The final stop of Martin Truex Jr.‘s championship tour will be Monday on the South Lawn of the White House.
Truex, the defending Cup Series champion, and other members of Furniture Row Racing will meet with President Donald Trump during a ceremony scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET, according to an advisory from NASCAR.
Truex’s visit is the first for a NASCAR champion during the Trump Administration. There was not a White House visit last year for Jimmie Johnson‘s seventh championship.
A Furniture Row Racing spokesman confirmed to NBC Sports that Truex’s crew chief, Cole Pearn, who has taken shots at the president on Twitter, also will attend the ceremony Monday.
Trump and NASCAR have intersected numerous times over the past three years, well before the 45th president of the United States took office.
On Feb. 18, President Trump tweeted an acknowledgment of the Daytona 500.
Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump My great friends from NASCAR are having their big race today, The Daytona 500. Brian France and the France family are special people. Enjoy the race!
3:13 PM - Feb 18, 2018 101K 35.7K people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy Last September, Trump tweeted his support of NASCAR drivers standing for the anthem.
Donald J. Trump ✔ @realDonaldTrump So proud of NASCAR and its supporters and fans. They won't put up with disrespecting our Country or our Flag - they said it loud and clear!
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