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Martin Truex Jr. can look back on his NASCAR Cup Series tenure and be proud with his accomplishments, but his journey to becoming a champion, and a future Hall of Fame inductee, was far from a straight path. During an appearance on The Dale Jr. Download this week, Truex Jr. joined Dale Earnhardt Jr. to detail all the twists and turns in his career, and how he ended up one of the greatest drivers in his generation. “You’ve talked about your career, I wanted to discuss that a little bit,” Earnhardt Jr. prefaced. “I can’t think of another situation that’s kind of like yours, where it’s almost two...
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Martin Truex Jr. knows that the support of Bass Pro Shops helped him become a top driver in the NASCAR Cup Series. While appearing on theDale Jr. Download podcast, Truex spoke to Dale Earnhardt Jr. about his relationship with the company and its founder, owner and CEO Johnny Morris. “I definitely feel like the luckiest guy in the world to be partnered with someone like that that is just such a genuine friend and their family and just what they have meant to my career,” Truex said. “Every time I needed something or something was changing, they always stood behind me. “I’ve told Johnny and he do...
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Martin Truex Jr. announced his retirement from full-time competition last month, effective at the end of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series campaign. However, the decision was a longtime coming. On the latest episode of The Dale Jr. Download, Truex Jr. detailed what kept him returning to the Cup Series year after year, even though a myriad of people expected him to retire multiple times over the last couple of seasons. Evidently, it was simply the love of the competition, and the yearning to win. “I don’t know, just the desire to compete. Wanting to win more races, wanting to have another shot at a ch...
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Martin Truex Jr. has finalized his retirement following the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series campaign, but the question of whether his crew chief James Small will return has remained open-ended. Depending on which driver Joe Gibbs Racing chooses for Truex Jr.’s soon to be vacant seat, they might want a crew chief to come along with them that they’re more comfortable with, instead of Small. However, it seems as if Small will be joining whoever the wheelman is on a new adventure. On Sunday evening, Joe Gibbs Racing revealed they’ll be announcing the driver of the No. 19 for 2025 at a press conference on T...
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Jeff Burton didn’t hold back when it came to his thoughts on Martin Truex Jr. retiring from NASCAR. While talking to Nate Ryan of NBC Sports, the former NASCAR driver and current analyst explained why Truex announced his retirement this year. “I just don’t think the casual fan can understand how grueling of a lifestyle it is,” Burton began. ” Look, it’s not without reward. It’s not a pity party here. It’s not without reward, it’s not without good pay, it’s not without a lot of things that a lot of people would just be very envious of. But it is a massive sacrifice. “…My wife knew she came seco...
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With the announcement from his friend Martin Truex Jr. regarding his retirement at the end of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series campaign, Dale Earnhardt Jr. decided to take a walk down memory lane. The pair go way back, Truex Jr. has been linked to Earnhardt Jr. since his early days in NASCAR. During the latest episode of the Dale Jr. Download, the NASCAR Hall of Famer reminisced about when he first met Truex Jr. at a test in Richmond. “I sent Martin a text, I was like, ‘Hey man, I’m about to watch this press conference man,’ and I was really happy for him. Told him I would see him at the deer camp, ...
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Kevin Harvick and the crew of Harvick’s Happy Hour are locking in their predictions for the USA Today 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. First, Harvick decided to admittedly get a little sentimental with his pick, predicting Martin Truex Jr. to repeat in Loudon after the No. 19 wheelman announced he’ll be retiring at the end of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series campaign. “I think that there are those tracks where people know that they want to put on a show, and you get prepared for them. With his recent retirement, I mean, we can all go with Truex. We can. I mean, the guy — he’s the sentimental pic...
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. wants Martin Truex Jr. to enjoy his final races as a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver. On the Dale Jr. Download podcast, Earnhardt shared his advice to Truex who announced his retirement last week. “If you announce your retirement and you’re a champion like he is and a Hall of Famer like he is, people are going to want to celebrate you,” Earnhardt said. “As you go to these races for the rest of the year, people are going to want to take a moment to acknowledge you. “Genuinely, the reaction or that from us and especially probably from Martin is no I’d rather not. Don’t make...
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. came to a big realization when he heard that Martin Truex Jr. was retiring from NASCAR. On the latestDale Jr. Downloadpodcast episode, Earnhardt explained why he was sad to see Truex announce his retirement. “You kind of come into this situation where you got guys that you race with most of your career and their careers are now coming to an end,” Earnhardt said. “It’s just a reminder of getting old. It’s a reminder of you’re further along in this life than you realize or than maybe you want to be. …The 30s are gone and the 40s are gone. Truex is only 43, which I said it on t...
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As Martin Truex Jr. announced he’ll be retiring from full-time competition at the end of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series campaign, some fascinating stories are coming to light about his lengthy career. Dale Earnhardt Jr. has known Truex Jr. longer and better than most in NASCAR, and he dropped a wonderful nugget during the latest episode of his Dale Jr. Download show. Evidently, when Earnhardt Jr. was at Hendrick Motorsports, he was “begging” Rick Hendrick to bring Truex Jr. to their stable. “You know, I think that the No. 19 car is a championship car, a top-five car. Martin is a really, really goo...
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