BACK TO DRIVERS BACK TO DRIVERS MartinTruex Jr. FAVORITE WHAT IS THIS? Personalize your NASCAR.com experience by saving your favorite driver(s) to your profile. Benefits include: • Live tracking on Race Center • Content specific to your drivers DATE OF BIRTH06/29/1980HOMETOWNMayetta, New JerseyCREW CHIEFJames SmallTEAMJoe Gibbs Racing DATE OF BIRTH06/29/1980HOMETOWNMayetta, New JerseyCREW CHIEFJames SmallTEAMJoe Gibbs Racing 2023 SEASON VIEW FULL STATS DRIVER RANK 8 POINTS 165 POINTS BEHIND -46 RACES 6 WINS 0 TOP 10's 1 TOP 5's 0 POLES 0 DNF 0 LAPS LED 16 AVG. START 18.667 AVG. FINISH 14.333 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2016, 2019 Coca Cola 600 2016 Southern 500 2017 Cup Series Championship 2017 Cup Series Regular Series Champion 2004, 2005 Xfinity Series Championship Driver Summary Driver News Driver Stats Bio Martin Truex Jr. is the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion and is in his fifth season driving the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. He earned his first win with the team in 2019 at Richmond Raceway, and his most recent came at Richmond Raceway in 2021. He has 31 career victories in the Cup Series and was the winner of the Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum to start the 2023 season. Truex previously drove for Furniture Row Racing, where, in his five years with the team, he amassed 17 victories, including the Coca-Cola 600 and Southern 500. Truex is also a two-time NASCAR Xfinity Series champion (2004-05) and has 13 career wins in that division. He won his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race in 2021 on Bristol Motor Speedway's dirt track. Latest Martin Truex Jr. News More News All-time NASCAR Cup Series winners See the list of all-time winners for the NASCAR Cup Series, led by Richard Petty, who has 200 victories and seven series championships. Martin Truex Jr. fades after late strategy gamble, settles for seventh at Vegas A late-race strategy call temporarily gave Martin Truex Jr. the lead Sunday at Las Vegas, but he slid back to a seventh-place result in OT. Tire on the loose: Breaking down Truex's penalty at Auto Club Steve Letarte and Todd Gordon break down what happened to the No. 19 team at Auto Club Speedway in this edition of Inside the Race. More News 3368 MARTIN TRUEX JR. STATS 2023 Season All-Time Career TRACK STARTING POSITION FINISHING POSITION START FINISH POINTS PLAYOFF POINTS Busch Light Clash 2 1 0 0 Duel 2 at DAYTONA 11 8 3 0 Daytona International Speedway 16 15 29 0 Auto Club Speedway 14 11 28 0 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 15 7 42 0 Phoenix Raceway 13 17 20 0 Atlanta Motor Speedway 29 19 23 0 Circuit of The Americas 25 17 20 0 YEAR SERIES RANK WINS TOP 5's TOP 10's POLES LAPS LED AVG. START AVG. FINISH 2023 8 0 0 1 0 16 18.67 14.33 2022 17 0 4 15 1 572 15.25 14.94 2021 2 4 13 20 0 865 8.36 12.00 2021 76 0 1 1 0 103 18.00 2.00 2021 95 1 1 1 0 105 15.00 1.00 2020 7 1 14 23 0 950 9.56 11.69 2019 2 7 15 24 0 1371 13.11 9.75 2018 2 4 20 21 4 1016 9.94 10.72 2017 1 8 19 26 3 2253 6.78 9.42 2016 11 4 8 17 5 1809 9.11 13.89 2015 4 1 8 22 0 567 12.50 12.22 2014 24 0 1 5 0 1 20.06 20.22 2013 16 1 7 15 0 353 12.33 15.06 2012 11 0 7 19 1 434 12.06 12.11 2011 18 0 3 12 1 153 16.89 17.72 2010 22 0 1 7 1 88 17.14 18.75 2010 51 0 3 3 0 30 7.17 13.83 2009 23 0 1 6 3 184 16.39 21.86 2009 88 0 0 1 0 0 15.00 11.00 2008 15 0 3 11 0 58 17.14 18.25 2008 100 0 0 0 0 17 9.50 26.00 2007 11 1 7 14 1 581 15.17 16.36 2007 84 0 1 2 0 23 8.00 16.33 2006 19 0 2 5 0 34 21.22 20.78 2006 50 1 2 4 0 104 15.00 11.00 2006 85 0 0 0 0 0 36.00 34.00 2005 1 6 15 22 3 664 8.54 10.46 2005 47 0 0 1 0 4 20.14 26.71 2005 77 0 0 0 0 0 24.00 19.00 2004 1 6 17 26 7 914 5.97 7.56 2004 70 0 0 0 0 0 34.00 34.50 2003 43 0 2 3 0 10 13.70 14.60 2002 65 0 0 0 0 0 21.75 23.50 2001 133 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 38.00