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Former NASCAR Cup Series champion and future Hall of Famer Martin Truex Jr. recently listed several trophies and additional items from his career for sale on Facebook, leading fans to worry about his well-being.
Truex, 45, listed a number of race trophies, his 2023 regular-season championship trophy, and multiple commemorative items – including a 1/1 watch honoring his selection as one of NASCAR’s 75 greatest drivers – on the Race Day Authentics Facebook page.
Martin Truex Jr. Seems To Have Lost His Love Of NASCAR
While fans immediately wondered if Truex needed the money for something, the more likely cause is that he just doesn’t hold any sentimentality toward the itesm.
The 2017 Cup Series champion and 2004/5 Xfinity Series champion retired following the 2024 season. The 45-year-old had previously considered retirement a year earlier despite leading the Cup Series standings at the time.
“This sport isn’t exactly what it appears to be sometimes,” Truex Jr. said post-race via The Teardown podcast. “It takes a big commitment. My team is amazing. They deserve the very best driver, the guy that wants it more than anyone else. And I’ve been that guy, and I wanna make sure that if I come back I’m willing to do that. It takes a lot. It’s not just show up at the track, drive the car, go home…
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“It takes a lot of commitment. It’s a lot of travel. A lot of time missing things with family and friends and all those things that I’ve done for 25 years. Do I wanna keep doing it and am I willing to sacrifice all those things again for my team? So that’s just what I’m thinking about. I don’t know that running good and winning makes a difference.”
Joe Gibbs Racing then replaced Truex with driver Chase Briscoe for the 2025 season. Briscoe, 30, has had the best season of his career thus far and is currently competing in the second round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.