It will be Martin Truex Jr., who will ring in Furniture Row Racing’s new sponsor – 5-hour Energy with the primary paint scheme of the company on his #78 Toyota in Saturday night’s NASCAR season kick off – the invitational Clash at Daytona International Speedway. After the 75-lap non-points Clash, which is expected to have a field of 18 drivers, the 5-hour Energy primary colors will switch to Furniture Row Racing’s new team the #77 Toyota driven by rookie Erik Jones – for the remainder of Speedweeks. Truex’s race car post-Clash will be in the Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats colors. ‘We welcome 5-hour Energy to our family of sponsors and are very proud to have them as one of our major partners, said Truex. ‘I personally welcome Erik to our team and look forward to working and sharing information with him. Everything is trending upward and it’s up to us to continue the momentum. We’re going to give it our best shot to drive the #78 5-hour Energy Toyota to Victory Lane. Truex will make his fifth career start in the Clash and his third as a Furniture Row Racing driver. His best finish was runner-up in 2015 after leading 28 laps. Last year, he had a strong run going but was a victim in a final lap multicar accident at the 2.5-mile oval. The first criteria for Truex earning a Clash berth was being a former Daytona 500 pole winner (2009). He would have also qualified, if needed, as a previous season pole winner.(FRR), see images of the scheme on the #78 Team Schemes page
