After F1 exit, Toyota staying in NASCAR

Denny Hamlin during practice - Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Allstate 400, NASCAR, Sprint Cup Series, 25.07.2009 Indianapolis, USA / Copyright: Action Sports Photography / xpb

Toyota is staying in the premier American racing category NASCAR, despite deciding to pull out of formula one.

Toyota Racing Development president Lee White said the Japanese carmaker's F1 retreat "has no bearing on its NASCAR programme".

"It (the decision) should have no effect whatsoever on our NASCAR programme, our NASCAR plans and our NASCAR future. We remain completely committed to NASCAR and NASCAR is completely committed to us," he added.

Toyota's Japanese rival Honda pulled out of F1 at the end of 2008, but remains the exclusive engine supplier to the premier American open wheel category IndyCar.

Source: GMM

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dmanero

Well i can understand that. On the one hand it's cheaper and also there’s much better publicity in the NASCAR series.

November 10, 2009 12:45 pm

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autoficianado

and Toyota needs to sell cars in the US so it makes sense...

November 10, 2009 1:05 pm

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dmanero

lol, yeah that too, but seeing how the american automakers are so unrealable I don't see that beening a problem.

November 10, 2009 1:51 pm

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Dolomight 74-86

HEY! Get back to jgtc & the WRC toyota! What a waste of money...

November 10, 2009 6:46 pm

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scratchy996

NASCAR is the way of the future !

November 10, 2009 7:08 pm

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sideskraper

No. V8 Supercars are.

November 11, 2009 1:40 pm

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Xanavi23

Of course they are. All the posts above tell why but also, Toyota has been doing very well in the sport from the very beginning, at least the early Truck series days.

November 12, 2009 6:25 pm

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