Summary: The series of 12 Questions interviews continues with defending Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. of Furniture Row Racing. This interview is recorded both as a podcast and is transcribed in written form. Truex has participated in a 12 Questions interview for every year of the series (2010-present); an archive of his past interviews can be found at the bottom of this page.<br> 1. How often do you have dreams about racing?<br> Do I ever dream about racing? Yes I do. I can tell you in your dreams, you always win. (Laughs)<br> Do you ever have a winning dream and then it comes true for that race?<br> Eight times last year. (Laughs)<br> 2. If you get into someone during a race — intentional or not — does it matter if you apologize?<br> I think it matters. There’s a line there where you kind of know if that might not have been intentional and might have been an accident. And then when you hear somebody say, “Man, I’m sorry, I really feel bad about blah, blah, blah,” it kind of makes you feel a little bit better. Like “OK, I think he’s not lying.” But you can usually tell when they’re completely full of crap.<br> 3. What is the biggest compliment someone could give you?<br> I think the biggest compliment is just somebody that respects who you are as a person. If somebody says, “Man, he’s a good guy.” In my opinion, that’s a pretty big deal to me, you know?<br> 4. NASCAR comes to you and says, “Hey, we are bringing a celebrity to the race and we’re wondering if you have time to say hi.” Who is a celebrity you’d be really excited to host?<br><br> <br> I’m not huge on celebrities. Like I don’t get starstruck or anything.<br> By anybody?<br> It’d have to be somebody old school, like some old (guy) like Hank Williams Jr. or something like that, like a legend. It couldn’t just be some guy that’s on TV or a movie star. It would have to be somebody who is legendary. Hank would do it.<br> 5. In an effort to show they are health-conscious, NASCAR offers the No. 1 pit stall selection for an upcoming race to the first driver willing to go vegan for a month. Would you do it?<br> Heck no! That’s insane. Who doesn’t eat meat? How could you live? How could anyone live? I don’t know. Like Sherry (Pollex, his longtime partner) tries to do it somewhat because it’s good for her and stuff, but she can’t even do it. She tries, but she has to eat meat, too. It’s impossible. If you don’t eat meat, there’s something wrong with you.<br> 6. It’s time for the Random Race Challenge. I have picked a random race from your career and you have to guess where you finished. This is the 2014 Spring Dover race.<br> ’14, that was a pretty rough year. But we did run good at Dover both times. I’m gonna say sixth.<br> Wow, that is correct! Sixth.<br> We finished sixth in both races at Dover that year.<br> How do you remember that stuff?<br> I remember everything.<br> So you can remember most races?<br> I remember a lot of races and what I did and what happened. I can remember racing my Modified and what setup I had and what springs I ran in at what race and this and that. It’s pretty crazy.<br> But I can’t remember people’s names for crap, just so you know.<br> Is that a trade you would make?<br> Not yet. Not until I’m done racing. (Laughs)<br> 7. Who is the best rapper alive?<br> I don’t know.<br> You don’t know any rappers?<br> I don’t.<br> You’re not into rap at all?<br> Not really, no.<br> You don’t strike me as a rap-type person.<br> No. There’s some songs that I think, “That’s not terrible.” Like I don’t turn it off, but I’m not really into it much.<br> So that’s the highest compliment you can give a rap song. Like, “Yeah,
