Denny Hamlin offers Martin Truex Jr. a 23XI Racing seat as he announces retirement
Martin Truex Jr. is looking for part-time entries once he retires.
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Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. (Via IMAGO)
Joe Gibbs Racing veteran Martin Truex Jr. has put all the rumors in the air to rest as he announced that he will retire from full-time racing at the end of the 2024 season. The No:19 Toyota Camry driver who has won 15 Cup races and finished thrice as runner-up in the championship in his JGR career that started in 2019.
While Martin Truex Jr. is retiring, he isn’t planning to stop racing as it what makes him happy. He finds this as the right year start slowing down and try something different in his life. While doing so, he would be looking to make part-time entries in the Cup as well as in the second tier. He can do it with JGR, which has one of the best team in the series.
"It's been a hell of a ride."
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) June 14, 2024
Martin Truex Jr. announced he will retire from full-time NASCAR Cup Series racing at the end of the season. pic.twitter.com/xXFshIVDGR
If Truex Jr. wants to make a Cup entry he just asks his long-time teammate Denny Hamlin. He co-owns 23XI Racing with Michael Jordan and has a third car they field occasionally. Hamlin has already offered him one seat while talking about the retirement at Iowa and asserted the veteran just have to ask him for a car for Daytona 500, it will be there.
I told him I will have his Daytona 500 car ready, immediately. Just tell me the word. 100-percent. I would 100 percent do that.Denny Hamlin said at Iowa.
Martin Truex Jr. said on Friday that he's taking on an ambassador role with Joe Gibbs Racing in 2025, but wants to race from time-to-time in #NASCAR. JGR's Cup lineup will be full, but Denny Hamlin says he'll gladly field an additional 23XI Racing entry for Truex. pic.twitter.com/RZsCT95CC9
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Martin Truex Jr. explains his approach for the reminder of the season
The 2024 season still have about 20 races left in the calendar and Truex Jr. still has a lot of work to do. When asked about how he would approach those races, he pointed out that he wouldn’t change anything regarding his approach and will be going for the race wins.
I’m just going to do my job and do what I’ve always done. Again, I don’t think anything changes here. I’m here to win this weekend and I’m going to do the best job I can do. Yeah, I don’t know. I don’t really overthink all of these things...We’ve got a great team, great cars and we can win some races and that’s the goal.Martin Truex Jr. said.
The 2024 season so far hasn’t been really great for the veteran. He hasn’t been able to win a race this season, with multiple incidents because bad luck costing him. So, he would be hoping to get a win and be in contention for the title in his final year.
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