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21 December 2012
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NASCAR Driver of the Year vote: 8th
Top 10 NASCAR Driver of the Year 2012:
8. Martin Truex Jr.

Birthdate: June 29, 1980
Hometown: Mayetta, NJ
Team: Michael Waltrip Racing
Crew chief: Chad Johnston
2012 starts: 36
Poles: 1
Wins: 0
Top 5: 7
Top 10: 19
Annual earnings: $5,291,630
Championship points: 2299
Championship position: 11th
Crash.net NASCAR Driver of 2011 position: 17th

This has been quite the renaissance year for Martin Truex Jr., a strong run during the regular season easily slotting him into a Chase position for the first time since he was racing for Dale Earnhardt Inc. in 2007.

His strong season was part of an overall breakthrough year for his team, Michael Waltrip Racing, which also saw team mates Clint Bowyer, Mark Martin and part-timer Brian Vickers also have impressive runs during the year at various venues, cementing the idea that MWR is truly ready to join top teams like Henrick Motorsports, Joe Gibbs Racing and Richard Childress Racing at the forefront of Sprint Cup competition.

Truex wasn't able to claim any wins in 2012 - his best results were second places in both of NASCAR's visits to Kansas, together with third places at Bristol and Pocono - but an average finishing position of 12.1 confirmed his consistency over the year and gives him much to be proud of and to carry forward and build on in 2013.

Top 10 NASCAR Driver of the Year 2012 results so far:

7. Marcos Ambrose
8. Martin Truex Jr.
9. Jeff Gordon
10. Greg Biffle

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Matt Kenseth (#17 Best Buy Ford), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88 Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet), Martin Truex Jr. (#56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota), Joey Logano, (#20 The Home Depot Toyota) and Kevin Harvick (#29 Budweiser Chevrolet) crash during the NASCAR Budweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on February 18, 2012 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX - APRIL 13: (C) Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota, fires off a rifle after winning the pole during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 13, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX - APRIL 13: (C) Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota, fires off a rifle after winning the pole during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 13, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
FORT WORTH, TX - APRIL 13: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota, during qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 13, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
#56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota (Martin Truex Jr.) (Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR)
Michael Waltrip Racing`s Martin Truex Jr. (Photo Credit: Chris Graythen/Getty Images for NASCAR)
Jamie McMurray, driver of the #1 Bass Pro Shops/National Wild Turkey Foundation Chevrolet, and Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota, lead the field at the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 18, 2013 in Concord, North Carolina. (Photo Credit: Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
Carl Edwards, driver of the #99 Fastenal Ford, and Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #56 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota, lead the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron`s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 5, 2013 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #56 Toyota, and Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the #88 Chevrolet, lead a group of cars through the tri-oval during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Preseason Thunder testing at Daytona International Speedway on January 11, 2013 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo Credit: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR)

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