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Truex signed to Joe Gibbs Nationwide deal

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11:24 AM ET 08.09 | Ryan Truex will drive six Nationwide Series races for Joe Gibbs Racing this season, the team announced Tuesday. Truex will drive the No. 20 car Sept. 3 at Atlanta and then at Richmond, Chicago, Dover, Kansas and Phoenix. Sponsorship was not announced. The 19-year-old Truex has 17 career Nationwide starts with one top-10 finish. He is the two-time defending champion of the K&N Pro Series East. Truex, the younger brother of Michael Waltrip Racing driver Martin Truex Jr., had started the year with Pastrana Waltrip Racing.

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August 9, 2011  12:45 PM ET

The sponsorship fell through at Pastrana Waltrip so Gibbs signs him. Gibbs doesn't seem to have any sponsor problems. Truex did pretty good in the Pro East Series.

August 9, 2011  01:45 PM ET

long gone are the days of 1 sponsor for the whole year..

August 9, 2011  02:21 PM ET

I don't know much about him. Does he have some talent?

August 9, 2011  02:37 PM ET

He is the two-time defending champion of the K&N Pro Series East. He must have some talent.

August 9, 2011  02:48 PM ET

He would be all set if his middle name was Danica. LOL

August 9, 2011  03:40 PM ET

Splittails can get a sponsor anytime, a good driver has to fight for them. Ryan did do pretty good in the K&N series, I hope he does good with Gibbs.

August 9, 2011  04:01 PM ET
QUOTE(#5):

He would be all set if his middle name was Danica. LOL

or had some T&A lol

August 9, 2011  04:38 PM ET
QUOTE(#7):

or had some T&A lol

Your sharp today.

August 9, 2011  04:49 PM ET

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIi0EqTneOg&feature=youtu.be

August 9, 2011  05:42 PM ET
QUOTE(#6):

Splittails can get a sponsor anytime, a good driver has to fight for them.

Watch the "splittail" kick his ass with regularity...just as she would do you. Although you wouldn't be able to keep it off the wall, so that's pretty much moot.

August 9, 2011  06:36 PM ET
QUOTE(#10):

Watch the "splittail" kick his ass with regularity...just as she would do you. Although you wouldn't be able to keep it off the wall, so that's pretty much moot.

Let me speak on this fruit loops, Ryan wi stomp a mud hole in YOUR azzz, and will be out driving the wanna be porn star in short order. I think that ought to set the record stright. LMAO @ U

August 9, 2011  09:54 PM ET

SPAMARAMA

August 9, 2011  10:29 PM ET
QUOTE(#19):

SPAMARAMA

YO

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August 10, 2011  06:04 PM ET

what has jeremy mayfield been up to these days?

August 10, 2011  07:14 PM ET
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what has jeremy mayfield been up to these days?

Shhhhuuusssshhhh, you asked for a new story last week and it worked, don't give them any ideas. LOL

August 10, 2011  10:15 PM ET

ZZZZZZzzzzz,,Geeez A guy could fall asleep on here,, good night=ZZZZZZzzzzz

August 10, 2011  10:58 PM ET

I don't like Gibbs or his drivers.....but I do admit that they have the best Toyotas (ugh) in Nascar....so if Ryan is going to get his feet wet.....that is a good place to start.....too early to tell how good he will be in Nascar.......lower level successes don't always transfer to the higher levels......I hope this is not the case here.

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August 11, 2011  07:51 AM ET
QUOTE(#19):

SPAMARAMA

Del, del, del, del, del, etc.

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