuel stop and finished 5th. At Dover, Truex led the most laps again (131 of 405), but a poor restart caused him to slide back to 7th and cost him the race to Johnson.

Truex Jr. racing at Michigan International Speedway in 2015

At Pocono, Truex started third, and ran up front for most of the race, leading 97 of 160 laps. On the last restart, he managed to pull away to a 1.8-second lead on Kevin Harvick to take the checkered flag in 1st place. For Truex, this snapped a 69 race winless streak and was also the fourth straight points race in which he led the most laps. It was the second win for Furniture Row Racing and the first for crew chief Cole Pearn.

With a 3rd-place finish in a rain-shortened Michigan race, Truex became the first driver since Richard Petty in 1969 to start a Cup season with 14 Top 10 finishes through the first 15 races. At Sonoma, Truex was running in the Top 20 until shortly after the first restart, when David Ragan turned him in the esses, which saw Truex crash into a jersey barrier, resulting in a 42nd-place finish.[16] At Daytona, Truex was running up front until he was caught up in a crash on lap 106, relegating him to a 38th-place finish. Despite a string of bad races, Truex nonetheless made the Chase for the Sprint Cup and advanced through the first 2 rounds of the Chase. He also advanced to the final four at Homestead-Miami and went on to finish 4th in the final point standings, a then-career best for both him and FRR.

2016

Truex's No. 78 Bass Pro Shops Toyota in 2016

Prior to the season, Furniture Row switched manufacturers from Chevrolet to Toyota. Bass Pro Shops signed on as an associate sponsor to the No. 78, reuniting with Truex for the first time since Truex's time with DEI.[17] Truex started the 2016 season qualifying 28th for the Daytona 500 and ran up front for most of the day. On the last lap of the Daytona 500, he was positioned behind race leader Matt Kenseth. Heading into turn 3 Denny Hamlin got a big run on Kenseth and tried to pass him but Matt went up to block Hamlin but nearly wrecked in the process and ended up losing the draft leaving Truex as the leading car. After a ferocious race to the finish line, Truex lost by 0.010 seconds to Denny Hamlin in the closest Daytona 500 finish in history.

Truex dominated at Texas, leading 141 of 334 laps but lost after not making a pit stop with less than 39 laps to go. At Kansas in May, Truex won his first pole of the year and first pole in 147 races in Sprint Cup for the running of the Go Bowling 400. Truex led a race-high 172 laps but a loose wheel relegated him to a 14th-place finish. He won his second pole of the season for the Coca-Cola 600. On May 29—Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, 2016—Truex dominated, leading a record 392 of 400 laps in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, surpassing the old record of 335 laps set by Jim Paschal in 1967. The win was Truex's first of 2016, clinching a place in the Chase for the Sprint Cup at the end-of-season. He led the race for 588 miles, the most miles led by any driver in any NASCAR race ever.[18][19]

On September 4, in the Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway, Truex won his second race of the year. With 20 laps to go Truex Jr. was on point with Kevin Harvick and Kyle Larson chasing from behind. With 19 laps to go Harvick and Larson found themselves five seconds behind the leader when a caution came out for a hard wreck by Aric Almirola in the No. 43 machine. With 17 laps to go the field hit pit road for the final time with Truex Jr. winning the battle off pit road. The final restart came with 12 laps to go and immediately Harvick and Larson battled quickly before Harvick eventually took second and then set sail to catch Truex. Luckily For Truex, however, Harvick could not match the number 78 car and Truex would go on to win the Southern 500.[20]

2016 became the first multi-win season of his career. Truex would advance to the next round of the Chase at Chicagoland. Truex led 32 of the final 50 laps and appeared set to finish second behind Chase Elliott. After a caution with 10 laps left erased Elliott's 3-second lead, Truex and Elliott pitted. Truex used the advantage of his fresh tires and got by rookie Ryan Blaney on the final restart, winning the race, his third win of the season. At New Hampshire, Truex had a great car all day and would lead the most laps but towards the end, his tires would wear, and a few late-race cautions came out so he would lose the lead, eventually, Kevin Harvick would win and Truex would finish 7th.

The next week, coming back to Dover, Truex would once again have a great car and would lead the most laps, and would get his fourth win of the season and seventh win of his career after the other dominant driver Jimmie Johnson had a pit road mistake and would be advanced into round 2 of the Chase after his Chicagoland win. He would eventually get eliminated in the Round of 12 after his engine blew up in the elimination race at Talladega and some poor performances in the Round of 12.

