LOUDON, NH - SEPTEMBER 27: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Visser Precision, announces his 2016 partnership with Toyota and technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series SYLVANIA 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 27, 2015 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (L-R) Joe Garone, General Manager of Furniture Row Racing, Barney Visser, Co-Owner of Furniture Row and Furniture Row Racing, Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Visser Precision, Edward Laukes, Vice President of Marketing Communications and Motorsports for Toyota USA, and David Wilson, President and General Manager of Toyota Racing Development USA, speak during media availability. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)LOUDON, NH – SEPTEMBER 27: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Visser Precision, announces his 2016 partnership with Toyota and technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing prior to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series SYLVANIA 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 27, 2015 in Loudon, New Hampshire. (L-R) Joe Garone, General Manager of Furniture Row Racing, Barney Visser, Co-Owner of Furniture Row and Furniture Row Racing, Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Furniture Row/Visser Precision, Edward Laukes, Vice President of Marketing Communications and Motorsports for Toyota USA, and David Wilson, President and General Manager of Toyota Racing Development USA, speak during media availability. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Martin Truex Jr. will continue to race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series for Furniture Row Racing in 2016. He won’t be doing it in a Chevy however. The team announced Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway prior to the Sylvania 300 that the Denver Colorado based team will switch to Toyota’s next season. The team will also enter into a technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing.
“As we continue our quest to be a contender for this year’s Sprint Cup championship, it’s hard not to feel the excitement and enthusiasm of becoming an integral partner with Toyota next season,” said Joe Garone, president and general manager of Furniture Row Racing who has been with the team since its inception in 2005. “The added resources and technical support that Toyota will provide, along with having a technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing, definitely increases the growth potential for our team.”
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Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community.
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community.
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
