The big news of the week is the fact that Martin Truex Jr. is retiring from full-time NASCAR competition at the end of the season. NASCAR President Steve Phelps offered his own comment on the matter. Martin Truex Jr. is easily a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Everything that he has done on the track and beyond proves as much. Now that his retirement is almost here, it is hard to imagine that the 20-year ride is over. Steve Phelps shared much of the same sentiment in his remarks. “Martin Truex Jr. has been a consistent figure over the last two-plus decades in NASCAR – a consistent winner, champion…