2017: Championship year

Truex during qualifying for the 2017 Toyota/Save Mart 350

Truex started the 2017 season off by winning the Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. This was Toyota's first win of the season with the new 2018 Camry and Truex's first career win at Las Vegas. He also became the first driver to win all three stages of the new stage format that was introduced for 2017.[21]

At Kansas in May 2017, Truex started 4th. The race was primarily a duel between him and Ryan Blaney. Truex held off Blaney, Kevin Harvick, and a hard-charging Brad Keselowski on three restarts to win the race. At Charlotte, he led the most laps once again, becoming only the second man to lead the most laps in three straight Coca-Cola 600 races, yet only winning one. He tied Darrell Waltrip's record. At Michigan, he won two more stage wins, becoming the first and fastest person to ever win 10 stage wins, where nobody else has won more than four, or any other team's combined stage wins.[22] In July, Truex captured his third win of the season, dominating the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. He again won all three stages, leading 152 of 267 laps. With two laps to go, Truex had a 14-second lead before a late caution set up an overtime finish. Despite each of the other seven cars behind him pitting during the caution, Truex held off Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson on older tires before a wreck behind the lead pack brought out another yellow flag, this one ending the race.

Truex took home his fourth win of the season in August winning the I Love New York 355 at The Glen, capturing his first win at Watkins Glen International Speedway. After finishing 2nd in the first two segments of the race, Truex took the lead with 36 laps to go from Brad Keselowski but relinquished the top two spots to Keselowski and Ryan Blaney to save fuel. The strategy paid off, as Keselowski went to pit road with five laps remaining, while Blaney went one lap later, giving Truex the lead. He was able to make it to the finish, holding off Matt Kenseth as he was running out of fuel for his second career road course victory. It was an emotional win for the #78 team, as Pollex returned to victory lane with Truex after missing the Kentucky win due to a cancer recurrence, while his crew chief Cole Pearn helped earn the win while coping with the loss of his best friend, Jacob Damen.

Two races later at the 2017 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Truex had a chance to clinch the first regular-season title in NASCAR history if he left with a points lead of 120 points or greater. However, Truex struggled during the early stages of the race and finished 21st[23]

Following an off-week, Truex raced in the Bojangles Southern 500 at Darlington with another chance to wrap up the regular season crown a week before the finale at Richmond. In stage one, Truex ran down Kyle Larson with under a lap to go to win his 16th stage of the year. The exciting finish earned him his 35th playoff point of the season. After being behind both Larson and Denny Hamlin early in the second stage, Truex was able to find the lead and took the stage victory under caution after an accident occurred with three laps to go. The stage win also clinched Truex the regular-season championship and the additional 15 playoff points that go with the title. Truex seemed to have optimal timing again near the finish, springing to the lead shortly after the final exchange of pit stops in the closing 102-lap run of green-flag racing. However, Denny Hamlin gradually chopped into the lead, setting up a potential classic contest for the lead. With three laps to go, Truex's tire gave way, allowing Hamlin to scoot by and grab his second win of the season. Despite this, Truex clinched the regular-season championship.[24]

Before being awarded the regular-season championship at Richmond, Truex dominated the Federated Auto Parts 400 leading 50% of the race. However, his race derailed when Denny Hamlin wrecked him on the final restart. Truex, though clinching the regular-season championship, expressed discontent with the 1990 Daytona 500 champion, Derrike Cope who caused a caution that changed the outcome of the race, leading up to the wreck. The regular-season championship was Truex's first top-level championship in his Cup Series career.

Truex started the playoffs on a high note, winning the first race of the playoffs, and his fifth win of the season at Chicagoland Speedway despite a pit road speeding penalty early in the race. That win, allowed Truex to secure a spot for the Round of 12. He later earned himself a 5th-place finish at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, although being involved in an eight-car pileup with minor damage midway through the race.

To start the Round of 12, Truex scored his sixth win of the season at Charlotte after leading 91 out of 334 laps to secure a spot for the Round of 8. Just two weeks later, he scored another win at Kansas despite having a restart violation early in the race, that win extends his active win streak in 1.5-mile tracks to 4, a NASCAR record.[25] The next week, Truex came second to Kevin Harvick in Texas Fall race, snapping the streak at the final 1.5. mile track race in the season. After the Texas Chase race, Truex made the final four in the playoffs by points. He ultimately won the final race at Miami, becoming the 2017 champion, and won 19 of 108 stages, capping off one of the most dominant seasons in recent history.

