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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
5,818
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,818Rank 369 of 38,983 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. Truex Jr is a three-time champion (2004, 2005, 2019), with 34 wins and 89 podiums from 379 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,818 ranks Truex Jr 369th of 38,983 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 | −131 |
| 2025-02-14 | Duel #1 | P15 | −53 |
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 |
| +142 | Clash at The Coliseum 2023 | NASCAR Cup Series | P1 |
| +141 | NASCAR Cup Series at 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
NASCAR Cup Series at Las Vegas8 starts+47
NASCAR Cup Series at New Hampshire4 starts+34
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES AT LAS VEGAS4 starts+31
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES AT MARTINSVILLE4 starts+27
Struggles
DAYTONA 5004 starts-55
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES AT TALLADEGA4 starts-49
MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES AT BRISTOL4 starts-48
NASCAR Cup Series at Darlington8 starts-44
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 | −183 | 5,818 | |
| 2024 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | −629 | 6,001 | |
| 2023 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P4 | +203 | 6,629 | |
| 2022 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P15 | −537 | 6,426 | |
| 2021 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −194 | 6,962 | |
| ▸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 | −238 | 6,878 | |
| 2019 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +392 | 6,986 | |
| 2018 | ▸NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P3 | +909 | 6,890 | |
| 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 Truex Jr finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Kyle BuschFIA Platinum | 5,985 | 341 | 176 | 165 | 52% |
| 🇺🇸 Denny Hamlin | 7,381 | 318 | 158 | 160 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Kevin Harvick | 6,279 | 299 | 141 | 158 | 47% |
| 🇺🇸 Brad Keselowski | 5,994 | 279 | 149 | 130 | 53% |
| 🇺🇸 Joey Logano | 6,354 | 275 | 141 | 134 | 51% |
| 🇺🇸 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 5,557 | 271 | 193 | 78 | 71% |
| 🇺🇸 Michael McDowellFIA Gold | 6,008 | 269 | 196 | 73 | 73% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Blaney | 7,083 | 268 | 149 | 119 | 56% |
| 🇺🇸 Austin DillonFIA Gold | 5,780 | 267 | 180 | 87 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 William Byron | 6,493 | 266 | 153 | 113 | 58% |
| 🇺🇸 Ty GibbsHigher-rated, 2× champion | 6,832 | 94 | 58 | 36 | 62% |
| 🇺🇸 Chase BriscoeHigher-rated, 1× champion | 6,831 | 153 | 99 | 54 | 65% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 359 | 🇺🇸 Todd Gilliland | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,836 |
| 360 | 🇬🇧 Ivor Bueb | Formula 1 | 5,832 |
| 361 | 🇬🇧 Eric Brandon | Formula 1 | 5,828 |
| 362 | 🇻🇪 Ernesto Viso | GP2 Series | 5,827 |
| 363 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Daywalt | Formula 1 | 5,826 |
| 364 | 🇧🇷 Emerson Fittipaldi | Formula 1 | 5,823 |
| 365 | 🇬🇧 Innes Ireland | Formula 1 | 5,823 |
| 366 | 🇫🇷 Philippe Étancelin | Formula 1 | 5,823 |
| 367 | 🇦🇹 Harald Ertl | Formula 1 | 5,820 |
| 368 | 🇺🇸 Al Keller | Formula 1 | 5,819 |
| 369 | 🇺🇸 Martin Truex Jr | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,818 |
| 370 | 🇯🇵 Sacha Fenestraz | Super GT | 5,817 |
| 371 | 🇧🇷 Hernando da Silva Ramos | Formula 1 | 5,816 |
| 372 | 🇫🇷 Jacques Pollet | Formula 1 | 5,816 |
| 373 | 🇺🇸 Santino Ferrucci | IndyCar | 5,815 |
| 374 | 🇺🇸 Alex Bowman | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,814 |
| 375 | 🏳️ Sam Tingle | Formula 1 | 5,813 |
| 376 | 🇮🇹 Vittorio Brambilla | Formula 1 | 5,813 |
| 377 | 🇺🇸 George Follmer | Formula 1 | 5,811 |
| 378 | 🇺🇸 Fred Agabashian | Formula 1 | 5,810 |
| 379 | 🇨🇦 Nicholas Latifi | Formula 1 | 5,809 |
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