BACK TO DRIVERS BACK TO DRIVERS MartinTruex Jr. FAVORITE WHAT IS THIS? 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 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 9 Hours Ago Rags to riches: Truex talks about the 2022 Clash vs. his 2023 win Truex celebrates a win after this year's Busch Light Clash, which was vastly different from how he raced at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in 2022. 10 Hours Ago Truex burns it down after a caution-filled Clash Martin Truex Jr. rings in the new season with a burnout on the frontstretch, celebrating his win at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. 10 Hours Ago Truex: Last year was pretty rough ... tonight it went our way Martin Truex Jr. recounts the difficulty his No. 19 team faced in its winless 2022 Cup season and the significance of starting '23 off right. More News 3368 MARTIN TRUEX JR. STATS 2022 Season All-Time Career TRACK STARTING POSITION FINISHING POSITION START FINISH POINTS PLAYOFF POINTS Busch Light Clash 2 1 0 0 YEAR SERIES RANK WINS TOP 5's TOP 10's POLES LAPS LED AVG. START AVG. FINISH 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