This is the third and final piece in a multi-part series about Martin Truex Jr. A future NASCAR Hall of Famer, the former Joe Gibbs Racing driver has retired from full-time competition and will be remembered for his many accomplishments, including a dominating 2017 championship run. The latter was the...

Champion NASCAR crew chief Cole Pearn earned his first laps of NTT IndyCar Series engineering experience Wednesday morning as his driver, Ed Carpenter Racing’s Conor Daly, set the 10th-fastest speed in the opening practice session.Daly’s speed of 221.234mph in the No. 47 Chevy was close to team owner and team...

The last time a veteran NASCAR engineer made the first-time switch to IndyCar, it didn’t take long for wins and a trip to victory lane at the Indianapolis 500 to follow. That was Team Penske’s Brian Campe, who applied his vast stock car knowledge to the new task of open-wheel...

The catalyst of Martin Truex's 2017 NASCAR championship is coming out of retirement to engineer Conor Daly in next month's 104th Indianapolis 500.Cole Pearn, a native of Canada who went south to stock cars and helped Truex and the little Furniture Row team conquer NASCAR's grand prize, had stepped away...

Cole Pearn shocked the NASCAR community Monday evening by announcing his resignation as crew chief at Joe Gibbs Racing -- a day after delivering the surprising news to his driver, Martin Truex Jr.“When he started talking, it was like in the back of my mind that, ‘This is not good....

The realization that it was time to walk away from racing became clear to Cole Pearn when it was a choice between more years with his family versus trying to win more trophies.“I really planned on doing this at least a couple more years longer than just this year, but...

Cole Pearn has resigned as crew chief for Martin Truex Jr. to pursue opportunities outside of NASCAR.Joe Gibbs Racing announced Pearn’s departure Monday evening. Pearn, Truex, and the No. 19 Toyota team finished second in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championship in 2019 after winning a series-high seven races.“This...

It had been almost three months since Martin Truex Jr. last raised a trophy and while others may have wondered about his No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team’s Playoff potential, this team never wavered in its confidence or pursuit.And sure enough, they were the ones celebrating in Victory Lane...

Cole Pearn has been busy this offseason. Following the closure of Furniture Row Racing, the 2017 Cup-winning crew chief moved from Colorado to North Carolina in early December. He’s since been adjusting to life inside the walls at Joe Gibbs Racing, readjusting to life as a small fish in a...

The Furniture Row Racing hauler has left the shop for the final time.Martin Truex Jr. will drive the No. 78 Toyota one last time this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway before team owner Barney Visser closes the doors on his operation.https://twitter.com/FRRacingTeam/status/1062702008497430530“I don't think any of us were prepared for how emotional...