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Comparing Carl Edwards to Martin Truex Jr.
By Staff Report | Published: March 15, 2021 12
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Martin Truex Jr. notched his 28th career NASCAR Cup Series victory in Sunday's Instacart 500 at Phoenix Raceway. The win pulled Truex into a tie for 28th place on the all-time wins list with Carl Edwards and NASCAR Hall of Famer Rex White. With the help of Racing Insights, we thought it would be fun to compare the current driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota with Edwards, who once held that seat.
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Carl Edwards was 25 years, seven months and five days old when he won his first NASCAR Cup Series race on March 20, 2005 at Atlanta Motor Speedway while driving for Roush Fenway Racing.
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Martin Truex Jr. was 26 years, 11 months and six days old when he won his first NASCAR Cup Series race on June 4, 2007 at Dover International Speedway while driving for Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
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Carl Edwards came to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2015 after 374 starts, and he went on to win five Cup Series races with the organization.
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Martin Truex Jr. came to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2019 after 477 starts, and he has nine Cup Series victories with the organization.
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Carl Edwards' first victory with Joe Gibbs Racing came in the Coca-Cola 600 on May 24, 2015 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Martin Truex Jr.'s first victory with Joe Gibbs Racing came in the Toyota Owners 400 on April 13, 2019 at Richmond Raceway.
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Carl Edwards was 37 years, two months and 22 days old when he won his 28th Cup Series race on Nov. 6, 2016 at Texas Motor Speedway. The victory came in Edwards' 443rd career start.
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Martin Truex Jr. was 40 years, eight months and 14 days old when he won his 28th Cup Series race on March 14, 2021 at Phoenix Raceway. The victory came in Truex's 554th career start.
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Carl Edwards hoisted a NASCAR Xfinity Series trophy with team owner Jack Roush in 2007. Edwards won four times and had 21 top-10 finishes in 35 races.
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Martin Truex Jr. won back-to-back NASCAR Xfinity Series titles in 2004 and 2005. He won 12 times and had 48 top-10 finishes in 69 races during that span.
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Martin Truex Jr. and Carl Edwards chat on Feb. 12, 2016 when they shared the same NASCAR Cup Series garage at Daytona International Speedway. Little did we know at that time that they'd end up driving the same car at Joe Gibbs Racing.