Who is replacing Martin Truex Jr. at Joe Gibbs Racing for 2025? All you need to know

Martin Truex Jr., who had earlier announced his retirement from the NASCAR Cup Series at the end of the 2025 season, will be replaced by Chase Briscoe at Joe Gibbs Racing.

Truex Jr. will retire from the Cup Series after a career spanning over two decades. He won the championship once in 2017 and has remained a competitive driver on the field.

With Stewart-Haas Racing set to cease operations at the end of this season, Chase Briscoe will be joining Joe Gibbs Racing to drive the #19 Toyota. The 29-year-old made his NASCAR Cup Series debut in 2021 with SHR and has since accumulated two wins with the team. Following the announcement of SHR's closure, the team's drivers faced uncertainty about their future. However, with the exception of Ryan Preece, all SHR drivers have now secured contracts with different teams for the 2025 season.

Joe Gibbs, owner of the team, recently expressed his excitement regarding Briscoe's inclusion, saying:

"I think what really hit all of us besides Chase [Briscoe] and his background, you go back and look at Xfinity races that year and you see some of the other things he's done. He's already won a cup. But the thing when you hear him sit and talk about his background. And the sacrifices that he made to race I think that hit Johnny. I think his story and the way he sacrificed to do what he does was really impressive. I know it impressed Johnny and JP. And it did me"

"But also we have to win and so we came down to the end. We think Chase can win. And so that's where we are and it's uh thrill for us," Gibbs added.

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"It's on me": Martin Truex Jr. after playoffs disqualification at Bristol

Martin Truex Jr. entered the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with the goal of securing another championship. Unfortunately, his playoff run came to an end after the race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The #19 Toyota was competitive throughout the race, but an unfortunate pit road penalty derailed Truex's chances. The 44-year-old was assessed a penalty for exceeding the pit lane speed limit by just over a mile per hour, which dropped him to the rear of the field. This setback prevented him from gaining more positions and points, ultimately contributing to his elimination from the playoffs.

After the race, Truex Jr. acknowledged his mistake.

"It's really tough when it's 0.09mph. That kind of screws your whole chance at a good season up. I don't know how that happened. I didn't even know I was that close, honestly. I felt like I did the same thing as every other stop," he said. [0:11].

"It's on me, obviously. My mistake. They said that we were going to have to run second or third there to have a chance and I don't know if we could have done it, but it would have been nice to see. Just really sad for my guys," he added (0:36).