What Happened to Martin Truex Jr?
plausible to believe that he could carry that same success into the Nextel Cup level. Unfortunately, Truex Jr’s most notable moment of his 2006 Nextel Cup rookie campaign was his run-in with Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart during the Spring Bristol race. Heading into the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup season, Truex was anticipated as the driver to beat among one of the most talented rookie classes in this sport’s history. But it’s clear that Denny Hamlin has all but clinched the Rookie of the Year title after winning twice, and Clint Bowyer has threatened to win on several occasions. Even 20-year old Reed Sorenson has begun to make some noise. After 24 races, Truex has only scored a pair of top tens and is barely clinging to fourth in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings- 80 points behind Hamlin. So what’s going on with this projected future NASCAR star? Looking back, Truex won 12 Busch Series events throughout his pre-Nextel Cup career, while Bowyer and Hamlin combined for just two wins, b
