“I really appreciate everyone at Bass Pro Shops, TRICON, and Toyota helping put this together to go have some fun.” These words came from Martin Truex Jr. ahead of his Daytona 500 start this year. The former Joe Gibbs Racing driver left full-time racing at the end of 2024. Yet he still looked forward to sporadic appearances in 2025. Although Truex finished disastrously in 38th place, fans still looked forward to his return. But he went off the grid after Daytona.
Over his almost two-decade-long career, Martin Truex Jr. has collected several accolades. Those include NASCAR’s highest achievements – two consecutive Xfinity Series titles (2004, 2005) and a Cup Series title (2017). That is why a recent development left his fans dazed and confused.
Martin Truex Jr. undertakes a spring cleanin