Ryan Truex

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Ryan Truex
Ryan Truex Bristol 2018.jpg
Truex at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2018
BornRyan Matthew Truex
(1992-03-18) March 18, 1992 (age 32)
Mayetta, New Jersey, U.S.
Achievements2009 Camping World East Series champion
2010 K&N Pro Series East champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
26 races run over 2 years
2019 position65th
Best finish39th (2014)
First race 2013 Irwin Tools Night Race (Bristol)
Last race 2014 MyAFibStory.com 400 (Chicagoland)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
94 races run over 9 years
Car no., teamNo. 19/20 (Joe Gibbs Racing)
2023 position31st
Best finish12th (2018)
First race 2010 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 (Gateway)
Last race 2024 RAPTOR King of Tough 250 (Atlanta)
First win 2023 A-GAME 200 (Dover)
Last win 2024 BetRivers 200 (Dover)
WinsTop tens Poles
2321
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
73 races run over 7 years
2021 position16th
Best finish9th (2017)
First race 2012 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last race 2021 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
WinsTop tens Poles
0222
ARCA Menards Series East career
24 races run over 4 years
Best finish1st (2009, 2010)
First race 2008 Carquest Fall Final 150 (Stafford)
Last race 2017 Finger Lakes Wine Country 100 (Watkins Glen)
First win 2009 Tioga Downs Casino 125 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last win 2010 New Hampshire 125 (New Hampshire)
WinsTop tens Poles
5173
Statistics current as of April 20, 2024.

Ryan Matthew Truex (born March 18, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 19 and 20 Toyota Supra for Joe Gibbs Racing. Truex's older brother Martin was the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion.

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Racing career

Early career

Truex's CW East championship car Ryan Truex Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota Thompson 2009.jpg
Truex's CW East championship car
Truex in 2012 at Texas Motor Speedway Ryan Truex Texas 2012.jpg
Truex in 2012 at Texas Motor Speedway

A native of Mayetta, New Jersey, Truex would make his East Series debut in 2008 at Stafford Motor Speedway in the No. 8 car for Dale Earnhardt, Inc. Truex won the 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Championship as a 17-year-old high school student at Southern Regional High School. [1]

In the 11-race season, he finished the season with eight Top 5s. [1] He had three wins at Watkins Glen, Thompson, [2] and Lime Rock Park. [3]

In 2010, he won his second consecutive Camping World East Series title in a Michael Waltrip-owned Toyota. [4]

Touring series

Truex competed in six NASCAR Nationwide Series events, beginning at Gateway International Raceway on July 17, 2010. [5] Truex was intended to run for Rookie of the Year in 2011 with MWR. However, motocross stunt performer Travis Pastrana ran the No. 99 for 7 races. Truex planned to skip ROTY and run 10 consecutive races in the Nationwide Series, then 20 races in 2012, though surgery forced him out of the 99 at Texas and was replaced by David Reutimann and team owner Waltrip, who drove at the restrictor plate tracks. Waltrip and Ryan's brother Martin also split time in the ride.

Due to a lack of sponsorship in the 99 team, Truex was released from Pastrana Waltrip Racing after the STP 300. Truex returned to the Nationwide Series with Joe Gibbs Racing, running several races late in the 2011 season. In 2012, he drove for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the season-opening DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway, [4] finishing 31st. He ran a limited schedule for JGR, [6] while he also drove for RAB Racing at Texas Motor Speedway in April. [7]

On June 2, 2012, Truex got a career best finish of second at Dover International Speedway driving for JGR. Racing shortly after an emergency appendectomy, [8] he started the race first after winning his first career Nationwide Series pole, [9] and led late before being caught in lapped traffic by Joey Logano. [10]

National series

In February 2013, Truex announced that he would compete in the Camping World Truck Series for Turner Scott Motorsports at Daytona International Speedway; [11] he hoped to compete in further races during the year and registered to compete for the series' Rookie of the Year title. In addition, he signed with Phoenix Racing to compete in the Sprint Cup Series, competing in at least one race at Richmond International Raceway, as well as at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the team in the Nationwide Series; [11] his debut in the Sprint Cup Series and his Nationwide Series race was later delayed due to Truex suffering a broken collarbone. [12]

