Martin Truex Jr. will drive the No. 56 Bass Pro Shops Toyota at the Daytona 500 on Sunday, and it’s the same number as his family ... had No. 56 while competing in NASCAR during the 1990s.

When Martin Truex Jr. started discussing a deal to compete in the Daytona 500, he had a unique request: Could he drive the No. 56? It was a ... death and driving a car number that evokes memories ...

Martin Truex Jr. shared some encouraging news about his NASCAR future after getting into ... to be able to work with Cole and have the number 56 again,” Truex Jr. said in a team release at ...