Driver Profile:

Martin Truex Jr. began his racing career at age 11 by running go-karts. In 1993, he was Junior Class Champion at New Egypt Speedway. A year later, he won the New Jersey Championship Series at New Egypt.

At age 18, Truex began his Modified career at Wall Stadium in 1998. Despite missing the first half of the season, he finished sixth in points in the Modified division. Martin won his first feature on his eighth try.

In 1999, Truex placed third in points at Wall Stadium and won the prestigious Wall Stadium Turkey Derby, a race previously won by his father.

In 2000, he made the big move to the NASCAR Busch North Series. He finished 12th in point standings and second in rookie points. His first Busch North win came in his eighth start where he set a track record and led the race from flag to flag at New Hampshire International Speedway.

In his second season, Martin placed eighth in the point standings. He won races at Thompson Speedway and Stafford Motor Speedway. In 20 events Martin had two wins, one pole, nine top-five finishes and 11 top-10 finishes. he also tallied 14 top-10 starting spots in 20 qualifying attempts.

In 2002, Truex competed in the Busch North Series and made four Busch Series starts. He earned a series-high six Bud Pole Awards in the Busch North Series while setting three different track records.

With six top-fives and 11 top-10 finishes in 23 races, he finished 11th in points.

In 2003, Truex continued to race with his family-owned team in the North Series and won two races while driving a limited schedule.

He also drove a part-time schedule in 2003 for Chance 2 Motorsports, co-owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his stepmother, Teresa Earnhardt. He ran only 10 races that year, but finished with consecutive second-place finishes at Rockingham and Homestead -- his first top fives.

In 2004, Truex was tabbed to run his first full season in the Busch Series under the Chance 2 umbrella.

When away from the track, Truex enjoys fishing, hunting, four-wheelers, snowboarding and playing racing games on the computer.