No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry News and Notes
- TRUEX AT RICHMOND: Martin Truex Jr. led a race-high 186 laps on the way to earning his first win at Richmond Raceway when the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series visited the track in April. In 27 starts at the track, he has scored four top-five finishes, 10 top-10s and one pole award. The Mayetta, N.J. native has led the most laps in the past four Richmond races and five of the past six races at the track.
- LAS VEGAS WIN NOTES: Truex’s victory in last Sunday’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was the 24th of his career (504 starts) and fifth of this season (27 starts). It was Truex’s seventh career Playoff victory. On the day, Truex led three times for 32 laps, including the final 20 laps. The win was Truex’s second at the 1.5-mile track. With the win, Truex has clinched his spot in the Round of 12 for the fifth consecutive season. He has won the opening race of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs in three of the past four seasons.
- BASS PRO SHOPS: Bass Pro Shops will be featured as primary sponsor of the No. 19 Camry this Saturday at Richmond. A longtime supporter of Truex, Bass Pro Shops is North America’s premier outdoor and conservation company. Founded in 1972 when avid young angler Johnny Morris. began selling tackle out of his father’s liquor store in Springfield, Missouri. Today the company provides customers with unmatched offerings spanning premier destination retail, outdoor equipment manufacturing, world-class resort destinations and more.
- MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Truex will visit the Richmond Raceway media center Friday at 1 p.m. local time to meet with the media.
- AUTOGRAPH SESSION: Truex will sign autographs for fans at the Bass Pro Shops location in Ashland, Va. (11550 Lakeridge Parkway, Ashland, VA 23005) Thursday at 6 p.m.
- JGR AT RICHMOND: Joe Gibbs Racing owns 15 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victories at Richmond Raceway, including the past three races at the track. In 135 combined starts at the track, the organization has tallied 43 top-five finishes, 72 top-10s and seven pole awards.
- TUNE IN: Coverage of this weekend’s race at Richmond Raceway begins Saturday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network, MRN Radio and Sirius XM NASCAR.
Martin Truex Jr., Driver of the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota Camry
Talk about coming back to Richmond, where you won in April, knowing that you are already locked into the next round…
“These next two races are all about scoring more Playoff points for us. It’s great for us knowing that we’re already locked in, but we want to try to pad our advantage to start out that next round. Richmond has been a great track for us the past few years. Obviously getting the win in the spring was huge because it was our first with JGR (Joe Gibbs Racing) and kind of got us going for the rest of the season. We just need to keep it up and do all that we can to give ourselves the best chance possible for the rest of the Playoffs and not just take it easy.”
TIL NEXT TIME, I AM STILL WORKING ON MY REDNECK!
