Ryan Truex
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| Born | March 18, 1992 Mayetta, New Jersey, United States |
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| Achievements | 2009 Camping World East Series champion 2010 K&N Pro Series East champion |
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| NASCAR Nationwide Series career | |||||||
| 25 race(s) run over 3 year(s) | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 36 (Tommy Baldwin Racing) | ||||||
| 2011 position | 22nd | ||||||
| Best finish | 22nd - 2011 | ||||||
| First race | 2010 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 (Gateway) | ||||||
| Last race | 2012 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
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Ryan Truex (born March 18, 1992 in Mayetta, New Jersey) is a NASCAR driver. He currently drives part-time in the Nationwide Series for Tommy Baldwin Racing.
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[edit] Early career
Truex won the 2009 NASCAR Camping World East Series Championship as a 17-year-old high school student at Southern Regional High School.[1] In the 11-race season, he finished the season with eight Top 5s.[1] He had three wins at Watkins Glen, Thompson,[2] and Lime Rock Park;[3]
In 2010, Truex won his second consecutive Camping World East Series title in a Michael Waltrip-owned Toyota.[4]
[edit] Nationwide Series
Truex competed in six NASCAR Nationwide Series events, beginning at Gateway International Raceway on July 17, 2010.[5] Truex was intended to run for Rookie of the Year in 2011 with MWR. However, motocross stunt performer Travis Pastrana will race the #99 for 7 races. Truex's plan will be to skip ROTY and run 10 consecutive races in the Nationwide Series, then 20 races in 2012, though surgery forced him out of the 99 at Texas to be replaced by David Reutimann and team owner Waltrip will drive at the restrictor plate tracks. Ryan's brother Martin and Waltrip will also split time in the ride. He will race at Wall Stadium in the Turkey Derby in a asphalt modified and a DIRT modified.
Due to a lack of sponsorship in the 99 team, Truex was released from Pastrana Waltrip Racing after the STP 300. Truex returned to the Nationwide Series with Joe Gibbs Racing, running several races late in the 2011 season. For 2012, he will drive for Tommy Baldwin Racing in the season-opening DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona International Speedway.[4]
[edit] Family life
He is the younger brother of Sprint Cup Series driver and two time Nationwide Series champion Martin Truex, Jr.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Schroeder, Charles (2009-09-26). "Ryan Truex finishes rookie year with a NASCAR title at Dover". The Press of Atlantic City. http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/article_e2ba9729-26fe-5c2f-a338-0d954b559f65.html. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ "Ryan Truex Nabs Second Win At Thompson". Catch Fence.com. 2009-07-12. http://www.catchfence.com/2009/otherseries/07/12/ryan-truex-nabs-second-win-at-thompson/. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ "ROAD WARRIOR: Ryan Truex makes it a clean sweep in Camping World East Series". Green White Checkered. 2009-08-15. http://greenwhitechecker.typepad.com/greenwhitechecker/2009/08/road-warrior-ryan-truex-makes-it-a-clean-sweep-in-camping-world-east-series.html. Retrieved 2009-09-28.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Tommy Baldwin Racing expands NNS program". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. January 25, 2012. http://www.nationwide.nascar.com/nationwide-series/news/120125/rtruex-bsantos-tbr-expands-program/. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ^ "Truex Wins First NASCAR Title". NASCAR. 2009-09-26. http://localracing.nascar.com/node/3827. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
[edit] External links
- Ryan Truex at Racing Reference
- Ryan Truex on Twitter
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| Preceded by Matt Kobyluck |
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East champion 2009, 2010 |
Succeeded by Max Gresham |
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