Martin Truex Sr.

Martin Truex Sr. (March 24, 1958 – January 17, 2025) was an American driver in the Busch North Series. He was 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 was one of the owners of the commercial fishing company Sea Watch International.^[2]

Martin Truex
Born	(1958-03-24)March 24, 1958 Stafford Township, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	January 17, 2025(2025-01-17) (aged 66) Huntersville, North Carolina, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
15 races run over 7 years
Best finish	84th (1992)
First race	1989 Miller Classic (Martinsville)
Last race	1998 First Union 200 (Nazareth)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
ARCA Menards Series East career
135 races run over 10 years
Best finish	7th (1994)
First race	1992 New Hampshire Lottery 125 (New Hampshire)
Last race	2000 Busch 125 (New Hampshire)
First win	1994 AutoPalace/Slick 50 150 (New Hampshire)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 42 7

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

Truex died in Huntersville, North Carolina, on January 17, 2025, at the age of 66.^[3]

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	[4]
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	[5]
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	[6]
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	[7]
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	[8]
		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	[9]
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	[10]
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	[11]
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	[12]

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	[13]

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	[14]
		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	[15]
			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	[16]
			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	[17]
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	[18]
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	[19]
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	[20]
		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	[21]
2000				LEE	NHA 5	SEE	HOL	BEE	JEN	GLN	STA	NHA	NZH	STA	WFD	GLN	EPP	TMP	THU	BEE	NHA	LRP				70th	155	[22]

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	-	[23]
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	-	[24]
1987				ROU	MAR 14	TMP	STA	CNB	STA	MND	WFD	JEN	SPE	RIV	TMP	RPS	EPP	RIV	STA	TMP	RIV	SEE	STA										82nd	-	[25]
		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	-	[26]

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