Ryan Truex

Ryan M. Truex (born March 18, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 40 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports. Truex's older brother Martin is the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion.

Ryan Truex
Truex at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2018
BornRyan M. Truex
(1992-03-18) March 18, 1992
Mayetta, New Jersey
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 race2013 Irwin Tools Night Race (Bristol)
Last race2014 MyAFibStory.com 400 (Chicagoland)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
78 races run over 6 years
2019 position33rd
Best finish12th (2018)
First race2010 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 (Gateway)
Last race2019 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 24 1
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
51 races run over 6 years
Truck no., teamNo. 40 (Niece Motorsports)
2020 position31st
Best finish9th (2017)
First race2012 Kroger 200 (Martinsville)
Last race2020 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 19 2
Statistics current as of November 6, 2020.

Racing career

Early career
Truex's CW East championship car
Truex in 2012 at Texas Motor Speedway

A native of Mayetta, New Jersey, 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's plan was 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 were 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

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

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]

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
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 32 33 34 35 36 MENCC Pts Ref
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 68th 01 [32]
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 39th 193 [33]
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 CLT DOV TAL KAN MAR TEX PHO HOM 65th 01 [34]
† – Qualified but replaced by J. J. Yeley
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2014 BK Racing Toyota DNQ
2019 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet DNQ

Xfinity Series
NASCAR Xfinity 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 32 33 34 35 NXSC Pts Ref
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 60th 673 [35]
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 22nd 459 [36]
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 23rd 298 [37]
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 NA - [38]
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 43rd 80 [39]
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		 CLT
16		 DOV
10		 KAN
11		 TEX
33		 PHO
13		 HOM
15		 12th 2160 [40]
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 CLT
10		 DOV KAN
38		 TEX PHO HOM 33rd 169 [41]
† – Qualified for Marcos Ambrose

Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR Camping World 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 NCWTC Pts Ref
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 90th 01 [42]
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 73rd 16 [43]
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 93rd 01 [44]
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		 18th 250 [45]
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		 9th 772 [46]
2020 Niece Motorsports 40 Chevy DAY LVS CLT ATL
13		 HOM POC KEN
27		 TEX
13		 KAN KAN MCH
19		 DAY DOV GTW DAR RCH BRI LVS
12		 TAL KAN
12		 TEX
34		 MAR
30		 PHO
21		 31st 157 [47]
2021 DAY DAY LVS ATL BRI RCH KAN DAR COA CLT TEX NSH POC KNX GLN GTW MSP BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO

K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2008 Dale Earnhardt, Inc. 8 Chevy GRE IOW SBO GLN NHA TMP MCM ADI LRP MFD NHA DOV STA
11		 61st 130 [48]
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		 1st 1719 [49]
2010 GRE
14*		 SBO
3		 IOW
5		 MAR
2		 NHA
1*		 LRP
5		 LEE
2		 GRE
7		 NHA
1*		 DOV
3		 1st 1662 [50]
2017 Hattori Racing Enterprises 11 Toyota NSM GRE BRI
25		 SBO SBO MEM BLN TMP NHA IOW 39th 46 [51]
01 GLN
19		 LGY NJM DOV

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Matt Kobyluck		 K&N Pro Series East champion
2009–2010		 Succeeded by
Max Gresham
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