NASCAR legend Martin Truex Jr.'s Daytona 500 team revealed - Reports

Martin Truex Jr. will reportedly return to NASCAR as a part-time driver. Per motorsports journalist Bobby Parsons on X (formerly Twitter), Truex Jr. will attempt to qualify for the 2025 Daytona 500 with Tricon Garage.

Truex Jr. is a professional stock car racing driver who retired from full-time competition after the 2024 season. He last drove in the Cup Series with Joe Gibbs Racing.

Parsons tweeted that Martin Truex Jr. will run the car Tricon Garage plans to debut in the "Great American Race." The journalist also said that IndyCar star Helio Castroneves will be part of the season opener.

"Martin Truex Jr., Cup Series' 2017 champion, will attempt to qualify at Daytona 500 this year also [alongside Helio Castroneves]."

He added:

"The champion will be with Tricon Garage, a NASCAR Truck team who is debuting at Cup Series."

This tweet addresses previous links to the driver's Daytona 500 attempt with other teams. Martin Truex Jr. was expected to run with 23XI Racing. However, the New Jersey native shut down the rumors during the 2024 NASCAR Awards Banquet.

The 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion was also linked to Trackhouse Racing. However, Parsons said that the Chevrolet-affiliated team would put Helio Castroneves in the Project 91 Chevrolet Camaro.

But as the tweet states, Truex Jr. is partnering with Tricon Garage for his attempt to qualify for Sunday's race. Tricon Garage is a Craftsman Truck Series team competing with Japanese automaker, Toyota.

Martin Truex Jr. previously drove the No. 19 Toyota in the premier series - Source: Imagn

Truex Jr. will go up against other drivers in open teams to make the 40-car field. The Duel (qualifying session) will be held on February 13 before the Daytona 500 scheduled for February 16.

If the 44-year-old driver makes the race, he will get another chance at earning his first Daytona 500 victory.

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Martin Truex Jr. looked back at NASCAR career following retirement

Martin Truex Jr. shared his thoughts on his NASCAR career after the season finale at Phoenix Raceway. The driver said that the respect he earned through his career was worth more than his achievements on the track.

Speaking with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Truex Jr. shared:

“Just a lot of good memories and I think I was able to accomplish a lot of things that a lot of people, including myself at some point in my career didn't think were possible [...] I feel lucky; lucky to work with a lot of great teams and accomplish more than I ever thought possible.”

He added:

“I feel like I've earned the respect of a lot of people around here and that means a lot...that means probably more than everything, more than wins,” he added.

Martin Truex Jr. concluded his full-time NASCAR career with the 2017 Cup Series championship and two Xfinity Series titles (2004 and 2005). He also won 34 races in the premier series with teams like Dale Earnhardt, Inc., Michael Waltrip Racing, Furniture Row Racing, and Joe Gibbs Racing.