Showing posts with label Ryan Truex. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ryan Truex. Show all posts

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Martin Truex Sr Dies at 66

Martin Truex Sr Dies at 66

RIP – Prayers and Positive Thoughts

Martin Truex Sr Dies at 66
March 24, 1958 – January 17, 2025

 


Martin Truex Sr., the father of former NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr., has died, Truex and his brother said in a statement. He was 66.

 

“We are devastated by the loss of our father,” Martin Jr and Ryan Truex said. “Simply put, he was our hero and a great man. We appreciate everyone’s thoughts and prayers and ask for privacy at this time.”

 

No details of Truex Sr.’s death were revealed.

 

Truex Sr. was a former driver in NASCAR’s second-tier Xfinity Series, where he made 15 starts from 1989 to 1998. His best finish was 12th at Nazareth Speedway in 1994. He retired early to advance the career of his two sons. His second son, Ryan, is the reserve and development driver for Joe Gibbs Racing.

 

Truex Sr. was one of the owners of the commercial fishing company Sea Watch International.

 













 

source: Yahoo Media

Monday, August 26, 2024

NASCAR / ARCA Race Weekend Recap (DAYTONA / Milwaukee)

#NASCAR / #ARCA Race Weekend Recap (DAYTONA / Milwaukee)

Winners: Harrison Burton (Cup); Ryan Truex (Xfinity); Layne Riggs (Trucks) plus William Sawalich (ARCA)


NASCAR Cup

Harrison Burton Lands First Cup Series Win at Daytona, Secures 100th for Wood Brothers

No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Crew Celebrates th
 Milestone 100th Victory for the Organization.

 

In one of the most dramatic races of the season, 23-year-old second-generation driver Harrison Burton made a last-lap pass on two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch in overtime at Daytona International Speedway to earn his first career NASCAR Cup Series win and deliver his legendary Wood Brothers Racing team its historic 100th victory.

 

Big wrecks, amazing passes, and ultimately one of the most memorable and popular victories of the year characterized a busy Coke Zero Sugar 400 on the Daytona high banks that had tremendous effect on the NASCAR Playoff outlook, now with only a single race left to decide which 16 drivers will advance to championship contention.

 

“I cried the whole victory lap,” Burton said. “I obviously got fired from this job and wanted to do everything for the Wood Brothers I could, they’ve given me an amazing opportunity in life and to give them the 100th [win] on my way out is amazing. We’re in the playoffs now. Let’s go to Darlington and see what happens.”

 





Pole: Michael McDowell

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Next Race: The Cup Series will return on Sunday, September. 1, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET for the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.


NASCAR Xfinity

Ryan Truex takes Xfinity Series win at Daytona

“Oh my gosh, thanks to these fans, it’s so amazing to race here,” said Truex,

 

Ryan Truex claimed his second NASCAR Xfinity Series win of the season — the third of his career — leading the field to the yellow and checkered flags on the final lap of overtime in Saturday night’s Wawa 250 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway.

 

With very limited green-flag runs and the pace interrupted all night with incidents, ultimately it was an accident among the front-running cars that ended the overtime period with Truex out front as he was so frequently through the night.

 

Truex, 32, the younger brother of Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr., crossed the line just ahead of his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chandler Smith in the No. 81 JGR Toyota. Kligerman finished in third place. Stewart-Haas Racing’s Riley Herbst and RSS Racing’s Ryan Sieg rounded out the top five.

 

“Oh my gosh, thanks to these fans, it’s so amazing to race here,” said Truex, who is racing part-time this season but now has two wins in eight starts this season.

 

“Just thanks to these guys,” Truex, driver of the No. 20 JGR Toyota, said of his team. “I don’t get to race that often and I don’t know what I’m going to do next year. It’s all a work in progress. Just a great car [tonight].”

 





Pole: Chandler Smith

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Next Race: The Xfinity Series will return on Saturday August 31, 2024 at 3:30 pm ET for the Sport Clips Haircuts VFW Help A Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.


NASCAR Trucks

Layne Riggs Spoils Truck Playoffs Opener at Milwaukee, Claims First Career Win

Layne Riggs Claims First Career Win

 

For the second straight day, a second-generation rising NASCAR star earned his first-career win. This time, it was 22-year-old Layne Riggs claiming the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory in Sunday‘s playoff-opening LiUNAI 175! at the historic Milwaukee Mile.

 

Riggs, son of former NASCAR competitor Scott Riggs, took the lead from Ty Majeski with 53 laps remaining and pulled away to a solid 1.547-second victory over the Wisconsin native and a super motivated group of playoff drivers, making the rookie driver’s effort all the more impressive.

