As Martin Truex Jr. embarks on retirement following Sunday's season finale at Phoenix, the former Cup champion reflects on his career.

Martin Truex Jr. plans to spoil the NASCAR Championship in Phoenix, aiming for a final victory as he retires from full-time racing.

Martin Truex Jr. has two races left in his NASCAR career and on Sunday he is reunited with an old friend, Martinsville Speedway. Sunday will be Truex Jr.'s 38 th and final appearance at "The Paperclip" and the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series champion is hoping to find the magic that has given him three career Cup series wins at Martinsville.

In what could be his final NASCAR Cup Series start at Martinsville Speedway, Martin Truex, Jr. will lead the field to the green, winning his 24th career pole.

Martin Truex Jr. turned a lap at 95.951 mph to beat Chase Elliott and William Byron and earn the pole in Saturday qualifying at Martinsville Speedway.

Martin Truex Jr. earned the pole with a 96.190-mph lap on NASCAR’s shortest track, while playoff contender Denny Hamlin finds himself starting last in the 37-car field due to wrecking his Toyota in practice. Hamlin didn’t get to make a qualifying lap as his crew worked to repair his car.

Martin Truex Jr. describes what it means to win perhaps the final pole of his career Saturday at Martinsville Speedway and his mindset for his final two full-time races.

Martin Truex Jr. won the pole for the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday afternoon, posting a lap of 19.686 (96.190 MPH) in the final round to earn his first pole of the 2024 season and the 24th of his Cup career.

Martin Truex Jr. may be out of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, but the veteran driver still has compelling goals, as he proved with a pole-winning run on Saturday at Martinsville Speedway.