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Former NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. had his day come to an end early in the 2025 Daytona 500. He was involved in a crash on Lap 71 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.
“Knocked an oil cooler out of it and you know obviously you can’t run without that so yeah unfortunate but just in the wrong lane at the wrong time,” Truex Jr. said. “It’s kind of been my Daytona luck.”
Truex Jr. admitted that he may not be done with the Daytona 500.
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“Probably, yeah, we’ll see,” Truex Jr. “It’s a long way from now so I got a lot a lot of stuff to do between now and trying to figure that out again.”
He said after he retired from full-time racing last year that he would come back for just this one race. And now that this race weekend is over, he is considering it again — down the road from now.
Truex Jr. raced with Tricon Garage with sponsorship support through Johnny Morris’ Bass Pro Shops and Tracker Boats. Tricon Garage is primarily a NASCAR Truck Series team that is owned by former NASCAR driver David Gilliland and former NHRA driver Johnny Gray.
Gray’s family member Tanner Gray, a fellow former NHRA driver, is a part of the team.
The veteran driver was a full-time driver in the NASCAR Cup Series for 21 years. He made his Cup Series debut in 2004 when he competed in two races.
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The Mayetta, New Jersey native did not secure a win in his final full-time season in 2024. However, in 2023, he captured three wins.
Truex Jr. has 34 Cup Series wins. Yet, none of those wins have come at Daytona International Speedway, according to Racing Reference.
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