Former NASCAR champion Martin Truex Jr.’s trophies were listed for sale online, which sparked concerns in the community. After all, why would a veteran driver part ways with his memorabilia? Now, Martin Jr. has revealed his side of the story, which followed a statement by Race Day Authentics.
Martin Jr. made his mark in the stock car racing world, securing one Cup Series championship and two Xfinity Series championships. because of this, the report of him wanting to sell his 2017 Cup trophy and the 2023 regular-season trophy surprised many.
Not only that, but the listing on the online platform Race Day Authentics included his last trophy for his victory at New Hampshire. However, it turned out that Martin Jr. was unaware of the items offered for sale online. He wrote on his Instagram story:
“It’s been brought to my attention some of my trophies were for sale online. These items were sold without my knowledge. Every one of these items holds a special significance to me.”
The former NASCAR driver’s post created confusion about the items that were on sale. However, clearing the air, Race Day Authentics revealed on the same social media platform that Martin Jr.’s team had reached out to them.
They also admitted that the seller had worked with Martin Jr. in the past and had allegedly lied about the trophies being gifted to him. The statement read:
“Earlier this morning we received a phone call from Martin Truex’s team regarding the trophies and stuff we purchased late Tuesday evening from an individual.
“The person we purchased it from worked alongside Martin for over 10 years and sold the trophies to us under the assumption he had been gifted them as he was clearing his house.
“We have been in contact with Martin all day and we have a plan in place to get the trophies back to their rightful owner.
“As all of our customers and teams we deal with know, we are not the type of people to go out and damage our reputation over something like this. We were lied to by the person we bought them from, and we appreciate everybody being understanding with this matter.
“Thank you to all of our customers who continue to support us through everything, and we hope to continue to bring you some more exciting stuff soon!”
As the matter is being resolved by Race Day Authentics, it is still unclear how the seller got his hands on Martin Jr.’s trophies.
