Martin Truex Jr: The Most Underrated Driver In NASCAR History

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@budsodastories Ай бұрын

MTJ one of the most humble unsung heroes of the cup series went from rock bottom to the top. Man reached the lowest of lows to the highest highs. I remember everyone loved when he w9m.the championship and then at the last race everyone stood up. (Drivers and teams.) A humble guy who enjoys fishing and was always the chillest guy. I do appreciate him I remember when he was in Busch north series and won at Adirondack speedway where I'm from wanted him to do great since.

@CydneyDautzenberg12365 Ай бұрын

MTJ, has been my favorite driver since I was a little girl. My father got me into nascar Dale Earnhardt and Dale Jr was his drivers. But I chose MTJ because he drove for DEI. I remember his first win 2007 I remember how happy I was as a seven year old girl could be. It was tough seeing him struggle but he always had that fight in him. In 2017 was amazing seeing him win his championship and Jr last cup race was so emotional. Over the years I grew attached and invested in him as a driver. I'm not going to lie I was so emotional the last race. I wish his last full season was better but if he's happy then I'm happy for him. I can't wait to see what he does in the future 💛

@lathanpankey2173 Ай бұрын

This is the 3rd notable driver I can say I saw their career from start to finish. Carl Edward’s & Bowyer are the others. Him going from back marker to champion was a pleasure to watch. Thank you Truex🙏🏾

@zoelotero Ай бұрын

I don't know if he's one of the most underrated guys ever, but I certainly would say he's one of the greatest comeback, rags-to-riches stories in racing history, coming back from being kind of a Cup Series bust (not a full-blown one but surely an underwhelming career at first, similar to Stenhouse nowadays) to make a small, middle of the pack at best team into a championship dominating team in 2017 and a contender every year from '15 'till JGR did their thing and they had to leave in '18. Great human being as well. Everything he and his fiancée went through together, and how they supported each other, was a beautiful story that sadly ended up tragically (mandatory fuck Danica here). So overall a great career by an even better guy. Hope he enjoys retirement.

@Dennyhamlin23XI Ай бұрын

Martin truex jr is a true friend a tenacious fighter who barely laid a glove on the competition Martin truex jr will be remembered for thriving at both ends of the spectrum in nascar with unending grit and resilience he overcame massive roadblocks of team closures and sponsor departures though sheer meddle and elite talent he took a single car team to the 2017 Championship but while fighting hard for wins he always raced fair no superstar has been less assuming and controversial than truex the cleanest racer of his generation the soft spoken fisherman from the jersey shore proved that you can excel at the highest competition level while holding yourself to the highest ethical standard it’s that legacy of perseverance and speed and sportsmanship that fans and peer’s alike appreciated about truex he earned full admiration and respect of NASCAR nation as a humble champion

@bighatLJ Ай бұрын

William Byron dosent even move people hes the cleanse guy in the feild

@naparacingfan9275 Ай бұрын

Truex put up the most dominant performance of all time in the 2016 Coke 600. He should be commended for the 1st half of his career for making DEI, MWR, and Furniture Row (before JGR alliance) competitive and winning races for them.

@Dennyhamlin23XI Ай бұрын

He was a great teammate to 🥹

@Taylay7573 Ай бұрын

I'm going to be very controversial here I think if Martin truex Jr was at Gibbs his entire career I think he'd be a seven-time champion

@sevensynycal Ай бұрын

With Cole Pearn on the box absolutely

@Taylay7573 Ай бұрын

@sevensynycal yes

@vandrugmand Ай бұрын

Maybe not 7 but multiple fs and maybe 3-4 time

@Taylay7573 Ай бұрын

@@vandrugmandor at least 7 championship 4

@matthewbyers9574 Ай бұрын

Back to chase Elliott at the roval and harvick, he tried to get harvick back and got Custer instead lol. Also I'd throw Byron in there as one of the cleanest drivers in today's society.

@mmmburris Ай бұрын

MTJ is my favorite driver. Thanks for making this video. I don’t know what I’m gonna do the next race season.

@KurtH7842 Ай бұрын

I would love to see an alternate reality in which MTJ started his career in top equipment. Honestly I'd just like to see what his career totals would have been if the numerous things that went wrong had swung his way instead. If that happened we could be looking at a dude that ends up with 45-50 wins and 3 or 4 titles. Not half bad for a driver whose career didn't takeoff until their age 35 season.

