Martin Truex Jr. is a racing driver who competes in NASCAR Cup Series. Jr. has recorded 21 wins and 61 podiums from 276 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,450 ranks Jr. 384th of 12,285 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NASCAR Cup Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −176 | 4,450 | |
| 2024 | NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | −539 | 4,626 | |
| 2023 | NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +190 | 5,165 | |
| 2022 | NASCAR Cup Series | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −461 | 4,975 | |
| 2021 | NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −118 | 5,437 | |
| NASCAR Truck Series | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P62 | +42 | |||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P57 | +27 | |||
| 2020 | NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −201 | 5,485 | |
| 2019 | NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +398 | 5,686 | |
| 2018 | NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +1,288 | 5,288 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Kyle Busch | 4,645 | 272 | 139 | 133 | 51% |
| 🇺🇸 Denny Hamlin | 5,642 | 270 | 122 | 148 | 45% |
| 🏳️ Joey Logano | 4,533 | 269 | 140 | 129 | 52% |
| 🏳️ Ryan Blaney | 5,486 | 268 | 149 | 119 | 56% |
| 🏳️ Brad Keselowski | 4,514 | 268 | 147 | 121 | 55% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin Dillon | 4,371 | 267 | 180 | 87 | 67% |
| 🏳️ William Byron | 4,913 | 266 | 153 | 113 | 58% |
| 🇺🇸 Chase Elliott | 5,137 | 265 | 127 | 138 | 48% |
| 🏳️ Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 4,386 | 265 | 189 | 76 | 71% |
| 🇺🇸 Bubba Wallace | 4,712 | 264 | 177 | 87 | 67% |
Martin Truex Jr. is an American stock car racing driver who built his career in NASCAR after coming up through the Xfinity Series, where he won back-to-back championships in 2004 and 2005 before moving full-time to the Cup Series. Over the course of his Cup career he has amassed 276 starts, 21 wins, and 61 podium finishes, figures that place him among the more accomplished veterans of his generation. Despite the note in his Wikipedia biography referencing a 2017 Cup Series title, the authoritative Racer DB record credits him with 0 championships, and that figure stands as the definitive mark for this profile.[1]
Truex remains an active competitor heading into the 2026 season, where he has posted 1 podium finish in 1 round without a win, leaving him P57 in the standings so far. His Racer Rating of 4,450 places him 384th among active drivers on the database's Elo-style scale, reflecting a career built on consistency and longevity rather than recent dominance. With 21 career wins and 61 podiums across 276 starts, Truex's record reflects a durable, well-traveled career that has spanned multiple eras of the sport, and his continued presence on the Cup Series entry list underscores his status as one of the series' most experienced active drivers.[2]