| Martin Truex Jr. was born in Mayetta, | | | | his later teens. |
| New Jersey on June 29, 1980. He is a | | | | Truex Jr. and Truex Sr. have proven to |
| second generation racer in his family. | | | | be a tight knit group with formidable |
| His father, Martin Truex Sr. was a | | | | strengths. In 2003, the both of them had |
| winner in the Busch North Series and was | | | | to deal with the task of fielding a |
| heralded as a successful modified | | | | financially challenged single-car team |
| driver. Truex Sr. was already a | | | | in the Busch Series. It was a difficult |
| successful racer in the Northeast by the | | | | time but the sweat and blood paid off |
| time Truex Jr. was ready to take up | | | | when Truex Jr. was made an offer by Dale |
| racing. As young as he was, Truex Jr. | | | | Earnhardt Jr. to drive for Chance 2 |
| always knew that the race tracks were | | | | Motorsports. Chance 2 Motorsports is the |
| made for him. He was already racing | | | | team that is operated under the Dale |
| go-karts at the tender age of 11. By the | | | | Earnhardt Inc family and with his debut |
| time Truex Jr. was 14, he had won the | | | | in that car at the Richmond |
| Junior Championship and the New Jersey | | | | International Raceway for the Hardees |
| Championship Series at the New Egypt | | | | 250, Truex Jr. would have been in the |
| Speedway. He then proved this to be the | | | | lead eleven laps before he had to give |
| starting point for what would turn out | | | | way to a transmission malfunction which |
| to be a very lucrative stock car racing | | | | lead to his car being brought into the |
| career. | | | | garage earlier. Although he finished |
| When Truex Jr. reached 18, he entered | | | | 31st in that race, he did get the |
| and won his first feature Modified | | | | attention of many people. The next |
| event. Truex Jr. then followed closely | | | | couple of years following that incident |
| in his father footsteps when he began | | | | brought along various winnings for Truex |
| racing in the Busch North Series in | | | | Jr. and with that, sponsorships. Truex |
| 2000. With 3 winning races under his | | | | Jr's dominance in the Busch Series |
| belt in fewer than 3 years with his | | | | propelled him and his team the ticket to |
| family owned team, it's clear that Truex | | | | compete at NASCAR's highest level of |
| Jr. is headed to glory as well. In his | | | | competition with Dale Earnhardt Inc. It |
| first season on the Busch North Series | | | | was interesting to note how the same |
| ride, he won the event at the New | | | | group that Truex Jr. had defeated for |
| Hampshire International Speedway in | | | | his previous wins in the Busch Series |
| Loudon, New Hampshire | | | | championships would be the same group he |
| Truex Jr. enjoys hunting with his | | | | was against for the Raybestos' Rookie of |
| sponsors and team mates during his time | | | | the Year. |
| off from the tracks. As a child, he used | | | | Truex Jr. has since then, won more races |
| to join his father and his uncle on | | | | and has earned a spot in the Chase for |
| hunting trips which was made into a | | | | the Championship in September of 2007. |
| family tradition. They would go on a | | | | It's not surprising giving his |
| trip out West for a week or so as a | | | | background that there will be plenty |
| family. A regular woodsman, Truex Jr. | | | | more in store for this racer in the |
| grew up around a lot of land and even | | | | future. |
| when he wasn't old enough to hunt, he | | | | For the largest selection of Nascar |
| would sit in the deer stand with his | | | | Merchandise along with up to the minute |
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| be an elk with a bow after he was bitten | | | | developer and a HUGE fan of NASCAR! |
| by the bow hunting bug when he was in | | | | |