2018: 3rd Championship Four Appearance And Final Year At Furniture Row

Truex standing next to his 2018 race cars

Truex started off the season with an 18th-place finish at the 2018 Daytona 500, after being caught up in a late-race wreck. For the next few weeks, Truex picked up Top 5 finishes for the next five straight races, including two poles, and a win at California. He continued this consistency with wins at Pocono, Sonoma, and Kentucky and 15 Top 5's during the regular season. Truex added four Top 5 finishes during the Playoffs and made the Championship 4 for the second year in a row. He finished 2nd at Homestead to Joey Logano and in the final points standings.

On September 4, 2018, it was announced that Furniture Row Racing will be folding the No. 78 team following the conclusion of the 2018 season. On November 7, 2018, with Furniture Row Racing closing at the end of 2018, it was announced Truex and crew chief Cole Pearn signed a deal with Joe Gibbs Racing to drive the No. 19 starting in the 2019 season, replacing Daniel Suárez and crew chief Dave Rogers.[26]

2019–present: Joe Gibbs Racing

2019: 4th Championship Four Appearance

Truex's race-winning car during the 2019 Toyota/Save Mart 350

Truex started his first season with JGR with a 35th-place finish at the 2019 Daytona 500, but he made up for that loss with five straight Top 10s and two Top 20s before scoring four wins at Richmond (his first Cup win on a short track),[27] Dover, Charlotte, and Sonoma. He began the 2019 playoffs by winning the first two races at Las Vegas and Richmond (his first back-to-back career victories and season "sweep" at Richmond) and advancing to the Round of 12 after finishing seventh at the Charlotte Roval.[28] During the Round of 8, Truex won at Martinsville to secure his position in the Championship 4. At the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Truex dominated the first half of the race, winning the first stage and leading into green flag pit stops at the midpoint of stage 2. However, the race and championship hope unraveled due to a miscue during the pit stop, in which the left and right front tires were switched around, and installed to the incorrect sides. The pit road error forced an unscheduled stop and rendered Truex a lap down for much of the second stage. He recovered and began to rally back through the field, but could not overcome the loss of track position, ultimately finishing 2nd in the race to teammate Kyle Busch and the final championship standings for the second season in a row.[29] Truex led the series in victories with seven.[30] Truex was also the first driver to lead the series in wins after switching to a new team since Matt Kenseth in 2013, who also did it with Joe Gibbs Racing.[31]

On December 9, after serving as Truex's crew chief for six seasons, Pearn announced he has parted ways with JGR to pursue opportunities outside the sport.[32]

2020

At Martinsville in June, Truex controlled the final 100 laps and won his only race of the season after early-race damage to the front of his car prevented the right-front tire and brake pads from overheating.[33] Truex dominated the final laps of the race at Kentucky but was the victim of a last-lap pass by Cole Custer, the second time in three years that Truex was passed on the final lap by a driver in their first career win.[34] Truex missed the Championship 4 for the first time since 2016 and finished 7th in points.

2021: 5th Championship Four Appearance

Truex racing at Darlington Raceway in 2021

Despite only scoring one win in their first season paired together, Truex remained with crew chief James Small, even amidst a crew chief shakeup at JGR that year.[35] He won his first race of the season at Phoenix in March, which was his first victory at the track.

In March, Truex made his return to both the Xfinity Series and the Truck Series. He drove JGR's No. 54 at Atlanta in March for his first Xfinity start since 2010 when he drove multiple races for MWR in their No. 00 and No. 99 cars.[36] Truex drove in the Truck Series' Bristol dirt race in the No. 51 for Kyle Busch Motorsports in preparation for the Cup Series race on the same track, new to the schedule, that weekend. It was his first Truck start since 2006, coincidentally also in the No. 51, but he ran for Billy Ballew Motorsports in 2006.[37] He won the race for his first truck series win, becoming the 36th driver to win in all three top NASCAR Series. Despite leading the most laps (122) at the Cup event, Truex would finish 19th after a cut tire with two laps to go while running in 3rd.

Two weeks later, Truex won at Martinsville for the third time in his career, his sixth win on a short track, and became the first driver to win multiple races in 2021.[38]

On May 9, Truex dominated and won the Goodyear 400 at Darlington, earning his 30th career victory, and his second at the famed track.

At New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Truex was running second when the rain hit the track causing Truex, Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin to crash. He soon rebounded to finish 12th in the same race, which was shortened due to darkness.

During the rest of the season, he would continue to perform to the best of his ability for the next three races after that, earning a 3rd-place finish at Watkins Glen International. Truex was involved in a wreck at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course late in the race, but managed to finish 15th. He also scored a Top 10 at Michigan International Speedway.

