Sunday at Phoenix Raceway, Martin Truex Jr. will line up for the last time as a full-time driver in the NASCAR Cup Series. The New Jersey native made his Cup Series debut on Halloween 2004, and in the ensuing 20 years,

While Truex is stepping away from full-time competition, he will still be involved at Joe Gibbs Racing in an advising role. He also has hinted at plans to compete on a limited basis in the future, similar to other drivers like Jimmie Johnson, David Ragan, Parker Kligerman, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

The 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion exited this stage of his career in much of the same ways that he entered it – publicly stoic and driving a throwback Bass Pro Shops paint scheme ... languished to a 17th place finish. “I wanted it to go better ...