Martin Truex Sr.

Martin Truex
Born (1958-03-24) March 24, 1958 (age 66)
Stafford Township, New Jersey
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
15 races run over 7 years
Best finish84th (1992)
First race1989 Miller Classic (Martinsville)
Last race1998 First Union 200 (Nazareth)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Grand National East Series career
135 races run over 10 years
Best finish7th (1994)
First race1992 New Hampshire Lottery 125 (New Hampshire)
Last race2000 Busch 125 (New Hampshire)
First win1994 AutoPalace/Slick 50 150 (New Hampshire)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 42 7

Martin Truex Sr. (born March 24, 1958) is an American former driver in the Busch North Series. He is the father of 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. and NASCAR Xfinity Series driver Ryan Truex. Truex Sr. retired to advance Martin's career.[1] He is one of the owners of the commercial fishing company Sea Watch International.[2]

He made 15 starts in the Busch Series from 1989 to 1998. His best finish came in 1994, when he finished 12th at Nazareth Speedway.

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.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 NBSC Pts Ref
1989 Truex Motorsports 58 Pontiac DAY CAR MAR
25 		HCY DAR BRI NZH
30 		SBO LAN NSV CLT DOV ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR
22 		CLT CAR MAR 89th 73 [3]
1990 DAY RCH CAR MAR
20 		HCY DAR BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT DOV ROU VOL MYB OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NHA CAR MAR 87th 103 [4]
1992 Ling Racing 68 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR BRI HCY LAN DUB NZH
18 		CLT DOV ROU MYB GLN VOL NHA
34 		TAL IRP ROU MCH NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR HCY 84th 170 [5]
1993 Truex Motorsports 56 Chevy DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH
21 		CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA
13 		BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU CLT MAR CAR HCY ATL NC1 0 [6]
1994 DAY CAR RCH ATL MAR DAR HCY BRI ROU NHA
30 		CLT DOV MYB GLN
38 		MLW SBO TAL HCY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR NC1 0 [7]
58 NZH
12
1995 56 DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NHA
39 		NZH
20 		CLT DOV MYB GLN
29 		MLW TAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM NC1 0 [8]
1996 DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NZH
DNQ 		CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM NC1 0 [9]
1997 59 DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAL CAR
DNQ 		HOM N/A 0 [10]
1998 Ling Racing 0 Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH
40 		CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM NC1 0 [11]

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
1999 Ling Racing 68 Chevy HOM PHO EVG MMR MAR MEM PPR I70 BRI TEX PIR GLN MLW NSV NZH MCH NHA IRP GTY HPT RCH LVS LVL
DNQ 		TEX CAL N/A 0 [12]

Busch North Series

NASCAR Busch North Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 NBNSC Pts Ref
1992 Ling Racing 68 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH NHA
13 		NZH
18 		MND
15 		LEE
19 		JEN
14 		NHA
34 		OXF
23 		HOL
DNQ 		EPP
21 		NHA RPS
27 		NHA
38 		16th 1357 [13]
88 OXF
15 		DOV EPP
12
68 Olds OXF
26 		OXF
26
1993 Truex Motorsports 56 Olds LEE
26 		NHA
16 		MND
9 		HOL
19 		GLN
31 		JEN
7 		STA
14 		GLN NHA
10 		WIS
14 		NHA
20 		RPS
17 		TMP
19 		WMM
14 		LEE
22 		EPP
20 		LRP
13 		13th 1871 [14]
Chevy NZH
21 		NHA
13
1994 Olds NHA
15 		MND
16 		SPE
9 		HOL
20 		GLN
10 		JEN
5 		EPP
24 		NHA
1* 		WIS
9 		STA
6 		TMP
24 		MND
5 		WMM
8 		RPS
5 		LEE
15 		7th 2296 [15]
Chevy NHA
30 		GLN
38 		NHA
12 		LRP
6
58 NZH
12
1995 56 DAY NHA
8 		LEE
24 		JEN
9 		NHA
39 		NZH
20 		HOL
15 		BEE
10 		TMP
30 		GLN
29 		NHA
7 		TIO
8 		MND
21 		GLN
13 		EPP
18 		RPS
9 		LEE
19 		STA
12 		BEE
30 		NHA
9 		TMP
8* 		LRP
12 		12th 2201 [16]
1996 DAY LEE
28 		JEN
24 		NZH HOL
16 		NHA
38 		TIO
26 		BEE TMP
20 		NZH
21 		NHA
16 		STA
10 		GLN
35 		EPP RPS LEE NHA
34 		NHA
43 		BEE TMP
11 		LRP
30 		27th 1261 [17]
1997 DAY LEE
21 		JEN
13 		NHA
30 		NZH HOL
6 		NHA
44 		STA
28 		BEE TMP
2 		NZH
20 		TIO NHA
8 		STA
7 		THU GLN
3 		EPP RPS
15 		BEE TMP
28 		NHA
24 		LRP
26 		20th 1656 [18]
1998 Ling Racing 6 Chevy LEE
3 		RPS
7 		NHA
20 		HOL
5 		GLN STA
17 		NHA
28 		DOV
27 		STA
7 		NHA
42 		GLN
6 		EPP
20 		JEN
7 		NHA
27 		THU
13 		TMP
7 		BEE
21 		LRP
19 		10th 1988 [19]
0 NZH
40
1999 6 LEE
14 		RPS
9 		NHA
26 		TMP
12 		NZH HOL
6 		BEE JEN
2 		GLN STA
7 		NHA
19 		NZH
32 		STA
30 		NHA
9 		GLN
10 		EPP THU BEE NHA
13 		LRP
10 		20th 1713 [20]
2000 LEE NHA
5 		SEE HOL BEE JEN GLN STA NHA NZH STA WFD GLN EPP TMP THU BEE NHA LRP 70th 155 [21]

Winston Modified Tour

NASCAR Winston Modified Tour results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 NWMTC Pts Ref
1985 Truex Motorsports 58 Chevy TMP MAR STA MAR NEG WFD NEG SPE RIV CLA STA TMP NEG HOL HOL RIV CAT EPP TMP WFD RIV STA TMP POC
32 		TIO OXF STA TMP MAR 159th - [22]
1986 59 ROU MAR STA TMP MAR NEG MND EPP NEG WFD SPE RIV NEG TMP RIV TMP RIV STA TMP POC
27 		TIO OXF STA TMP MAR 146th - [23]
1987 ROU MAR
14 		TMP STA CNB STA MND WFD JEN SPE RIV TMP RPS EPP RIV STA TMP RIV SEE STA 82nd - [24]
58 POC
37 		TIO TMP OXF TMP ROU MAR STA
1988 56 ROU MAR
14 		TMP MAR
27 		JEN IRP MND OSW OSW RIV JEN RPS TMP RIV OSW TMP OXF OSW TMP POC
34 		TIO TMP ROU MAR 65th - [25]

1 Competed only in companion events with Busch North Series as BNS driver and ineligible for Busch Series points

References

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  2. ^ "Sea Watch International Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary". The Shelby Report. April 2, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
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  22. ^ "Martin Truex – 1985 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  23. ^ "Martin Truex – 1986 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  24. ^ "Martin Truex – 1987 NASCAR Winston Modified Tour Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
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