Truex was involved in the big one at the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway, resulting in a 29th-place finish. When the Playoffs started, he scored one win at Richmond Raceway, a Top 5 at Darlington Raceway, and a Top 10 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

In the second round of the playoffs, he would finish 4th at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 12th at Talladega Superspeedway, and 29th at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.

In the final round of the playoffs at Texas Motor Speedway, Truex got loose in turns 3 and 4, snapping the car around and causing him to slam into the outside wall. He would be scored 25th as a result of said crash. However, he would gather enough points and positions in the next two races at Kansas Speedway and Martinsville Speedway, finishing 7th and 4th respectively, giving him just enough points to advance into the Championship 4.

In the Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway, Truex would be in 1st-place for a small portion of the end of the race, looking to secure a second title. With just under 30 laps to go, the caution came out because of David Starr putting debris on the racetrack after cutting a tire. Truex tried his best to overtake the top contender, Kyle Larson, as the laps kept winding down, but ultimately finished 2nd in points after coming up just short of winning. This was the third time in Truex's NASCAR Cup Series career that he has finished 2nd in points.

2022: Championship 4 to Missing the Playoffs

Truex’s No. 19 car at Sonoma Raceway in 2022

Truex started the 2022 season with a 13th-place finish at the 2022 Daytona 500. He was winless through the regular season, but he stayed consistent with three Top 5's and 12 Top 10 finishes. In June, Truex expressed uncertainty about his future in the NASCAR Cup Series with him debating over if he would retire or stay with JGR.[39] He would ultimately choose to stay with JGR and run the 2023 season.[40] Despite leading the season in stage wins (7) and being fourth in the regular season standings at the conclusion of the August Daytona race, Truex missed the playoffs for the first time since 2014 after finishing eighth, three points behind Ryan Blaney for the 16th and final playoff spot as Austin Dillon won the race to become the 16th different race winner of the season.[41] Truex went winless and finished 17th in the final standings.

2023: Return to form

Truex’s race-winning car during the 2023 Toyota/Save Mart 350

Truex began the 2023 season by winning the 2023 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum.[42] He broke a 54-race winless streak at Dover to make the playoffs.[43] Truex also scored wins at Sonoma and New Hampshire.[44][45] At the conclusion of the Daytona night race, he clinched the regular season championship.[46] On the second playoff race at Kansas, Truex experienced a puncture on his right rear tire and crashed on the third lap, finishing in last place and dropping him below the cutoff line.[47] However, the following week at Bristol, he was able to salvage a bad night and finish 19th two laps down, going above the cutoff line by five points after Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick had issues late in the race.[48]

2024

On August 5, 2023, Truex announced that he had signed a contract extension to remain with JGR through the 2024 season.[49]

Personal life

Truex was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and grew up in the Mayetta section of Stafford Township, New Jersey.[50] He graduated from Southern Regional High School in 1998. His father, Martin Truex Sr., was a former race winner in the Busch North Series. His younger brother, Ryan, is a former champion in the K&N Pro Series East, and was a contender for 2014 Rookie of the Year in Sprint Cup.

Truex and his ex-girlfriend Sherry Pollex were together from 2005–2023. In 2007, they started the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation to support children with pediatric cancer.[51] In 2014, Pollex was diagnosed with Stage III ovarian cancer.[51] Truex announced that he and Pollex have ended their relationship on January 27, 2023. They continued to remain close friends post-breakup. Pollex died at the age of 44 on the morning of September 17, 2023.[52]

In January 2007, Truex was charged with disorderly conduct after being spotted urinating on his car in a public parking garage. Truex, who had been drinking at a bar with members of his team, was fined $100 and issued a public apology.[53]

Truex is an avid fan of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League and the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League.[54][55][56]