@ZPaul_ Ай бұрын

I guarantee you if Truex started his career in a Hendrick or Gibbs car he would no doubt have double the wins and more championships than he does now.

@sonny_njr Ай бұрын

@zach1912XD Ай бұрын

I think people rate him accurately -- during the big 3 year I think he really proved himself if he hadn't already when he won the championship. People didn't give him high chances of winning these past 2 years because he kind of dropped off in execution at the same time the rest of his team did, but I feel like everyone still views him as like the 5th best active driver. Maybe I'm just projecting, I can only guess what everyone else thinks.

@michaelbayne2315 Ай бұрын

I'll place Jim Paschal into the most underrated conversation, although his timeframe driven is a long time ago. Nicely made MR

@revrasheemstewart Ай бұрын

Martin Truex Jr. is a first ballot 🗳 NASCAR hall of famer 😊

@91TransAmKid Ай бұрын

This is a discussion that can go on and on. 80s, 90, up to 2003-2004 was my era. I dont know much about truex career ill take your word for it. Bill Elliot was never slept on, he won most popular driver so many times, he was a force to reckoned with in the 80s, 91 wasn't a good year, left the family team had that great year at junior Johnsons in 92 and then that organization fell apart 93-95 era and he just didn't have the lucky breaks or the right team under him until he had some success with Ray evernham dodge team until he retired. Bill was a clean racer. And the whole clean driving etiquette was even going way by the time i stopped watching, does kurt busch ring any bells? That dude had no respect towards the competitors in the early 2000s. There were so many drivers that were slept on and didn't make it because of the lack of opportunities. I always thought Lake Speed was somebody that had a lot of talent until his injury at sonoma in 98 driving the cartoon network car. just no big team took a chance on him and I'm sure it was the lack of money/sponsorship.

@iRacingFry Ай бұрын

Definitely a top ten active driver, top 5 cleanest driver, and top 30 all time imo. I do feel he is forgotten about though. He isn’t the most exciting guy and his early career was weird which also makes him hard to promote. Divers who are successful for a long period of time are always more likely to be remembered. Terry and Bobby Labonte, Kenseth, Busch’s, Harvick. Divers of his win and championship level are just remembered better because they were in that position for longer in people’s minds. More to recall.

@pineaplboi6119 Ай бұрын

Finally, someone noticed my favorite driver 🙏😭

@etconsiderseverything3291 Ай бұрын

I've never said this here before Radman, but watching your videos really helps me to keep the memory of my late best friend Chanse Craft alive. Thanks for your content, I really enjoy it a lot 😀

@thumblessgod Ай бұрын

also carl had a personality and does back flips, MTJ barely says a word.

@Strangegloves Ай бұрын

I actually think Matt Kenseth is the most underrated driver.....he seems to be remembered for 2 things, Martinsville 2015, and winning the 2003 championship, no one remembers the 2 daytona 500 wins, the other 37 wins, winning the coke 600 as a rookie......

@Dupontman627 Ай бұрын

People hated him from 2016 to 19 because of how great he was doing

@Tyler_Stevenson14 Ай бұрын

If your the best driver ur the most hated driver lol

@brianburke7677 Ай бұрын

9:30 … YES

@YoungestSonMedia Ай бұрын

Fair question. Mark Martin or Martin Truex Jr? Which career? Cuz I think they compare closely

@sebastiandamico2371 Ай бұрын

You should make a video on your top 10 favorite Jeff Gordon moments and maybe your top 10 favorite races since you've started watching Nascar

@NottherealKyleLarson Ай бұрын

Truex is without a doubt a top 25 driver oat

@tweakingtonclips Ай бұрын

top 20 if we specifically talk about cup, could be top 15 across all series

@felixeur1276 Ай бұрын

Chris Buescher you could argue is a clean driver too

@jf5817 Ай бұрын

Would be cool if you did a similar analysis of Kyle Busch. Would be interested to hear your thoughts on his career.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Ай бұрын

From 2006 to 2014 is was definitely underrated but not from 2015 to 2023 till now but now it's Alex Bowman who is underrated.

@jayyhick65 Ай бұрын

I think bowman has too many fans for how he is currently doing.

