1 Martin Truex Jr.
POLES
3
WINS
0
RANK
23
POINTS
3365
BEHIND
-3127
Martin Truex Jr., who will compete in the Sprint Cup Series for his fourth season in 2009, has become the veteran driver for the team now known as Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. 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
| 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season Summary | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starts | Poles | Rank | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Points | Winnings |
| 35 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3365 | 4,631,117 |
Year-by-Year Sprint Cup Series Recap
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2008 Finished 15th in the series standings...Posted three top-five and 11 top-10 finishes...Best finish was fourth in the spring race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway...Had an average finish of 18.2.
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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.