In 2019, Truex's holding company, which holds a small aircraft fleet, entered the human organ transport business.[57]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NCSC Pts Ref
2004 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 8 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA
RL†		 POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH 70th 119 [58]
1 NHA
DNQ		 DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL
37		 PHO DAR HOM
32
2005 DAY
34		 CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL
21		 DAR RCH CLT
7		 DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND
42		 GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL
28		 KAN CLT MAR ATL
40		 TEX
15		 PHO HOM 47th 589 [59]
2006 DAY
16		 CAL
15		 LVS
20		 ATL
19		 BRI
38		 MAR
19		 TEX
8		 PHO
22		 TAL
36		 RCH
41		 DAR
14		 CLT
21		 DOV
22		 POC
24		 MCH
15		 SON
16		 DAY
29		 CHI
19		 NHA
18		 POC
10		 IND
19		 GLN
28		 MCH
30		 BRI
18		 CAL
18		 RCH
40		 NHA
22		 DOV
6		 KAN
11		 TAL
5		 CLT
31		 MAR
36		 ATL
37		 TEX
14		 PHO
12		 HOM
2		 19th 3673 [60]
2007 DAY
29		 CAL
42		 LVS
12		 ATL
8		 BRI
37		 MAR
29		 TEX
7		 PHO
20		 TAL
10		 RCH
28		 DAR
11		 CLT
16		 DOV
1*		 POC
3		 MCH
2		 SON
24		 NHA
3		 DAY
13		 CHI
39		 IND
12		 POC
22		 GLN
6		 MCH
2		 BRI
11		 CAL
6		 RCH
15		 NHA
5		 DOV
13		 KAN
38		 TAL
42		 CLT
17		 MAR
19		 ATL
31*		 TEX
3		 PHO
7		 HOM
6		 11th 6164 [61]
2008 DAY
20		 CAL
6		 LVS
15		 ATL
21		 BRI
13		 MAR
21		 TEX
36		 PHO
8		 TAL
37		 RCH
5		 DAR
14		 CLT
34		 DOV
6		 POC
17		 MCH
17		 SON
16		 NHA
4		 DAY
17		 CHI
9		 IND
24		 POC
15		 GLN
5		 MCH
16		 BRI
35		 CAL
19		 RCH
16		 NHA
7		 DOV
20		 KAN
43		 TAL
41		 CLT
14		 MAR
10		 ATL
15		 TEX
8		 PHO
43		 HOM
10		 15th 3839 [62]
2009 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing DAY
11		 CAL
27		 LVS
32		 ATL
10		 BRI
26		 MAR
29		 TEX
25		 PHO
7		 TAL
33		 RCH
22		 DAR
6		 CLT
23		 DOV
21		 POC
18		 MCH
26		 SON
25		 NHA
37		 DAY
25		 CHI
16		 IND
17		 POC
19		 GLN
28		 MCH
21		 BRI
22		 ATL
26*		 RCH
39		 NHA
19		 DOV
33		 KAN
16		 CAL
22		 CLT
9		 MAR
28		 TAL
31		 TEX
14		 PHO
5		 HOM
9		 23rd 3503 [63]
2010 Michael Waltrip Racing 56 Toyota DAY
6		 CAL
39		 LVS
20		 ATL
27		 BRI
12		 MAR
5		 PHO
17		 TEX
9		 TAL
12		 RCH
7		 DAR
19		 DOV
12		 CLT
23		 POC
25		 MCH
17		 SON
42		 NHA
22		 DAY
35		 CHI
11		 IND
26		 POC
9		 GLN
15		 MCH
8		 BRI
17		 ATL
12		 RCH
22		 NHA
20		 DOV
34		 KAN
20		 CAL
18		 CLT
15		 MAR
29		 TAL
6		 TEX
38		 PHO
15		 HOM
11		 22nd 3916 [64]
2011 DAY
19		 PHO
14		 LVS
6		 BRI
17		 CAL
21		 MAR
40		 TEX
35		 TAL
13		 RCH
27		 DAR
10		 DOV
8		 CLT
26		 KAN
20		 POC
10		 MCH
26		 SON
8		 DAY
35		 KEN
18		 NHA
8		 IND
24		 POC
12		 GLN
4		 MCH
19		 BRI
2		 ATL
14		 RCH
30		 CHI
18		 NHA
16		 DOV
30		 KAN
36		 CLT
23		 TAL
10		 MAR
8		 TEX
8		 PHO
20		 HOM
3		 18th 937 [65]
2012 DAY
12		 PHO
7		 LVS
17		 BRI
3		 CAL
8		 MAR
5		 TEX
6		 KAN
2*		 RCH
25		 TAL
28		 DAR
5		 CLT
12		 DOV
7		 POC
20		 MCH
12		 SON
22		 KEN
8		 DAY
17		 NHA
11		 IND
8		 POC
3		 GLN
10		 MCH
10		 BRI
11		 ATL
4		 RCH
21		 CHI
9		 NHA
17		 DOV
6		 TAL
13		 CLT
10		 KAN
2		 MAR
23		 TEX
13		 PHO
42		 HOM
6		 11th 2299 [66]
2013 DAY
24		 PHO
36		 LVS
8		 BRI
12		 CAL
18		 MAR
40		 TEX
2		 KAN
4		 RCH
17		 TAL
7		 DAR
12		 CLT
9		 DOV
38		 POC
23		 MCH
3		 SON
1*		 KEN
7		 DAY
41		 NHA
16		 IND
11		 POC
15		 GLN
3		 MCH
16		 BRI
35		 ATL
3		 RCH
7		 CHI
18		 NHA
10		 DOV
15		 KAN
19		 CLT
22		 TAL
8		 MAR
16		 TEX
14		 PHO
8		 HOM
4		 16th 998 [67]
2014 Furniture Row Racing 78 Chevy DAY
43		 PHO
22		 LVS
14		 BRI
36		 CAL
23		 MAR
21		 TEX
18		 DAR
27		 RCH
10		 TAL
17		 KAN
21		 CLT
25		 DOV
6		 POC
9		 MCH
37		 SON
15		 KEN
19		 DAY
15		 NHA
12		 IND
25		 POC
32		 GLN
13		 MCH
36		 BRI
20		 ATL
23		 RCH
25		 CHI
14		 NHA
12		 DOV
7		 KAN
4		 CLT
