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Schick Xtreme3 To Sponsor Ryan Truex For NASCAR Nationwide Series Race In Atlanta With Joe Gibbs Racing
Press Release“Truex will Drive Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 Toyota Camry in Atlanta”
Truex is currently slated to drive in a total of six Nationwide Series races for JGR this season, with the first coming on the 1.5-mile oval track in Atlanta during Labor Day Weekend. In addition to Atlanta, Truex is set to drive the No. 20 Nationwide Series Toyota in Richmond, Chicago, Dover, Kansas, and Phoenix.
“Having Schick Xtreme3 come on board with me for Atlanta is exciting,” said Truex. “Schick Xtreme3 is all about performance and flexibility, the same things I’ll focus on out there on the racetrack! I can’t wait to get back competing with Joe Gibbs Racing in the #20 Schick Xtreme3 Toyota Camry.”
Truex has excelled at every level of racing, as he won two K&N Pro Series East Championships for Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) in 2009 and 2010. In 2009 he joined now JGR teammate, Joey Logano, as the only driver to win both K&N Pro Series Rookie of the Year honors and the Championship in the same year. He made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut in 2010, earning an outside pole at Michigan and three top-15 finishes in just his first seven races.
Truex is the younger brother of Martin Truex Jr. who currently drives the No. 56 Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
About Joe Gibbs Racing:
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is one of the premier organizations in NASCAR, currently fielding three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams, three NASCAR Nationwide Series teams and a driver development program. Its driver lineup consists of Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano in the Sprint Cup Series, while Brian Scott joins those three in the Nationwide Series along with Michael McDowell, Drew Herring, Ryan Truex, and Kelly Bires. JGR also boasts Max Gresham in the K&N Pro Series East and Darrell Wallace, Jr. in its driver development program. Based in Huntersville, N.C., and owned by Joe Gibbs – a three-time Super Bowl winner as head coach of the Washington Redskins and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame – JGR has competed in NASCAR since 1992, winning three Cup Series championships, and three Nationwide Series owner’s championship along with more than 150 NASCAR races, including three Brickyard 400s and the 1993 Daytona 500.
- Joe Gibbs Racing Press Release
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