Mayetta, New Jersey

Mayetta, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°40′40″N74°16′23″W / 39.67778°N 74.27306°W / 39.67778; -74.27306
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Ocean
Township	Stafford
Elevation	26 ft (8 m)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code	609
GNIS feature ID	878205 [1]

Mayetta is an unincorporated community located within Stafford Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[2] U.S. Route 9 is a major highway that travels through Mayetta. ^[3]

Notable people

• Martin Truex Sr. (born 1948), former driver who competed in the Busch North Series. ^[4]
• Martin Truex Jr. (born 1980), a retired NASCAR Cup Series driver who used to drive Joe Gibbs Racing's #19 Toyota Camry and is the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion. ^[5]
• Ryan Truex (born 1992), a NASCAR Xfinity Series driver who currently pilots Joe Gibbs Racing's #19 Toyota Supra part-time, having previously driven in the Truck Series and the Cup Series. ^[6]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mayetta, New Jersey
2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed March 23, 2015.
3. Ocean County Historical Society (1997). Downshore from Manahawkin to New Gretna. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN   0738564451 . Retrieved March 23, 2015.
4. Procida, Lee. "A younger Truex chose a passion for cars over a life at sea", The Press of Atlantic City , February 14, 2010. Accessed October 9, 2015. "When he does come home, he tends to keep to himself, hanging out at his parents' home in the Mayetta section or with his close friend from grade school Adam Sherer, who owns Sherer's Boat Basin in Barnegat Township."
5. Orr, Conor. "Mayetta's Ryan Truex making rapid NASCAR rise while following in brother Martin's footsteps", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, July 17, 2010. Accessed May 10, 2015.
6. Russo, John. "Stafford Township's Ryan Truex excited to compete full time on NASCAR's Sprint Cup series", The Press of Atlantic City , January 21, 2014. Accessed May 10, 2015.