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Truex started his first season with JGR with a 35th-place finish at the [[2019 Daytona 500]], but he made up for that loss with five straight Top 10s and two Top 20s before scoring four wins at [[2019 Toyota Owners 400|Richmond]] (his first Cup win on a short track),<ref>{{cite web|last=Bonkowski|first=Jerry|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2019/04/13/martin-truex-jr-earns-first-career-cup-win-on-a-short-track-in-toyota-400/|title=Martin Truex Jr. earns first career Cup short track win in Richmond|publisher=[[NBC Sports]]|date=April 13, 2019|access-date=September 21, 2019}}</ref> [[2019 Gander RV 400 (Dover)|Dover]], [[2019 Coca-Cola 600|Charlotte]], and [[2019 Toyota/Save Mart 350|Sonoma]]. He began the 2019 playoffs by winning the first two races at [[2019 South Point 400|Las Vegas]] and [[2019 Federated Auto Parts 400|Richmond]] (his first back-to-back career victories and season "sweep" at Richmond) and advancing to the Round of 12 after finishing seventh at the [[2019 Bank of America Roval 400|Charlotte Roval]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/09/29/nascar-playoffs-charlotte-roval-eliminations-round-of-12/ |title=NASCAR Playoffs: Round of 12 set after Charlotte Roval |website=NASCAR.com |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. |date=September 29, 2019 |access-date=September 30, 2019}}</ref> During the Round of 8, Truex won at [[2019 First Data 500|Martinsville]] to secure his position in the Championship 4. At the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Truex dominated the first half of the race, winning the first stage and leading into green flag pit stops at the midpoint of stage 2. However, the race and championship hope unraveled due to a miscue during the pit stop, in which the left and right front tires were switched around, and installed to the incorrect sides. The pit road error forced an unscheduled stop and rendered Truex a lap down for much of the second stage. He recovered and began to rally back through the field, but could not overcome the loss of track position, ultimately finishing 2nd in the race to teammate [[Kyle Busch]] and the final championship standings for the second season in a row.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2019/10/27/nascar-martinsville-results-recap-playoffs-martin-truex-jr/ |title=Truex Jr. puts on a show at Martinsville, clinches Championship 4 spot |first=Reid |last=Spencer |website=NASCAR.com |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. |date=October 27, 2019 |access-date=October 28, 2019}}</ref> Truex led the series in victories with seven.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet/2019/W |title = Standings - Racing-Reference}}</ref> Truex was also the first driver to lead the series in wins after switching to a new team since [[Matt Kenseth]] in 2013, who also did it with Joe Gibbs Racing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet?s=3&yr=2013&series=W |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409040859/http://www.racing-reference.info/yeardet?s=3&yr=2013&series=W |archive-date=April 9, 2013 |title=NASCAR Sprint Cup standings for 2013 - Racing-Reference.info}}</ref>

On August 5, 2023, Truex announced that he had signed a contract extension to remain with JGR through the 2024 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2023/08/05/martin-truex-jr-return-2024-one-year-extension-jgr/ |title=Martin Truex Jr. to return in 2024, signs one-year extension with JGR |first=Zack |last=Albert |website=[[NASCAR]] |date=August 5, 2023 |access-date=August 9, 2023}}</ref> On June 14, 2024, Truex announced he would retire from full-time racing at the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5561559/2024/06/13/martin-truex-jr-retirement-nascar/ |title=NASCAR's Truex expected to announce retirement |last=Bianchi |first=Jordan |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 14, 2024 |access-date=June 14, 2024 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2024/06/14/martin-truex-jr-set-to-retire-from-full-time-competition-after-2024-season/ |title=Martin Truex Jr. set to retire from full-time competition after 2024 season |first=Reid |last=Spencer |website=[[NASCAR]] |date=June 14, 2024 |access-date=June 15, 2024}}</ref> Despite not winning a race during the regular season, he stayed consistent enough to make the playoffs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2024/09/01/2024-nascar-cup-series-playoffs-field-set/ |title=2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs field set |website=[[NASCAR]] |date=September 1, 2024 |access-date=September 3, 2024}}</ref>

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