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Martin Lee Truex, Jr. (born June 29, 1980 in Mayetta, New Jersey) is a NASCAR NEXTEL Cup driver. He currently pilots the #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for Dale Earnhardt, Inc.. Truex won the Busch Series Championship in 2004 and 2005. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Bud Shootout and will end on Sunday, November 19 with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Bud Shootout and will end on Sunday, November 19 with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... The 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 7 and ended on Sunday, November 21. ... The Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia. ... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ... The 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season began on February 10, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway with the Budweiser Shootout and will end with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18 of that same year. ... The Autism Speaks 400 presented by Visa is the first of two NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car races held at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations big league circuit, the Nextel Cup. ... The 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 17 and ended November 10. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... The 2004 NASCAR Busch Series Season began on February 14 and ended on November 20. ... The Sharpie Mini 300 is a NASCAR Busch Series race that takes place at Bristol Motor Speedway. ... Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. ... The Busch Series is celebrating its 25th season with this special logo. ... The Aarons 312 is a NASCAR Busch Series race held at Talladega Superspeedway. ... Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Map of Stafford Township in Ocean County Stafford Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... Bass Pro Shops is a privately held sporting goods and outdoor goods store headquartered in Springfield, Missouri. ... The Chevrolet Monte Carlo is an American mid-size car. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The NASCAR Busch Series is a stock car racing series owned and operated by NASCAR. It is NASCARs minor league circuit (often compared to Triple-A baseball), and is a proving ground for drivers who wish to step up to the organizations big league circuit, the Nextel Cup. ...

Early career

Truex's father, Martin Sr., was a former champion in the Busch North Series and a successful modified driver. The younger Truex began racing in the Busch North series in 2000, and won 3 races in 3 years with a family owned team. Martin Truex Sr. ... The NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series is a regional stock car racing division sanctioned by NASCAR. Formed in 1987, The series races primarily in the Northeastern United States, including Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. ...

Truex rented a home from Dale Earnhardt, Jr. in Mooresville, North Carolina, before he purchased his own home. His cousin, Curtis Truex, Jr., races modifieds at Wall Township Speedway and currently drives late-model stock cars in the southeatern U.S. for JR Motorsports, which is owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr.. This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Mooresville is a town in Iredell County, North Carolina, U.S.A. The population was 18,823 at the 2000 census. ... Wall Township Speedway (originally name Wall Stadium) is a speedway in Wall Township, New Jersey, it opened in 1950 and has been running ever since. ...

Truex made his Busch Series start in 2001 at Dover International Speedway in his father's #56 XST Paintable Silicon Chevy. He started 19th but finished 38th after an early wreck. In 2002, Truex drove one race for Phoenix Racing at New Hampshire International Speedway, starting thirteenth but finishing 29th. He ran three races the rest of that season for his father, his best finish seveneenth at Dover. The 2001 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 17 and ended November 10. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... The 2002 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 16 and ended November 16. ... Phoenix Racing is a NASCAR team owned by James Finch. ... New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ...

NASCAR career

Busch Series

In 2003, he began the season with his father's team, before he was hired by Dale Earnhardt, Jr. to drive his #81 Chance 2 Motorsports Chevy. He made his debut with Chance 2 at Richmond International Raceway, where he qualified sixth and led eleven laps before transmission failure forced him to a 31st place finish. He split time between Chance 2 and his father's team for the balance of the season, except at Dover, where he drove for Stanton Barrett. He had a sixth-place run at Bristol Motor Speedway, and ended the season with two consecutive second-place finishes. He ran a total of ten races that season. The 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Season began February 15 and ended November 15. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Richmond International Raceway (RIR) is a A 3/4 mile, D shaped, asphalt race track located outside Richmond, Virginia. ... Stanton Barrett(born December 1, 1972 in Bishop, California is a NASCAR Nextel Cup and Busch Series driver and Hollywood stuntman. ... Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. ...

