Martin Truex Jr. spill the beans on the real reason behind his retirement

Martin Truex Jr. isn’t retiring because of his poor 2024 run.

Martin Truex Jr. spill the beans on the real reason behind his retirement

Martin Truex Jr. (Via IMAGO)

Joe Gibbs Racing veteran Martin Truex Jr. has offcilaly announced that he will retire from full-time NASCAR racing at the end of the 2024 season. The announcement was made in a special press-conference held at Iowa Speedway ahead of the maiden NASCAR Cup Series race at the O.8 miles track.

Martin Truex Jr. has been teasing his retirement from the start of the Next-Gen era, but had decided twice to sign a one-year extension. Joe Gibbs now have to find a solid replacement for the No:19 TRD Camry team, which has been among the most consistent side at JGR since the 2017 Cup champion joined the team.

While talking about why he made the decision to retire at this time of the season, Truex Jr. pointed out that he felt it is the right time after waiting to make this call for the past few seasons. He asserted that he wants to slow thing s down and do something different with his life after having a great ride in the series that is almost two decade long.

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Just felt like the right time for me. Honestly, I’ve thought about it a lot the past few seasons and just waited for that feeling in my mind to be positive. Like, this is, okay I’m good, I want to do something else. Yeah, something just felt different this year for me I felt like it was time to slow down and do something else. It’s been a great ride, though, obviously.

Martin Truex Jr. said at Iowa.

Martin Truex Jr. insists that performance isn’t a reason behind his retirement call

The 2024 season so far hasn’t been the best for Martin Truex Jr. while his teammates Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell has combined won 5 races, he remains winless with bad luck playing a huge part in it. But when asked about whether this unpleasant run is the reason behind his retirement, he asserted that it isn’t.

Martin Truex Jr.
Martin Truex Jr. (Via IMAGO)
Not really, it really doesn’t. We’ve had some disappointments this year, for sure. But it’s not enough to make you stop doing what you want to do. Totally not related to performance in any way, shape or form.
Martin Truex Jr. said.

The future Hall of Famer hasn’t made the decision because he isn’t the fastest among the grid right now and feels the time has come for him to hand over the baton. It would be interesting to see who will be called by JGR to drive the No:19 car from 2025 and onwards.

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