14		 TAL
27		 MAR
38		 TEX
19		 PHO
12		 HOM
17		 24th 857 [68]
2015 DAY
8		 ATL
6		 LVS
2		 PHO
7		 CAL
8		 MAR
6		 TEX
9		 BRI
29		 RCH
10		 TAL
5		 KAN
9*		 CLT
5*		 DOV
6*		 POC
1*		 MCH
3		 SON
42		 DAY
38		 KEN
17		 NHA
12		 IND
4		 POC
19		 GLN
25		 MCH
3		 BRI
28		 DAR
9		 RCH
32		 CHI
13		 NHA
8		 DOV
11		 CLT
3		 KAN
15		 TAL
7		 MAR
6		 TEX
8		 PHO
14		 HOM
12		 4th 5032 [69]
2016 Toyota DAY
2		 ATL
7		 LVS
11		 PHO
14		 CAL
32		 MAR
18		 TEX
6*		 BRI
14		 RCH
9		 TAL
13		 KAN
14*		 DOV
9		 CLT
1*		 POC
19		 MCH
12		 SON
5		 DAY
29		 KEN
10		 NHA
16		 IND
8		 POC
38		 GLN
7		 BRI
23		 MCH
20		 DAR
1		 RCH
3*		 CHI
1		 NHA
7*		 DOV
1*		 CLT
13		 KAN
11		 TAL
40		 MAR
7		 TEX
3		 PHO
40		 HOM
36		 11th 2271 [70]
2017 DAY
13		 ATL
8		 LVS
1*		 PHO
11		 CAL
4		 MAR
16		 TEX
8		 BRI
8		 RCH
10		 TAL
35		 KAN
1*		 CLT
3*		 DOV
3		 POC
6		 MCH
6		 SON
37*		 DAY
34		 KEN
1*		 NHA
3*		 IND
33		 POC
3		 GLN
1*		 MCH
2		 BRI
21		 DAR
8		 RCH
20*		 CHI
1		 NHA
5		 DOV
4		 CLT
1		 TAL
23		 KAN
1		 MAR
2		 TEX
2*		 PHO
3		 HOM
1		 1st 5040 [71]
2018 DAY
18		 ATL
5		 LVS
4		 PHO
5		 CAL
1*		 MAR
4		 TEX
37		 BRI
30		 RCH
14*		 TAL
26		 DOV
4		 KAN
2		 CLT
2		 POC
1		 MCH
18		 SON
1*		 CHI
4		 DAY
2		 KEN
1*		 NHA
4		 POC
15		 GLN
2		 MCH
14		 BRI
30		 DAR
11		 IND
40		 LVS
3*		 RCH
3*		 ROV
14		 DOV
15		 TAL
23		 KAN
5		 MAR
3		 TEX
9		 PHO
14		 HOM
2		 2nd 5035 [72]
2019 Joe Gibbs Racing 19 Toyota DAY
35		 ATL
2		 LVS
8		 PHO
2		 CAL
8		 MAR
8		 TEX
12		 BRI
17		 RCH
1*		 TAL
20		 DOV
1		 KAN
19		 CLT
1*		 POC
35		 MCH
3		 SON
1*		 CHI
9		 DAY
22		 KEN
19		 NHA
6		 POC
3		 GLN
2		 MCH
4		 BRI
13		 DAR
15		 IND
27		 LVS
1		 RCH
1		 ROV
7		 DOV
2		 TAL
26		 KAN
6		 MAR
1*		 TEX
6		 PHO
6		 HOM
2		 2nd 5035 [73]
2020 DAY
32		 LVS
20		 CAL
14		 PHO
32		 DAR
6		 DAR
10		 CLT
6		 CLT
9		 BRI
20		 ATL
3		 MAR
1		 HOM
12		 TAL
24		 POC
6		 POC
10		 IND
38		 KEN
2		 TEX
29		 KAN
3		 NHA
3		 MCH
3		 MCH
3		 DRC
3		 DOV
2		 DOV
2		 DAY
4		 DAR
22*		 RCH
2		 BRI
24		 LVS
4		 TAL
23		 ROV
7		 KAN
9		 TEX
2		 MAR
22		 PHO
10		 7th 2341 [74]
2021 DAY
25		 DRC
12		 HOM
3		 LVS
6		 PHO
1		 ATL
9		 BRD
19*		 MAR
1		 RCH
5		 TAL
31		 KAN
6		 DAR
1*		 DOV
19		 COA
35		 CLT
29		 SON
3		 NSH
22		 POC
18		 POC
11		 ROA
9		 ATL
3		 NHA
12		 GLN
3*		 IRC
15		 MCH
10		 DAY
29		 DAR
4		 RCH
1		 BRI
7		 LVS
4		 TAL
12		 ROV
29		 TEX
25		 KAN
7		 MAR
4		 PHO
2		 2nd 5035 [75]
2022 DAY
13		 CAL
13		 LVS
8		 PHO
35		 ATL
8		 COA
7		 RCH
4		 MAR
22		 BRD
21		 TAL
5		 DOV
12		 DAR
24		 KAN
6		 CLT
12		 GTW
6		 SON
26		 NSH
22		 ROA
13		 ATL
11		 NHA
4*		 POC
7		 IRC
21		 MCH
6		 RCH
7		 GLN
23		 DAY
8		 DAR
31		 KAN
5		 BRI
36		 TEX
31		 TAL
26		 ROV
17		 LVS
7		 HOM
6		 MAR
20		 PHO
15		 17th 1037 [76]
2023 DAY
15		 CAL
11		 LVS
7		 PHO
17		 ATL
19		 COA
17		 RCH
11		 BRD
7		 MAR
3		 TAL
27		 DOV
1		 KAN
8		 DAR
31*		 CLT
3		 GTW
5		 SON
1*		 NSH
2		 CSC
32		 ATL
29		 NHA
1*		 POC
3		 RCH
7		 MCH
2		 IRC
7		 GLN
6		 DAY
24		 DAR
18		 KAN
36		 BRI
19		 TEX
17		 TAL
18		 ROV
20		 LVS
9		 HOM
29		 MAR
12		 PHO
6		 11th 2269 [77]
2024 DAY ATL LVS PHO BRI COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV KAN DAR CLT GTW SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND RCH MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO
† – Relieved Dale Earnhardt Jr. during race
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2005 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Chevrolet 10 34
2006 19 16
2007 13 29
2008 25 20
2009 Earnhardt Ganassi Racing 1 11
2010 Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota 14 6
2011 20 19
2012 26 12
2013 37 24
2014 Furniture Row Racing Chevrolet 2 43
2015 10 8
2016 Toyota 28 2
2017 35 13
2018 24 18
2019 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 11 35
2020 15 32
2021 26 25
2022 14 13
2023 16 15