 

“I don‘t even know how to describe it,” said an emotional Riggs, making only his 23rd start in the series, saying he knew in practice his truck was going to be in contention. “It‘s awesome.

 

“We‘ve had a terrible year. It‘s been an awful year, but I‘ve learned so much though in my rookie season. After the start, I thought there‘s no way we‘re going to get a win, we‘ll do the best we can and just learn for next year. But I knew in practice this thing [today] was awesome.”

 





Pole: Ty Majeski

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Next Race: The Truck Series will return on Thursday September 19, 2024 at 8:00 pm ET for the UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics at Bristol Motor Speedway.


ARCA

William Sawalich Cruises at the Milwaukee Mile for Fourth Victory in Five Races

William Sawalich - at the Milwaukee Mile for fourth Victory in Five Races

 

Entering Sunday’s Sprecher 150 at the Milwaukee Mile, William Sawalich had lost every head-to-head matchup with Connor Zilisch in the ARCA Menards Series this year.

 

Sawalich made sure to change the status quo with a dominant performance that has become a theme for him and Joe Gibbs Racing over the past two months.

 

No one could match the pace displayed by William Sawalich as he cruised to his seventh ARCA Menards Series victory of 2024 and his ninth overall on the platform this year. The young prospect has grown use to perfect outings this year, but emphasized the importance of the strenuous work displayed by everyone in the shop.

 

“We put in a lot of work to be good at places like this,” Sawalich said. “We’ve been good here in the past and had a really good Toyota Camry today, so I can’t thank my guys enough. I think we led everything but one lap maybe, so I’m really proud to do that. I love this team.

 





Pole: William Sawalich

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Next Race: The ARCA Series will return on Sunday, September. 1, 2024 at 7:44 p.m ET for the Southern Illinois 100 at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds.

 

source: NASCAR  / ARCA  Media

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Truex Brothers Sweep Dover

Truex Brothers Sweep Dover

It’s a Truex Takeover in Dover

Truex Sweep (photo by Rolando @RTR_Graphics97)

 

You could say NASCAR’s stop at Dover (De.) Motor Speedway was “All in the Family;” a kin-to-win kind of weekend. Martin Truex Jr. answered his younger brother Ryan’s NASCAR Xfinity Series victory on Saturday with a win in Monday’s rain-delayed Wurth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race – the fourth win of his career at the one-mile oval he considers his “home track.”

 

Truex, who started 17th in the 36-car field after qualifying was cancelled due to weather, methodically worked his way forward in the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. The 42-year-old New Jersey native finally took the lead for the first time with 69 laps remaining and led all but one of those final laps to claim his first points-paying victory of the season, ending a 54-race winless streak.

 

He and his JGR pit crew ultimately had to earn the win with pit strategy and pit execution. On a pit stop during the race’s final caution period, Truex’s team opted to put only right-side tires on his Toyota. With the quick stop, he was able to beat the field back out to the track and then on the ensuing re-start – with seven laps to go – hold off a hard-charging Ross Chastain, whose No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet had taken four fresh tires on the stop.

 





“It feels incredible,’’ Truex said. “I feel like we’ve been close a bunch of times, that’s for sure. Felt today, with that caution, what’s going to happen here and then good call by [crew chief] James [Small] to take two (tires) and then I was able to get a pretty good re-start.

 

“Just thanks to everybody that stuck with me. … we knew we could do this. We’ve shown we can lead laps and have dominated races and it just never all came together. I’ve said we just had to keep doing what we were doing and not overthink it.’’

 

“It’s just special, you know,’’ Truex said. “This is a special place. Good day for my family and to see Ryan win Saturday he’s worked so hard for so long to get good opportunities and it’s awesome.

 

“And then for us, we’ve given away a few here over the years so it’s nice to see it come around our way. Just excited and had a hot rod. Just needed to get it out front.”

 

This win marks the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion Ryan Truex’s 32nd career win and first since a victory at Richmond, Va. on Sept. 11, 2021. Snapping the streak and sharing Dover’s Victory Circle with his younger brother, Ryan, truly made the week for the veteran.

 





Thirty-One year old Ryan Truex led a dominating 124 of the 200 laps on Saturday. He swept both stage wins and ultimately took the checkered flag an impressive 4.8-seconds ahead of the field to claim his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in the ‘A-GAME 200.’

 

“I’m just so thankful, all these fans, my team, they really stuck behind me,” said a smiling and emotional Truex, who becomes the 13th different NASCAR Xfinity Series driver to claim his first win at Dover.