On June 2, 2013, it was announced that Truex had signed with Richard Petty Motorsports as a development driver; [13] in mid-July it was announced that he would make his Sprint Cup debut with Phoenix Racing in the Irwin Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway driving James Finch's No. 51. [14] After Harry Scott Jr.'s takeover of the No. 51 team two weeks later, Truex drove for Scott in his first race as team owner at Richmond International Raceway. He drove for Scott again at his home track of Dover International Speedway, finishing 32nd. [15]

Truex's 2014 Cup Series car at Sonoma Raceway Ryan Truex Sonoma 2014.jpg
Truex's 2014 Cup Series car at Sonoma Raceway

In January 2014, Truex drove for BK Racing during testing prior to the 2014 Daytona 500 in the No. 93. [16] He was later assigned to the team's No. 83 for the full season. [17] Truex also drove the No. 32 Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet for Turner Scott Motorsports in the season-opening Camping World Truck Series race at Daytona International Speedway. [18] In August he suffered a sprained wrist and concussion in a practice crash at Michigan International Speedway; he was forced to sit out that weekend's race, being replaced by J. J. Yeley. [19]

In September, Truex was replaced in the No. 83 car by Travis Kvapil in races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Dover International Speedway; discussions about his position with the team for the remainder of the season were said to be "ongoing". [20] During the race weekend at Dover, Truex confirmed that he was no longer with BK Racing. [21] After receiving no rides in 2015, Truex was picked up by Biagi-DenBeste Racing to drive three races starting at Richmond in the Xfinity Series.

Truex's 2018 car at Road America 11 Ryan Truex 2018 Johnsonville 180.jpg
Truex's 2018 car at Road America

After not finding a ride in 2015, in 2016, Truex returned to the Truck Series for the season opener at Daytona, driving the No. 81 for Hattori Racing Enterprises. [22] Truex ran in the top ten for a portion of the race, and was in the lead on the last lap when he lost support from Parker Kligerman. [23] After finishing 2nd, he announced he was running Atlanta, Martinsville, Kansas and hoped to run the whole season. Unfortunately though, sponsorship had been an issue for the team, he was replaced by Jesse Little for Texas, and was reduced to a limited schedule for the rest of the year. But Truex returned to HRE in 2017, now running the full Truck schedule in the renumbered No. 16. [24] [25] After finishing ninth in points with 13 top-ten finishes (including eight in the top five) and two poles, he was released by HRE on January 4, 2018. [26] However, his jobless status would not last long, as he signed with Kaulig Racing to drive their flagship No. 11 car in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for 2018 with sponsorship from partner Bar Harbor Foods. With 1 top 5 and 11 top 10 finishes, Truex finished 12th in points after being eliminated after the Round Of 12.

Truex lost his ride with Kaulig when Justin Haley was announced as his successor in the No. 11 for 2019. On January 16, Truex announced he would enter the Daytona 500 with Tommy Baldwin Racing, driving the No. 71. [27] On January 25, 2019, it was announced that Truex would drive the No. 8 car for JR Motorsports part-time. [28] Truex cold-texted team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. to inquire about open rides in the offseason and was able to find a large enough budget to run part-time in the No. 8. [29] In his first race with the team at Phoenix he scored his first top-five since Mid-Ohio by tying his best-career finish of 2nd.

