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1 Martin Truex Jr.
POLES
0
WINS
0
RANK
17
POINTS
3151
BEHIND
-2567
Martin Truex Jr. has not only become the veteran driver for Dale Earnhardt Inc., but he's also the one who broke through with a win for the organization in 2007. Truex both made the Chase and won a race for the first time in 2007.
Career Highlights
- Back-to-back NASCAR Busch Series champion in 2004 and ’05
- Voted NASCAR Busch Series Most Popular Driver in 2004 and ’05
- Five-time Busch North Series winner
- NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch North Series Rookie of the Year runner-up in 2000
Driver Details
- Ht: 71 Wt: 180
- Born: 06/29/1980
- Hometown: Mayetta, New Jersey
Related Links
| 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season Summary | |||||||
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| Starts | Poles | Rank | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Points | Winnings |
| 30 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3151 | 3,939,305 |
Year-by-Year Sprint Cup Series Recap
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2007 Truex Jr. enjoyed a breakout season, earning his first Cup victory and making the Chase For The Nextel Cup for the first time. The second-year-driver won at Dover International Speedway, his lone career Cup victory, and earned seven top-five and 14 top-10 finishes for the season. He finished 11th in the series standings.
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2006 Finished 19th in series points in rookie season … Earned two top-five and five top-10 finishes as well as five DNFs … Earned a best finish of second in the season-ending race at Homestead-Miami Speedway … Led 34 laps in four races.
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2005 Finished 47th in series points. ... Competed in seven NASCAR Nextel Cup Series events. ... Posted a best finish of seventh at Charlotte. ...Won his second consecutive NASCAR Busch Series championship in his second full-time season.
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2004 Finished 70th in series points. ... Ran two races for Dale Earnhardt Inc. at Atlanta and Homestead. ... Posted best finish of 32nd in the season finale at Homestead-Miami.
