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
November 10, 2009 4:41 PM
Filed Under: F1, Toyota
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.
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Well i can understand that. On the one hand it's cheaper and also there’s much better publicity in the NASCAR series.
and Toyota needs to sell cars in the US so it makes sense...
lol, yeah that too, but seeing how the american automakers are so unrealable I don't see that beening a problem.
HEY! Get back to jgtc & the WRC toyota! What a waste of money...
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.
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