Martin Truex Jr

There will be more headaches next week in Manahawkin due to the Rt. 72 construction project that's been going on for a while now. The NJDOT says Martin Truex Jr. Boulevard will be closed from 6 a.m. on March 9th to 6 p.m. on Friday, March 13th According to Jersey Shore Online: Officials said that Earl Asphalt Company, who is doing the actual construction, will shut down all lanes on Martin Truex J

Normally we would talk about the WINNER of any big competition first. But in this situation, we have to talk about Ocean County's OWN Martin Truex Jr, and his heartbreaking loss in yesterday's Daytona 500. In case you didn't know,  Martin Truex Jr, graduated Southern Regional High School in Manahawkin back in 1998. Truex Jr. lost the Daytona 500 yesterday by the closest margin EVER! 0.010 seconds.