No. 19 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota Camry TRD News and Notes
- TRUEX AT MICHIGAN: Martin Truex Jr. owns 10 top-five finishes and 14 top-10s in 31 career NASCAR Cup Series starts at Michigan International Speedway. Since joining Joe Gibbs Racing in 2019, Truex has finished fourth or better in four of five starts at the two-mile track. While he hasn’t visited victory lane yet, Truex’s 10 top-five finishes at Michigan are his most at any track on the schedule.
- INDY RECAP: Truex finished 21st last weekend at the Indianapolis Road Course after suffering damage on a lap-80 restart. Prior to his misfortune, Truex had climbed into contention for a top-10 finish.
- AUTO-OWNERS: Auto-Owners Insurance will be featured as the primary sponsor of Truex’s No. 19 Camry for Sunday’s race at Michigan International Speedway. The Lansing, Michigan-based company offers multiple lines of insurance, including life, home, auto and business to customers in 26 states. 2022 marks Auto-Owners’ fourth year with Joe Gibbs Racing as they will once again be featured for eight races on the No. 19 Camry. To learn more about Auto-Owners, visit www.auto-owners.com.
- NAMES ON THE HOOD: For the sixth consecutive year, Auto-Owners associates contributed money to the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation to have their names on the hood of Truex’s car this weekend in Michigan. This year, more than 1,500 associates donated to the foundation and will see their names displayed on the No. 19 Camry on race day.
- JGR AT MICHIGAN: Joe Gibbs Racing has earned eight NASCAR Cup Series victories at Michigan International Speedway. In 150 combined starts at the track, the organization has posted 44 top-five finishes, 72 top-10s, seven pole awards and 1,130 laps led. Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Matt Kenseth, Bobby Labonte, and Tony Stewart have all driven JGR entries to victory lane in Michigan.
- TUNE IN: Coverage of this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway begins Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network, MRN Radio, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
Martin Truex Jr., Driver of the No. 19 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota Camry TRD
What is your mindset going to Michigan this weekend?
“We’re just approaching it the same we have all year. Our goal is to go there and win the race. If we can’t do that, then we need to get the best finish possible. I do have confidence going to Michigan based on how our cars have been trending on the bigger tracks lately. I feel like the Toyotas as a group have been getting a lot stronger lately, so we should have an opportunity. We just have to make the most of it.”
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