With the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season closed, Martin Truex Jr. has announced that he will step away from full-time racing. This marks the end of a strong chapter for one of the sport’s most accomplished and revered drivers.
Truex Jr. has received an outpouring of support and heartfelt farewells from the NASCAR community as he prepares to conclude his career on a high note. Describing his legacy, Joe Gibbs called him “a real champion, a really class act.”
Martin Truex Jr.’s journey in NASCAR began with difficulty. He started his career in the Busch North Series in 2000 with his family’s team. By 2001, Truex had moved to the Busch (now Xfinity) Series, making a mark with Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s Chance 2 Motorsports in his first full schedule year in 2004, clinching back-to-back championships both in 2004 and 2005.
Moving to the Cup Series in 2006 with Dale Earnhardt …