Martin Truex Sr.

Martin Truex

Born

March 24, 1948
Stafford Township, New Jersey

NASCAR Xfinity Series career

15 races run over 7 years

Best finish

84th (1992)

First race

1989 Miller Classic (Martinsville)

Last race

1998 First Union 200 (Nazareth)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
0	0	0

Martin Truex Sr. (born March 24, 1948, in the Mayetta section of Stafford Township, New Jersey) is a former driver in the Busch North Series. He is the father of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Martin Truex Jr. and Ryan Truex. Truex Sr. retired during the 2000 season to advance Martin's career.^[1]

He made 15 starts in the Busch Series from 1989 to 1998. His best finish came in 1994, when he finished 12th at Nazareth Speedway.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	NBSC	Pts
1989	Truex Motorsports	58	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	MAR 25	HCY	DAR	BRI	NZH 30	SBO	LAN	NSV	CLT	DOV	ROU	LVL	VOL	MYB	SBO	HCY	DUB	IRP	ROU	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR 22	CLT	CAR	MAR			89th	73
1990	Truex Motorsports	58	Pontiac	DAY	RCH	CAR	MAR 20	HCY	DAR	BRI	LAN	SBO	NZH	HCY	CLT	DOV	ROU	VOL	MYB	OXF	NHA	SBO	DUB	IRP	ROU	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	MAR	CLT	NHA	CAR	MAR	87th	103
1992	Ling Racing	68	Pontiac	DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	MAR	DAR	BRI	HCY	LAN	DUB	NZH 18	CLT	DOV	ROU	MYB	GLN	VOL	NHA 34	TAL	IRP	ROU	MCH	NHA	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	MAR	CAR	HCY	84th	170
1993	Truex Motorsports	56	Chevy	DAY	CAR	RCH	DAR	BRI	HCY	ROU	MAR	NZH 21	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN	MLW	TAL	IRP	MCH	NHA 13	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	ROU	CLT	MAR	CAR	HCY	ATL				NC¹	0
1994		56		DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	MAR	DAR	HCY	BRI	ROU	NHA 30		CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN 38	MLW	SBO	TAL	HCY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	MAR	CAR				NC¹	0
1994		58												NZH 12																					NC¹	0
1995		56		DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	NSV	DAR	BRI	HCY	NHA 39	NZH 20	CLT	DOV	MYB	GLN 29	MLW	TAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	HOM						NC¹	0
1996		56		DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	NSV	DAR	BRI	HCY	NZH DNQ	CLT	DOV	SBO	MYB	GLN	MLW	NHA	TAL	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAR	HOM						NC¹	0
1997		59		DAY	CAR	RCH	ATL	LVS	DAR	HCY	TEX	BRI	NSV	TAL	NHA	NZH	CLT	DOV	SBO	GLN	MLW	MYB	GTY	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	CAL	CAR DNQ	HOM		N/A	0
1998	Ling Racing	0	Chevy	DAY	CAR	LVS	NSV	DAR	BRI	TEX	HCY	TAL	NHA	NZH 40	CLT	DOV	RCH	PPR	GLN	MLW	MYB	CAL	SBO	IRP	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	CLT	GTY	CAR	ATL	HOM	NC¹	0

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	NCTC	Pts
1999	Ling Racing	68	Chevy	HOM	PHO	EVG	MMR	MAR	MEM	PPR	I70	BRI	TEX	PIR	GLN	MLW	NSV	NZH	MCH	NHA	IRP	GTY	HPT	RCH	LVS	LVL DNQ	TEX	CAL	N/A	0

¹ Competed only in companion events with Busch North Series as BNS driver and ineligible for Busch Series points

References

↑ Long, Dustin (September 16, 2007). "The day Truex Sr. passed the torch to the next generation". The Virginian-Pilot. Newport News, VA. Retrieved 2014-03-20.

External links

Martin Truex Sr. driver statistics at Racing-Reference

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