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🇺🇸 Martin Truex Jr.
Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Cup Series. Three-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Martin Truex Jr.
Born
29 June 1980(b. 1980)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
NASCAR Cup Series
Status
Active
Championships
32004, 2005, 2019
Career wins
34
Career podiums
89
Career starts
379
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,786
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,786Rank 391 of 40,308 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Martin Truex Jr. is a racing driver from United States who competes in NASCAR Cup Series. Jr. is a three-time champion (2004, 2005, 2019), with 34 wins and 89 podiums from 379 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,786 ranks Jr. 391th of 40,308 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2025 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2025-02-16 | Daytona 500 | P38 | −130 |
| 2025-02-14 | Duel #1 | P15 | −52 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +157 | North Carolina 2003 | NASCAR Xfinity | P2 |
| +156 | Homestead 2003 | NASCAR Xfinity | P2 |
| +141 | The Coliseum 2023 | NASCAR Cup Series | P1 |
| +141 | Kansas 2024 | NASCAR Cup Series | P3 |
| +140 | Bristol 2003 | NASCAR Xfinity | P6 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
New Hampshire Motor Speedway7 starts+40
Las Vegas16 starts+38
Michigan12 starts+24
Watkins Glen International8 starts+24
Struggles
Daytona 5007 starts-41
Bristol17 starts-34
Talladega18 starts-32
Texas14 starts-32
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P39 | −182 | 5,786 | |
| 2024 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −632 | 5,968 | |
| 2023 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +196 | 6,600 | |
| 2022 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −533 | 6,404 | |
| 2021 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −207 | 6,937 | |
| ▸NASCAR Truck | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P18 | +43 | |||
| ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +24 | |||
| 2020 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −242 | 6,856 | |
| 2019 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +384 | 6,975 | |
| 2018 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +908 | 6,888 | |
| 2010 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Diamond-Waltrip Racing | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P19 | −58 | 6,026 |
| 2009 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Phoenix Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P34 | +14 | 6,084 |
| 2008 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | JR Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P38 | −208 | 6,069 |
| 2007 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Dale Earnhardt Incorporated | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −120 | 6,277 |
| 2006 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P21 | −31 | 6,397 |
| 2005 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Chance 2 Motorsports | 35 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | P1 | +30 | 6,428 |
| 2004 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Chance 2 Motorsports | 34 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | P1 | +1,565 | 6,398 |
| 2003 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Dale Earnhardt, Inc. | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P24 | +702 | 4,833 |
| 2002 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Phoenix Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | +127 | 4,131 |
| 2001 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P37 | +2,654 | 4,004 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Jr. finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Kyle BuschFIA Platinum | 5,958 | 341 | 176 | 165 | 52% |
| 🇺🇸 Denny Hamlin | 7,341 | 318 | 158 | 160 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Kevin Harvick | 6,258 | 299 | 141 | 158 | 47% |
| 🇺🇸 Brad Keselowski | 6,065 | 279 | 149 | 130 | 53% |
| 🇺🇸 Joey Logano | 6,704 | 275 | 141 | 134 | 51% |
| 🇺🇸 Ricky Stenhouse Jr | 5,361 | 271 | 193 | 78 | 71% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael McDowellFIA Gold | 6,021 | 269 | 196 | 73 | 73% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Blaney | 6,644 | 268 | 149 | 119 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin DillonFIA Gold | 5,857 | 267 | 180 | 87 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 William Byron | 6,345 | 266 | 153 | 113 | 58% |
| 🇺🇸 Christopher BellFIA Silver, 2× champion | 6,867 | 188 | 99 | 89 | 53% |
| 🇺🇸 Ty GibbsHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,797 | 94 | 58 | 36 | 62% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 381 | 🇺🇸 Danny Sullivan | Formula 1 | 5,808 |
| 382 | 🇫🇷 Yves Cabantous | Formula 1 | 5,805 |
| 383 | 🇬🇧 Philip Hanson | WEC | 5,802 |
| 384 | 🇧🇷 Felipe Nasr | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,801 |
| 385 | 🇬🇧 Dan Wheldon | IndyCar | 5,800 |
| 386 | 🇫🇷 Sébastien Loeb | 24H Series | 5,798 |
| 387 | 🇳🇿 Earl Bamber | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,796 |
| 388 | 🇨🇳 Yifei Ye | WEC | 5,794 |
| 389 | 🇯🇵 Kazuki Nakajima | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,793 |
| 390 | 🇧🇷 Pedro Diniz | Formula 1 | 5,791 |
| 391 | 🇺🇸 Martin Truex Jr. | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,786 |
| 392 | 🇨🇭 Franco Forini | Formula 1 | 5,785 |
| 393 | 🇳🇱 Laurens van Hoepen | Formula 2 | 5,785 |
| 394 | 🇺🇸 Justin Allgaier | NASCAR Xfinity | 5,782 |
| 395 | 🇩🇪 Edgar Barth | Formula 1 | 5,781 |
| 396 | 🇧🇪 Jerome d'Ambrosio | Formula E | 5,781 |
| 397 | 🇫🇷 Jules Bianchi | Formula 1 | 5,781 |
| 398 | 🇵🇾 Joshua Dürksen | Formula 2 | 5,779 |
| 399 | 🇩🇪 Laurin Heinrich | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,778 |
| 400 | 🇿🇦 Sheldon van der Linde | IMSA WeatherTech | 5,777 |
| 401 | 🇫🇮 Valtteri Bottas | Formula 1 | 5,775 |
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