Martin Truex Jr. ended his full-time Cup Series career with a 17th-place finish in the season finale at Phoenix Raceway.

Martin Truex Jr. got a nice surprise when his fellow drivers gave him a standing ovation during the prerace meeting Sunday before the NASCAR Cup Series finale. Once on the track, the 44-year-old driver from New Jersey took time to thank his team for all the memories before his final race as a full-time Cup driver.

Martin Truex Jr. capped off his NASCAR Cup Series career wishing he could have performed better at Phoenix Raceway while still denying those expecting an emotional sendoff. “No emotions,” Truex