In 2020, Truex returned to the Truck Series as he signed a six-race deal with Niece Motorsports starting with the Texas race in March. [30] Truex initially sought a full-time ride with the team but was unable to bring enough sponsorship to secure a full season. [29] After running nine races in 2020, with a best finish of 12th at Las Vegas and Kansas, Truex upgraded to a full-time schedule with Niece for the 2021 season. [31]

Truex returned to the Xfinity Series, driving the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 on a part-time basis in 2022. He was scheduled to run only 5 races in 2022 but Auto-Owners Insurance (which sponsors his brother Martin’s No. 19 Cup car) joined him last minute for a race at Atlanta Motor Speedway. [32] His best finish that season was 3rd at Atlanta. He would return to the renumbered No. 19 car in 2023 after Sammy Smith would move to the No. 18 full-time. Truex would finish 2nd at Phoenix Raceway to his teammate Smith. He scored his first career win at Dover, the site of his brother, Martin’s first Cup Series win in 2007. [33] [34] Martin won the Cup race two days later, becoming the fifth set of brothers to win on the same race weekend. [35]

For 2024, Truex returned to JGR part-time, alternating between the No. 19 and No. 20 teams. He brought the No. 20 to victory lane at Dover. [36]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of 2017 Cup Series champion and two-time Busch Series champion Martin Truex Jr., [1] and the son of former Busch Series driver Martin Truex Sr.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Monster Energy Cup Series

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536MENCCPtsRef
2013 Phoenix Racing 51 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL MAR TEX KAN RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON KEN DAY NHA IND POC GLN MCH BRI
42
ATL RCH
35
CHI NHA DOV
32
KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 68th01 [37]
2014 BK Racing 83 Toyota DAY
DNQ
PHO
35
LVS
35
BRI
42
CAL
31
MAR
30
TEX
DNQ
DAR
40
RCH
31
TAL
31
KAN
43
CLT
38
DOV
32
POC
32
MCH
DNQ
SON
41
KEN
33
DAY
32
NHA
36
IND
41
POC
20
GLN
39
MCH
INQ
BRI
37
ATL
36
RCH
42
CHI
42
NHA DOV KAN CLT TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 39th193 [38]
2019 Tommy Baldwin Racing 71 Chevy DAY
DNQ
ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV KAN CLT POC MCH SON CHI DAY KEN NHA POC GLN MCH BRI DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 65th01 [39]
– Qualified but replaced by J. J. Yeley
Daytona 500
YearTeamManufacturerStartFinish
2014 BK Racing Toyota DNQ
2019 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet DNQ

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NXSCPtsRef
2010 Diamond-Waltrip Racing 00 Toyota DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY
28
IRP IOW GLN MCH
12
BRI CGV ATL RCH
26
DOV 60th673 [40]
99 KAN
15
CAL CLT
37
GTY
15
TEX PHO
23
HOM
2011 Pastrana-Waltrip Racing DAY PHO
14
LVS
19
BRI
20
CAL
17
TEX TAL NSH
16
RCH
8
DAR
25
DOV
18
IOW
34
CLT CHI
20
MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV BRI CLT
34
TEX 22nd459 [41]
Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota ATL
11
RCH
4
CHI
13
DOV
8
KAN
10
PHO
8
HOM
2012 Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 Chevy DAY
31
PHO LVS 23rd298 [42]
Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota BRI
10
CAL TAL
11
DAR IOW CLT DOV
2
MCH ROA KEN DAY GLN
15
CGV BRI ATL HOM
38
RAB Racing 09 Toyota TEX
32
RCH
Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota NHA
10
CHI
10
IND IOW
RAB Racing 99 Toyota RCH
14
CHI KEN DOV
16
CLT KAN TEX PHO
2013 Richard Petty Motorsports 9 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH
QL
BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM N/A [43]
2015 Biagi-DenBeste Racing 98 Ford DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH
31
CHI KEN
28
DOV CLT
17
KAN TEX
20
PHO HOM 43rd80 [44]
2018 Kaulig Racing 11 Chevy DAY
7
ATL
9
LVS
15
PHO
15
CAL
12
TEX
13
BRI
10
RCH
7
TAL
38
DOV
11
CLT
6
POC
10
MCH
10
IOW
14
CHI
15
DAY
13
KEN
13
NHA
13
IOW
8
GLN
18
MOH
5
BRI
22
ROA
25
DAR
15
IND
22
LVS
8
RCH
11
ROV
16
DOV
10
KAN
11
TEX
33
PHO
13
HOM
15
12th2160 [45]
2019 JR Motorsports 8 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO
2
CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW CHI DAY KEN
8
NHA
7
IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS
14
RCH ROV
10
DOV KAN
38
TEX PHO HOM 33rd169 [46]
2022 Sam Hunt Racing 26 Toyota DAY
12
CAL 34th162 [47]
Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota LVS
30
PHO ATL COA RCH MAR
7
TAL DOV DAR
30
TEX
6
CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL
3
NHA POC IRC MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO
2023 19 DAY CAL LVS PHO
2
ATL
3
COA RCH MAR
12
TAL
17
DOV
1*
DAR
35
CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 31st197 [48]
2024 DAY
21
ATL
9
LVS PHO COA RCH MAR -*-* [49]
20 TEX
7
TAL
34
DOV
1
DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO
– Qualified for Marcos Ambrose

