Martin Truex Jr. claims he “don’t have any regrets” about his NASCAR career

Ex-Cup champion Martin Truex Jr. has no regrets about his racing career after retiring from the sport in 2024.

Martin Truex Jr. claims he “don’t have any regrets” about his NASCAR career

Martin Truex Jr. (Via IMAGO)

2024 NASCAR Cup season saw the retirement of Martin Truex Jr., one of the most respected racers in the history of the sport. He ended his short but successful stint at Joe Gibbs Racing, to enjoy the life outside the sport. But he isn’t entirely going away from the sport, as he will be making few part-time entries including the 2025 Daytona 500.

Martin Truex Jr. recently was present in the NASCAR Awards and talked to the media about his impressive career. He doesn’t have any regrets about his two-decade long Cup career and he happy and content about it, while also being excited about the future. But he did admit that he could have won more than just 34 races.

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I am content. I am content, I am happy, I am excited about the future. I don’t have any regrets. I wish I won more races. But who doesn’t?

Martin Truex Jr. said via Frontstretch.

He added that he has a great feeling about the future beyond NASCAR. But MTJ will keep an eye on the sport and will come around driving race weeks to see his ex-rivals race each other. He seems to be excited to experience the sport as a fan again.

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I feel great about it and I’m excited about the future, I still get to come around, have some fun, ask why people why they suck, why they’re not winning, what’s wrong with your car, what’s wrong with your team, why aren’t things going right, it’d be fun.

Martin Truex Jr. added.

Martin Truex Jr. explained why he retired

While talking in the same interview, Martin Truex Jr. explained that he has had a lot of starts and races over the years with no real rest and now the time has come for him to slow down. He seems to feel like he has given everything he could and now it’s time to enjoy what life has to offer for him.

Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr.
Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. (Via IMAGO)

More than that, the amount of starts, never missing a race, and never getting hurt, just always being there and giving it my all, never letting up, and that’s kind of why I’m here. It’s time to let off the gas a little bit.

Martin Truex Jr. said.

The veteran racer seems to excite about his post-retirement life away from the sport. But his love for the sport and the respect fans have for him, will never let him be too far from racing. It will be interesting to see how many races MTJ will attend after retirement.