Martin Truex Sr. (born March 24, 1958) is an American former driver in the Busch North Series. He is the father of 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. and NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Ryan Truex. Truex Sr. retired to advance Martin's career.[1] He is one of the owners of the commercial fishing company Sea Watch International.[2]
Martin Truex | |||||||
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Born | Stafford Township, New Jersey | March 24, 1958||||||
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) | ||||||
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NASCAR Grand National East Series career | |||||||
135 races run over 10 years | |||||||
Best finish | 7th (1994) | ||||||
First race | 1992 New Hampshire Lottery 125 (New Hampshire) | ||||||
Last race | 2000 Busch 125 (New Hampshire) | ||||||
First win | 1994 AutoPalace/Slick 50 150 (New Hampshire) | ||||||
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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
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
editCraftsman Truck Series
editNASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Ref | |||||||||||||
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 | [12] |
Busch North Series
editNASCAR Busch North Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NBNSC | Pts | Ref | ||
1992 | Ling Racing | 68 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | RCH | NHA 13 |
NZH 18 |
MND 15 |
LEE 19 |
JEN 14 |
NHA 34 |
OXF 23 |
HOL DNQ |
EPP 21 |
NHA | RPS 27 |
NHA 38 |
16th | 1357 | [13] | |||||||||
88 | OXF 15 |
DOV | EPP 12 |
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68 | Olds | OXF 26 |
OXF 26 |
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1993 | Truex Motorsports | 56 | Olds | LEE 26 |
NHA 16 |
MND 9 |
HOL 19 |
GLN 31 |
JEN 7 |
STA 14 |
GLN | NHA 10 |
WIS 14 |
NHA 20 |
RPS 17 |
TMP 19 |
WMM 14 |
LEE 22 |
EPP 20 |
LRP 13 |
13th | 1871 | [14] | |||||||
Chevy | NZH 21 |
NHA 13 |
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1994 | Olds | NHA 15 |
MND 16 |
SPE 9 |
HOL 20 |
GLN 10 |
JEN 5 |
EPP 24 |
NHA 1* |
WIS 9 |
STA 6 |
TMP 24 |
MND 5 |
WMM 8 |
RPS 5 |
LEE 15 |
7th | 2296 | [15] | |||||||||||
Chevy | NHA 30 |
GLN 38 |
NHA 12 |
LRP 6 |
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58 | NZH 12 |
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1995 | 56 | DAY | NHA 8 |
LEE 24 |
JEN 9 |
NHA 39 |
NZH 20 |
HOL 15 |
BEE 10 |
TMP 30 |
GLN 29 |
NHA 7 |
TIO 8 |
MND 21 |
GLN 13 |
EPP 18 |
RPS 9 |
LEE 19 |
STA 12 |
BEE 30 |
NHA 9 |
TMP 8* |
LRP 12 |
12th | 2201 | [16] | ||||
1996 | DAY | LEE 28 |
JEN 24 |
NZH | HOL 16 |
NHA 38 |
TIO 26 |
BEE | TMP 20 |
NZH 21 |
NHA 16 |
STA 10 |
GLN 35 |
EPP | RPS | LEE | NHA 34 |
NHA 43 |
BEE | TMP 11 |
LRP 30 |
27th | 1261 | [17] | ||||||
1997 | DAY | LEE 21 |
JEN 13 |
NHA 30 |
NZH | HOL 6 |
NHA 44 |
STA 28 |
BEE | TMP 2 |
NZH 20 |
TIO | NHA 8 |
STA 7 |
THU | GLN 3 |
EPP | RPS 15 |
BEE | TMP 28 |
NHA 24 |
LRP 26 |
20th | 1656 | [18] | |||||
1998 | Ling Racing | 6 | Chevy | LEE 3 |
RPS 7 |
NHA 20 |
HOL 5 |
GLN | STA 17 |
NHA 28 |
DOV 27 |
STA 7 |
NHA 42 |
GLN 6 |
EPP 20 |
JEN 7 |
NHA 27 |
THU 13 |
TMP 7 |
BEE 21 |
LRP 19 |
10th | 1988 | [19] | ||||||
0 | NZH 40 |
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1999 | 6 | LEE 14 |
RPS 9 |
NHA 26 |
TMP 12 |
NZH | HOL 6 |
BEE | JEN 2 |
GLN | STA 7 |
NHA 19 |
NZH 32 |
STA 30 |
NHA 9 |
GLN 10 |
EPP | THU | BEE | NHA 13 |
LRP 10 |
20th | 1713 | [20] | ||||||
2000 | LEE | NHA 5 |
SEE | HOL | BEE | JEN | GLN | STA | NHA | NZH | STA | WFD | GLN | EPP | TMP | THU | BEE | NHA | LRP | 70th | 155 | [21] |
Winston Modified Tour
editNASCAR Winston Modified Tour results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NWMTC | Pts | Ref | ||
1985 | Truex Motorsports | 58 | Chevy | TMP | MAR | STA | MAR | NEG | WFD | NEG | SPE | RIV | CLA | STA | TMP | NEG | HOL | HOL | RIV | CAT | EPP | TMP | WFD | RIV | STA | TMP | POC 32 |
TIO | OXF | STA | TMP | MAR | 159th | - | [22] | ||
1986 | 59 | ROU | MAR | STA | TMP | MAR | NEG | MND | EPP | NEG | WFD | SPE | RIV | NEG | TMP | RIV | TMP | RIV | STA | TMP | POC 27 |
TIO | OXF | STA | TMP | MAR | 146th | - | [23] | ||||||||
1987 | ROU | MAR 14 |
TMP | STA | CNB | STA | MND | WFD | JEN | SPE | RIV | TMP | RPS | EPP | RIV | STA | TMP | RIV | SEE | STA | 82nd | - | [24] | ||||||||||||||
58 | POC 37 |
TIO | TMP | OXF | TMP | ROU | MAR | STA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 | 56 | ROU | MAR 14 |
TMP | MAR 27 |
JEN | IRP | MND | OSW | OSW | RIV | JEN | RPS | TMP | RIV | OSW | TMP | OXF | OSW | TMP | POC 34 |
TIO | TMP | ROU | MAR | 65th | - | [25] |
1 Competed only in companion events with Busch North Series as BNS driver and ineligible for Busch Series points
References
edit- ^ Long, Dustin (September 16, 2007). "The day Truex Sr. passed the torch to the next generation". The Virginian-Pilot. Newport News, VA. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
- ^ "Sea Watch International Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary". The Shelby Report. April 2, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1989 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1990 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1992 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1993 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1994 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1995 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1996 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1997 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1998 NASCAR Busch Grand National Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1999 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1992 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1993 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1994 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1995 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1996 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1997 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1998 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1999 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 2000 NASCAR Busch North Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1985 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1986 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1987 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "Martin Truex – 1988 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
External links
edit- Martin Truex Sr. driver statistics at Racing-Reference