Not only did veteran Martin Truex Jr. reclaim the #1 spot in the rankings, but he did it in dominating fashion, leading over 250 laps of the 301-lap race. And adding more delight to the 42-year-old’s victory at New Hampshire is the track where he grew up, seeing his father ace the 1-mile flat track.

With the veteran being the latest in the family to ace the magic mile, the media and fans wanted more from the driver—I mean, answers and updates from the man himself. And speaking to the post-race presser, Truex Jr. revealed how none of his family joined him at the track to celebrate the sought-after win.

While the rain looked to ruin another race, Monday’s postponed race looked like it was all for the Joe Gibbs Racing driver, as he got a foothold at the front early in the race and never had to look back, successfully fending off attacks from Joey Logano and Kyle Larson.

“Nobody is here. They’re all at home.”- Martin Truex Jr. gets honest about his family

“Monday sure have been good to us,” said the veteran during his post-race media coverage, and boy it was spectacular. Truex Jr. not only redeemed himself of last year’s slump but also added another feather to the Truex family’s cap, becoming the latest from the family to ace it at New Hampshire. Growing up seeing his dad, laying siege to the 1-mile track got the then-young Martin Truex Jr. to racing and ever since then, he has longed for a win at his home track.

Despite leading the track for more than 768 laps over 9 races, the 42-year-old veteran finally made it big and loud, winning the race and taking home the lobster. However, he also chuckled at the unfortunate reality of none from his family making it to the track to see him win. When asked, “What kind of family members did you have here today?”

Truex Jr. revealed the ground reality of things, saying, “None. Yeah, nobody was here today. This is actually kind of far from home. We used to drive up here, it was seven and a half hours or something like that. Nobody is here. They’re all at home. So they screwed up.” While the driver seemingly laughs it off, it would’ve been the icing on the cake if the great family could join the driver in the victory lane, cementing the Truex family name.

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With one down off his bucket list, the veteran then got vocal about seeing his father battle it out on the NHMS during the 90s.

Truex Jr. goes down memory lane as he gets vocal about his “heroes”

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While nobody came down to the track owing to the brief drive. MTJ isn’t livid or saddened in fact the driver is on top of the world right now, achieving his dream win at New Hampshire. And during the presser, he got vocal about seeing his dad and the rest of the competition battling it out on the track.

“I mean thinking back to when I was a kid coming here and watching that and watching him win at 94 and you know just, those were my heroes growing up, the guys even that he raced against you know Kelly Moore, Dave Dion, and all the Busch North guys back in the day that were the legends of the Northeast, to watch him race with them, they were all my heroes and to start racing against them and win against them,” said the veteran reminiscent about his younger days.

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The veteran then credited his old man for paving the way and making him comfortable with the world of stock car racing. “He really paved the way for me he gave me great opportunities,” said the 42-year-old. Actually witnessing how far he has come, the grateful driver credited his father for his timely advice and mentorship that made him the champion he is today, saying, “I do owe a lot of this to him.”