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NXSC Pts Ref
2001 Truex Motorsports 56 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV
38		 KAN CLT MEM PHO CAR HOM
DNQ		 133rd 49 [78]
2002 Phoenix Racing 1 DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA
29		 NZH CLT 65th 370 [79]
Truex Motorsports 56 DOV
17		 NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR HOM
23
58 RCH
DNQ		 DOV
25		 KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO
2003 DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH
15		 CAL KEN
21		 MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP
21		 MCH 40th 1228 [80]
Chance 2 Motorsports 81 RCH
31		 GTY NZH CLT DOV
18		 NSH BRI
6		 DAR RCH DOV
DNQ		 KAN
8 CLT
17		 MEM ATL PHO CAR
2		 HOM
2
Stanton Barrett Motorsports 91 DOV
13
2004 Chance 2 Motorsports 81 DAY
28		 1st 5173 [81]
8 CAR
2		 LVS
14		 DAR
4		 BRI
1		 TEX
10		 NSH
23		 TAL
1		 CAL
13		 GTY
1		 RCH
7		 NZH
1		 CLT
14		 DOV
2		 NSH
2		 KEN
6		 MLW
9		 DAY
3		 CHI
14		 NHA
11		 PPR
5		 IRP
4		 MCH
3		 BRI
7		 CAL
6		 RCH
3		 DOV
1		 KAN
30		 CLT
6		 MEM
1		 ATL
9		 PHO
3		 DAR
4		 HOM
9
2005 DAY
4		 CAL
30		 MXC
1		 LVS
16		 ATL
11		 NSH
14		 BRI
31		 TEX
35		 PHO
9		 TAL
1		 DAR
3		 RCH
38		 CLT
7		 DOV
1		 NSH
5		 KEN
2		 MLW
2		 DAY
1		 CHI
7		 NHA
1		 PPR
4		 GTY
26		 IRP
1		 GLN
5		 MCH
4		 BRI
6		 CAL
15		 RCH
27		 DOV
12		 KAN
9		 CLT
11		 MEM
3		 TEX
11		 PHO
6		 HOM
7		 1st 4937 [82]
2006 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL
1		 RCH DAR CLT
5		 DOV NSH KEN MLW DOV
30		 KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 50th 835 [83]
JR Motorsports 88 DAY
8		 CHI
16		 NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN
6		 MCH BRI CAL RCH
2007 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 11 DAY
6		 CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL
41		 RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH 84th 370 [84]
8 DOV
2		 KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM
2008 DAY
11		 CAL LVS ATL 100th 175 [85]
JR Motorsports 5 BRI
41		 NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM
2009 Phoenix Racing 1 DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH
6		 DOV
16		 KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 88th 265 [86]
2010 Diamond-Waltrip Racing 00 Toyota DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN
5		 CLT
2		 GTY PHO
34		 51st 771 [87]
99 CAL
25		 TEX
5		 HOM
12
2021 Joe Gibbs Racing 54 Toyota DAY DRC HOM LVS PHO ATL
2*		 MAR TAL DAR DOV COA CLT MOH TEX NSH POC ROA ATL NHA GLN IRC MCH DAY DAR RCH BRI LVS TAL ROV TEX KAN MAR PHO 76th 01 [88]