@Tylnorton Ай бұрын

Bowman is NOT underrated lol

@TravisFechter Ай бұрын

I do think bowman is slightly underrated, but he's still no ware near the level of his teammates

@thegreattreon0177 Ай бұрын

Martin Truex Jr and Matt Kenseth are the two most underrated drivers of all time

@NASCARFAN93100 Ай бұрын

MTJ will forever be one of my all time favorite drivers

@jessespriggs3487 Ай бұрын

MTJ was my favorite driver and Mark Martin before that! Still not really sure who to get behind now.

@camry8.24 Ай бұрын

You should do more videos like this on other drivers

@clayhaley7006 Ай бұрын

Him and Kesolwski are both underrated.

@Dennyhamlin23XI Ай бұрын

Gonna miss jersey boy 🥹😭💜🧡💜🧡

@davewise5374 7 күн бұрын

If pern and truex team up stay tuned

@NeverwascooL Ай бұрын

It does bother me that clean driving isn't the standard anymore cause as I learned about the sport and the history of the sport guys used to be so mad about being wrecked or doored cause they all drove with the mindset that "we are all going out there and have an obligation to take care of each other." And that's what really leaving the sport with Martin.

@StoopidRoofer555 Ай бұрын

Not even a debate.

@chrisw443 Ай бұрын

MTJ is an amazing racecar driver!

@fallenfetus Ай бұрын

I’d argue Chris Buescher is more of a Truex style racer in terms of racing clean than Elliott. Can’t think of an instance where Buescher took someone out. Oddly enough, Kyle Busch now could be considered one of the cleaner drivers in my opinion.

@runrafarunthebestintheworld Ай бұрын

Yep Radman is projecting here because Chase Elliott literally right hooked Denny Hamlin at Charlotte and got fined for it. Chris Buescher or even Christopher Bell has not done that as of yet.

@seannolan9857 Ай бұрын

Most underrated in history would probably be Jim Paschal. Won 25 races and has never so much as been nominated for the HoF. Mainly because he passed away five years before the Hall started, so no one was pushing for his induction. Fonty Flock also has an excellent argument. Truex will almost certainly get in within three years of his retirement.

@jheat963 Ай бұрын

My favorite driver

@spiderbhyd3 Ай бұрын

Finally, people been sleeping on truex for too long

@OKCThunder4Ever Ай бұрын

Chase Elliot literally right hooked Hamlin what are we doing here

@Vibewitkeezy_ Ай бұрын

Truex & Chastain at Dover 2022

@trevorlambert2892 Ай бұрын

Elliot did right rear hook Denny Hamlin tho lol

@danielfritts6339 Ай бұрын

i’d put c.bell in the same group as chase and mtj

@NASCAR_Junk Ай бұрын

What about when Chase got suspended for intentional wrecking last year?

@tylercochran902 Ай бұрын

I love Chase but saying he’s the cleanest racer after the right hook on Hamlin is crazy 😂

@budsodastories Ай бұрын

That Martinsville race he passed Joey clean. Joey basically ran him over which causes true to be very loose but if he let's out he Def loses and there you showed the clip. Sucks bc he was a deserving back to back championship.

@KyleSmith-lb6bj Ай бұрын

NEVER BEEN THIS EARLY to a vid!!!

@hunternixonfishing2500 Ай бұрын

MTJ is a great driver no denying that but it’s fair to say Cole Pearn really made him. If you just look how MTJ declined in dominance once Pearn left

@WastdTrashPanda Ай бұрын

I'm not saying you're wrong about MTJ, but you're wrong about Harvick. Dude had one of the best average finishes of all time, and the first half of his career was at a post 90s RCR. The Johnson domination wouldn't have been a thing if Harvick was in a top team like JJ had.

@Anthony_Stuart Ай бұрын

I'd say J.D. McDuffie is the most underrated, but yeah Truex is very close at least

@superninjaracer9971 Ай бұрын

Didn't Elliott wreck Hamlin in 2023?

@ZKendall88 Ай бұрын

Elliott isnt the only clean driver. Buescher isn't dirty and is also underrated

@anareel4562 Ай бұрын

you spelt overrated wrong

@ChiefLilly71 Ай бұрын

Not underrated, he’s not liked! Want be missed.

@Mikeman3524 Ай бұрын

Did you watch any of the races? The second biggest crybaby behind Busch, any incident on the track was never his fault, thank God he's gone, Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

@Tylnorton Ай бұрын

Sounds like you didn't watch any of the races at all lmao.