The Unlikely Rise of Martin Truex Jr. to a NASCAR Champion

Its so crazy to know that i worked for this mans father as a deckhand to captain of one of his fishing boats !!!!

It hurts now to hear Slap say Sherry made a full recovery and beat the cancer.

If Martin wins the 2023 championship, it'll be for her
If he doesn't win, we can confidently say he was mentally checked out again, just like when he first received the news.

Here after Sherry passed away... hope that Martin can get another one this year

Fuck cancer...I can't believe she's gone. RIP Sherry Pollex

RIP Sherry Pollex ❤

Sherry Pollex lost her battle to cancer after battling cancer for 9 years.

Great job on the video. I've been following Martin Truex Jr. closely as an avid fan since he was in the NAPA #56. I probably wouldn't even be watching NASCAR if he wasn't racing. He is easily the most talented driver on the circuit.

After Jeff burton retired I started rooting for truex cause he I'd definitely a clean driver and tough as they cone

Everyone and everything comes back to spingate

Truex is my go-to example of why you shouldn't write off a driver just because their performance is usually "ok at best"

How many saw this in their suggestions after yesterday’s Loudon race?

This popped up in my recommendations just as I've watched him dominate New Hampshire

You did a nice KLK reference there. Who’s your favorite character in that @s1apsh0es?

the Kill La Kill ending made me emotional lol

One of my favorites nascar drivers great video slap

Love this video man dont lose your way ❤

I like MT ! He is a survivor

I remember when he started in the cup series and after a year or two I figured he'd just slowly fade out of the sport. Then all the sudden it was like a switch was flipped around the time he grew the beard, and it was like it was a different guy. Clearly a great driver with a lot of talent.

Martin is the man. His cup career started badly because DEI falling apart in his first years, then MWR gets going strong and they fall apart after the scandals. Martin always had the potential to be the very best. Can dominate a short track, road course or superspeedway.

Hes a jap car driver, hes a cheater (and he wasn't even good at it lol), and worst of all hes straight up boring. The sonner martin retires the better (and im sure alot of fans agree with me)

And now he’s won another race!!

And now he’s won another race!!

Man...this was arguably the video/story that got me invested into NASCAR and to hear Truex/Sherry are ending their relationship I can't help but hurt a bit

I know he's said he'll continue to support her so it's not all bad, but it's still sad to hear and wish them the best

Too bad he became a cry baby after he won the championship. He thinks everybody should just let him win now. I liked the humble quiet guy who just raced and shut up.

You should do this with Kevin Harvick after he retires

Correction: New Jersey isn't New England.

MTJ.....One of the good guys.

Was this video not posted after Joey Lagano won his first championship in 2018 bc he’s from Connecticut

You could've adressed Missouri too (my favorite driver Rusty Wallace, who won the title, as well know, is from St. Louis). People can argue whether it's Midwestern or Southern, but Kennett, where I grew up in - also the birthplace of Sheryl Crow - is certainly southern.

My father cried when he won

As a Texan who went to college in Greenville SC, I was promptly informed I was not from the South. This came as a surprise. When I asked what region of the country I was from the response was “Texas”

Finally a champion under the Playoffs system who deserved it. I just wish he had won the title for having the best average finish (maybe in combination with laps led), not for finishing ahead of the title contenders

I thought I recognized that tune when you talk about Truex winning in 2017. Kill la Kill My Body is Dry. In my top 5 for animes. Anyways, really nice video on the struggles to get to the top fo MTJ. I may be a former Dale Jr. fan, now Blaney fan, I do like MTJ because of my former Junior fandom.

Love that you think south jersey is part of New England. It's basically the south.

I…is that his real name?? Is that how it’s really pronounced? Like a computer store?? That’s wild.

New Jersey is NOT part of New England.

My uncle worked for furniture row in Denver Colorado and met reagen smith and saw the championship trophy

I’m from New England and New Jersey’s not in New England

MTJ was never my number one driver, but being a Jersey guy and seeing him bounce from team to team always had me rooting for him nonetheless.

You’ll have to check your facts about where terry and Bobby labonte are from. They grew up in Texas but are from Maine I believe. Bobby mentions that on the dale jr download

for some reason until recently I always thought truex was a younger driver that started his career in the 56. I never knew he drove the 1 car and I just so happen to have a diecast of it 😂. but his story is perfect, with a career resurgence through hardships, and winning a championship for a small team like furniture row was great to see

Probably my favorite Champ win of all time!

Am I the only one who thinks MTJ looks like Kurt Busch?

Dude came along way since mayetta NJ

Man, I've been a Truex fan for a really long time, and I remember nobody being confident in his abilities. So proud of him when he won that title, and his performance at that Coke 600 was absolutely mind blowing to watch unfold.

I watched MTJ win in my hometown. Watkins Glen a few years later…. Another technical, high speed, dangerous road course

Such an inspiring story!

MARTIN TRUEX HAS HEART HE GARNERED STRENGTH FROM SHERRY. I KNEW THAT THIS STORY WAS GOING TO BE GREAT!!! AS IT PLAYED, TO THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER I COMPLETELY COMMEND YOU FOR GIVING US THE MARTIN TRUEX STORY THE WAY IT WAS, FOR MARTIN AND THE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVED IN HIM MOST