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCWTC Pts Ref
2005 Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY MFD CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW
15		 KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 77th 106 [89]
2006 51 DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH
34		 MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 85th 61 [90]
2021 Kyle Busch Motorsports 51 Toyota DAY DRC LVS ATL BRD
1*		 RCH KAN DAR COA CLT TEX NSH POC KNX GLN GTW DAR BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO 95th 01 [91]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

Busch North Series

NASCAR Busch North Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 NBNSC Pts Ref
1999 Truex Motorsports 56 Chevy LEE RPS NHA TMP NZH HOL BEE JEN GLN STA NHA NZH STA
DNQ		 NHA GLN EPP TRO BEE NHA LIM N/A – [92]
2000 LEE
16		 NHA
29		 SEE
3		 HOL
24		 BEE
29		 JEN
23		 GLN STA
11		 NHA
1**		 NZH STA
24		 WFD
29		 GLN
19		 EPP
8		 TMP
13		 TRO
4		 BEE
20		 NHA
9		 LIM
23		 12th 1961 [93]
2001 LEE
4		 NHA
2		 SEE
19		 HOL
6		 BEE
28		 EPP
17		 STA
25		 WFD
24		 BEE
4*		 TMP
1*		 NHA
2		 STA
1*		 SEE
26		 GLN
5		 NZH
7		 TRO
19		 BEE
3		 DOV
19		 STA
4		 LIM
34		 8th 2630 [94]
2002 LEE
11		 NHA
31		 NZH
5		 SEE
3		 BEE
29		 STA
10		 HOL
20		 WFD
4		 TMP
9*		 NHA
4		 STA
6*		 GLN
32		 ADI
25		 TRO
6		 BEE
3		 NHA
28		 DOV
3		 STA
12*		 LIM
10		 11th 2416 [95]
2003 LEE STA
1**		 LER BEE STA
2		 HOL TMP
3		 NHA
1*		 WFD SEE GLN ADI
2*		 BEE TRO NHA
15		 STA LIM 25th 1013 [96]

Winston Modified Tour

NASCAR Winston Modified Tour results
Year Car owner No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 NWMTC Pts Ref
2001 Info not available SBO TMP STA WFD NZH STA RIV SEE RCH NHA
DNQ		 HOL RIV CHE TMP STA WFD TMP STA MAR TMP N/A – [97]
2002 Info not available 98 Chevy TMP STA WFD NZH RIV SEE RCH STA BEE NHA RIV TMP STA WFD TMP NHA
40		 STA MAR TMP 90th 43 [98]

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
Year Make 1 2 3 4 Pos. Pts Ref
2005 Pontiac DAY
2		 TEX
4		 RCH
5		 ATL
1*		 2nd 68 [99]
2006 DAY
5		 TEX
3		 DAY
6		 ATL
1		 3rd 57 [100]

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