 

“Most people didn’t believe in me, and I still did – my girlfriend, my family, my parents, my brother did. I’m just so thankful to be here.

 

“I felt like with 20 to go, I was just waiting for something to happen,’’ he continued, ‘just praying, please God keep everything straight and let’s get to the end of this. What a car, what an amazing Toyota Supra. I’m speechless.

 

“I thought I’d be more emotional right now, but when I crossed the flag I couldn’t even talk on the radio and I’m not an emotional guy. This is for everyone that doubted me.”

 

 

source: NASCAR Media Truex Sweep
(photo by Rolando @RTR_Graphics97)

Monday, May 1, 2023

Ryan Truex Wins First Career Xfinity Race

Ryan Truex Wins First Career Xfinity Race

On Hometown Track - Dover Motor Speedway

 

Of all the places for Ryan Truex to absolutely turn in a career day, the 31-year-old led a dominating 124 of the 200 laps at his hometown Dover (Del.) Motor Speedway.  He swept both stage wins and ultimately took the checkered flag an impressive 4.8-seconds ahead of the field to claim his first career NASCAR Xfinity Series victory in Saturday’s A-GAME 200.

 

It was such a big day for the 31-year-old who has raced in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series – primarily part-time – for nine seasons and is scheduled to only make a handful of starts in 2023. Yet he parlayed this part-time opportunity driving the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota into a hugely sentimental victory at a special place – one the Mayetta, N.J. native has always claimed as his “home track.’’

 

Just before steering his Toyota into Dover’s Victory Lane, he stopped and was greeted by his older brother, NASCAR Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr. – the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion, who similarly earned his first victory in that series at Dover back in 2007.

 





“I’m just so thankful, all these fans, my team, they really stuck behind me,” said a smiling and emotional Truex, who becomes the 13th different NASCAR Xfinity Series driver to claim his first win at Dover.

 

“Most people didn’t believe in me, and I still did – my girlfriend, my family, my parents, my brother did. I’m just so thankful to be here.

 

“I felt like with 20 to go, I was just waiting for something to happen,’’ he continued, ‘just praying, please God keep everything straight and let’s get to the end of this. What a car, what an amazing Toyota Supra. I’m speechless.

 

“I thought I’d be more emotional right now, but when I crossed the flag I couldn’t even talk on the radio and I’m not an emotional guy. This is for everyone that doubted me.”

 

Ryan made his Xfinity Series debut as an 18-year-old driving for Michael Waltrip in 2010, and has since made 73 assorted starts in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series as well.

 

And now he is a bona fide winner in one of NASCAR’s headline series.

 

“I belong here, and I just proved that,’’ said Truex, whose 124 laps out front Saturday were more than his previous career total (67) in 88 starts.

 

“I’ve known it for a while and people around me have known it for a while. And now everyone in this garage area knows it. My goal is to drive a race car fulltime next year and hopefully we can make it happen.’’

 





 

source: NASCAR Media

 

Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Ryan Truex Has Kaulig Racing In The Playoff Hunt

Ryan Truex Has Kaulig Racing In The Playoff Hunt

Truex Breaks Back Into Top-10 


When Kaulig Racing added Ryan Truex to the team during the offseason, hopes were high that success would come quickly, and it has.

Kaulig Racing is a full-time American stock car racing team, owned by CEO and Owner of LeafFilter™ Gutter Protection, Matt Kaulig. Setting the team up for success, Kaulig Racing™ joined forced with Richard Childress Racing in 2016 to create a technical alliance, including the use of ECR engines.

Through the first seven races of the season, Truex has not only gelled with his new crew chief Chris Rice, but the twosome have raced to three top-tens including his tenth place finish Saturday at Bristol Motor Speedway. Truex also managed to collect stage points in both Stage One and Stage Two with a ninth and eight position respectively.

“We finally got back in the top-10 with a 10th-place finish at Bristol and got some good stage points in both stages. So overall it was a good day. We kept the car in one piece; we can still see Sea Watch, Bar Harbor and Leaf Filter on it so that equals a good day. The boss was here, Matt and Lisa (Kaulig) were here, so I’m glad we could have a good run for them. It was a big day for us. We needed to get back in the top-10 and get some momentum. So we’ll take this to Richmond and hopefully get us a top-five and maybe even a win.”

The No. 11 Kaulig Racing Bar Harbor/Sea Watch International Chevrolet Camaro team is ranked seventh in the driver championship standings and is in the hunt to make the Playoffs; a mere fifty points back from the standings lead.