Truex raced full time for Dale Jr. in 2004. At Bristol Motor Speedway, he would earn his first career victory, and he would later add 3 more victories over the next 7 races. This would include a victory at Talladega Superspeedway which broke his car owner's streak of winning restrictor plate races in the Busch Series, and a victory at the final NASCAR event held at Nazareth Speedway. He took the lead in the championship after Nazareth, but lost it to Kyle Busch a few races later. However, a series of top 5's and top 10's in the second half of the season would allow Truex to pull away from Busch, clinching the Busch Series championship with a race to spare. While on his way to that championship, Truex made an appearance in Nextel Cup as a relief driver to Dale Jr., who'd suffered burns in a sports car accident. Truex started his first career Cup race for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. at Atlanta Motor Speedway later that year, qualifying 33rd and finishing 37th. Bristol Motor Speedway is a NASCAR short track located in Bristol, Tennessee. ... Talladega Superspeedway is a motorsports complex located north of Talladega, Alabama. ... Artist rendering of a NASCAR restrictor plate A Restrictor plate or air restrictor is a device installed at the intake of an engine to limit its power. ... Nazareth Speedway Track was a motor racing circuit in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a driver in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and is the youngest driver ever to win a race in Nextel Cup and Craftsman Truck history. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ...

Truex stayed in the Busch Series to defend his championship in 2005, winning the title for the second season in a row. He won the first NASCAR race held in Mexico, as well as defending his Busch wins at Talladega and Dover International Speedway. He took his first win at Daytona International Speedway on July 1st, 2005. Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

NEXTEL Cup

Truex ran full-time in the 2006 NEXTEL Cup season in the #1 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. He finished in the top 10 five times and finished the 2006 season 19th in points. Coming off of two consecutive Busch Series championships, Truex was widely considered to be a contender in the NEXTEL Cup Series. However, by his own admission, Truex's 2006 season had been somewhat disappointing. He was behind fellow rookies Denny Hamlin (who finished 3rd in points) and Clint Bowyer (who finished 17th in points). However, at 19th, he still had a respectable position for a rookie driver. Furthermore, Truex had a better later part of the 2006 season. He experienced a turnaround of sorts, finishing 6th, 11th, 5th and 2nd at Dover, Kansas, Talladega and Homestead, respectively. In 2006, he also made six starts in the Busch Series for Earnhardt, winning at Talladega. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Denny Hamlin is a race car driver currently contracted to Joe Gibbs Racing. ... Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. ...

2007

On May 19, 2007, Truex won the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Open, putting him in the NASCAR 2007 Nextel All-Star Challenge, where he finished 10th. On June 4, 2007, Truex earned his first career Nextel Cup Win at Dover in the Autism Speaks 400 presented by Visa, becoming only the second driver from the Northeast region to win at the track (the first being Geoff Bodine), and the first driver from New Jersey to win a Cup race since 1958. May 19 is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The 2007 NEXTEL Open and NEXTEL All-Star Challenge is scheduled to be held on Saturday, May 19, 2007 at Lowes Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, a suburb of Charlotte. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... The Autism Speaks 400 presented by Visa is the first of two NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car races held at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. ... Geoffrey Bodine (born April 18, 1949 in Chemung, New York) is the oldest of the three Bodine brothers (Brett Bodine and Todd Bodine) who are all NASCAR drivers. ...

It was on Monday June 4th of 2007 that Martin Truex Jr. won his first full-length points-relevant NEXTEL CUP race @ the "Monster Mile", Dover, by the interval of a full 7 seconds on pole-sitter Ryan Newman. Truex led over half of the race tallying 216 laps led of the 400 laps. The amazing performance led to a very helpful jump in overall points taking him to 13th. He followed up his terrific performance at Dover with a solid 3rd place finish at Pocono. He now stands 11th in points, qualifying him for the Chase if the regular season were to end today.

Furthermore, Truex Jr.'s recent success could not have come at a better time for DEI, who recently lost Dale Earnhardt Jr. to a very publicized decision to join Hendricks Motorsports in 2008 (Dale will finish 2007 with DEI).

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