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCWTCPtsRef
2012 Hillman Racing 27 Chevy DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW CHI POC MCH BRI ATL IOW KEN LVS TAL MAR
19
TEX PHO
9
HOM 90th01 [50]
2013 Turner Scott Motorsports 30 Chevy DAY
28
MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP IOW CHI LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 73rd16 [51]
2014 32 DAY
4
MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 93rd01 [52]
2016 Hattori Racing Enterprises 81 Toyota DAY
2
ATL
20
MAR
12
KAN
6
DOV
8
CLT
22
TEX IOW GTW
26
KEN ELD POC BRI MCH
23
MSP
21
CHI
15
NHA
16
LVS TAL
8
MAR
14
TEX
21
PHO HOM
32
18th250 [53]
2017 16 DAY
28
ATL
13
MAR
10
KAN
6
CLT
4
DOV
10
TEX
4
GTW
7
IOW
20
KEN
23
ELD
20
POC
3
MCH
4
BRI
16
MSP
5
CHI
4
NHA
2
LVS
12
TAL
28
MAR
13
TEX
8
PHO
19
HOM
4
9th772 [54]
2020 Niece Motorsports 40 Chevy DAY LVS CLT ATL
13
HOM POC KEN
27
TEX
13
KAN KAN MCH
19
DRC DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS
12
TAL KAN
12
TEX
34
MAR
30
PHO
21
31st157 [55]
2021 DAY
4
DRC
31
LVS
38
ATL
15
BRD
20
RCH
40
KAN
20
DAR
11
COA
20
CLT
12
TEX
16
NSH
26
POC
18
KNX
13
GLN
17
GTW
13
DAR
33
BRI
16
LVS
9
TAL
5
MAR
33
PHO
19
16th404 [56]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSECPtsRef
2008 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 8 Chevy GRE IOW SBO GLN NHA TMP MCM ADI LRP MFD NHA DOV STA
11
61st130 [57]
2009 Michael Waltrip Racing 00 Toyota GRE
14
TRI
16
IOW
19
SBO
3
GLN
1
NHA
2
TMP
1
ADI
2
LRP
1
NHA
3
DOV
8
1st1719 [58]
2010 GRE
14*
SBO
3
IOW
5
MAR
2
NHA
1*
LRP
5
LEE
2
JFC
7
NHA
1*
DOV
3
1st1662 [59]
2017 Hattori Racing Enterprises 11 Toyota NSM GRE BRI
25
SBO SBO MEM BLN TMP NHA IOW 39th46 [60]
01 GLN
19
LGY NJM DOV

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Justin C. Haley is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Rick Ware Racing. He previously went by his nickname J. J. Haley, until he switched to his first name in January 2016 to avoid confusion with fellow competitor J. J. Yeley. Haley owns Darkhorse Racecars, a dirt late model and dirt modified chassis manufacturer.

Hattori Racing Enterprises (HRE) is a Japanese-American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Owned by former NASCAR and open-wheel driver Shigeaki Hattori they compete with the No. 61 Toyota part-time for TBA in the Truck Series. They also field the No. 61 Toyota Camry for Sean Hingorani in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and ARCA Menards Series West. The team previously competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by K&N Pro Series East champion
2009–2010
Succeeded by