The Xfinity Series is back in action on Friday, April 20th for the 'ToyotaCare 250' at Richmond Raceway.

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Monday, February 26, 2018

Truex Scores Kaulig Racing’s First Back-to-Back Top-10 Finish with Ninth at Atlanta

  • Truex Scores Kaulig Racing’s First Back-to-Back Top-10 Finish with Ninth at Atlanta Start: 15th 
  • Stage one: 12th 
  • Stage 2: 11th 
  • Finish: 9th 
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  • Driver standings: 4th (63 points) 

This race marks the first time Kaulig Racing has finished in the top-10 consecutively.

Driver Ryan Truex: “We had a really good car…it was typical Atlanta. We just had to keep the tires under it. Chris Rice and this whole Bar Harbor Sea Watch team gave me a great car and he made all the right calls and it was good to have Matt (Kaulig) up on the box. We’re going to run good at Vegas.” 


Matt Kaulig, Owner: “Two top-10s…that’s hard to do, that’s really hard to do…and that’s outstanding. (Ryan) did a killer job today and it was awesome. Ryan’s for real. It was a great job today by everyone at Kaulig Racing.”


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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

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Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Ryan Truex replaces Blake Koch at Kaulig Racing

Ryan Truex replaces Blake Koch at Kaulig Racing
Ryan Truex replaces Blake Koch at Kaulig Racing #NASCAR #NXS

In the midst of off-season expansion, Kaulig Racing announced today that Ryan Truex will drive the #11 Chevrolet for the full 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) season. Truex is coming off a ninth-place finish in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) driver standings. The younger brother of current Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) champion Martin Truex Jr. also has two back-to-back NASCAR K&N East Series Championships as well as multiple years of experience in NASCAR's premiere series.

Ryan Truex replaces Blake Koch at Kaulig Racing #NASCAR #NXS

"I'm extremely excited to be making the move back into the Xfinity Series," said Truex. "In just two years Kaulig Racing has proved to be a highly competitive team each race and it should be a great fit. Last season I saw a lot of improvements in my racing and hopefully this year I can continue the success Kaulig Racing has built and compete for the championship at the end of the year."


Two years after breaking into the NXS, team owner Matt Kaulig is excited about his team's fast-paced growth in the sport. With back-to-back playoff runs as well as two stage wins and one pole award in the team's short history, Kaulig sees promising opportunities for this season with Truex behind the wheel.

"When we started this team two years ago I knew we had the potential to be one of the strongest teams in the Xfinity Series and I think we're within reach of that goal. Ryan is going to be a great addition to the team and I have some high hopes for this season. Each year we keep improving as a team and I think this season we'll be able to get some wins and make another run in the playoffs. Everyone at Kaulig Racing is excited to have Ryan on board and it should be a great, fun year."

Truex will make his debut for Kaulig Racing at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday February 17 th , 2018. A sponsor announcement regarding Truex will be made shortly.



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Friday, June 9, 2017

What You Need To Know About Tonight's winstaronlinegaming.com 400

What You Need To Know About Tonight's winstaronlinegaming.com 400
Ben Rhodes and Matt Crafton in the Texas Motor Speedway Garage
Ben Rhodes and Matt Crafton in the Texas Motor Speedway Garage


Defending series champion Johnny Sauter (No. 21 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet) will be a prime contender for the pole, with his fast laps ranking among the top three in every practice session. He posted his fastest of the day in the final session at 185.420 mph.

Christopher Bell also become a clear-cut favorite for the pole position after recording the fastest lap in each of the three NASCAR Camping World Truck Series practices Thursday for the winstaronlinegaming.com 400 at Texas Motor Speedway.

Rounding out the top five in the final session were Ben Rhodes (No. 27 Safelite Auto Glass Toyota) at 184.982 mph, Matt Crafton (No. 88 Hormel Gatherings/Menards Toyota) at 184.641 mph, and Ryan Truex (No. 16 H.E.B. Grocery Store Toyota) at 184.634 mph.

“The repaving process has been interesting to watch, especially in the Monster Energy and XFINITY Series races that took place earlier this year. I’m definitely looking forward to being back, and experiencing it for myself, but there are a host of new challenges that come along with that. Ben Rhodes related.

My crew chief and I have gone back to the drawing board to figure out what’s going to be best for the race track. It seems similar to Kentucky Speedway now – with the mismatched banking, and the new asphalt – so we’re hoping to take a few notes from that, and apply it this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway.”

The #4 of Christopher Bell
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