Toyota joins Nextel Cup and Busch Series
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Toyota joins Nextel Cup and Busch Series
Toyota will race in Nextel Cup events beginning in 2007, becoming the first foreign competitor in NASCAR's top stock car series since the 1950s.
The Japanese auto maker will also run the Busch Series races after the 2006 season, joining Chevrolet, Ford and Dodge. The announcement was expected at a Monday news conference from NASCAR's research and development facility in Concord, a person close to Toyota told The Associated Press.
The Japanese auto maker will also run the Busch Series races after the 2006 season, joining Chevrolet, Ford and Dodge. The announcement was expected at a Monday news conference from NASCAR's research and development facility in Concord, a person close to Toyota told The Associated Press.
Short and sweet little article. I'm a little curious as to what vehicle will be used as the basis of the stock car, and then, of course, who drives it.
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It'll be the Camry. Here's what is going to happen.
Camry enters NASCAR.
Die-hards boo it every race.
Except Camry and Toyota begin to dominate, just like the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.
Other drivers question legality of Camrys being raced.
After a few years nobody cares anymore and it's not a big deal to see a Camry TOTALLY DOMINATE AT DAYTONA!!!!!!!!
I can't wait. I have PSLs to Bristol in the Spring and Summer, and I tell you what. I'm going to wear a shirt with a HUGE Toyota emblem on the front!!!!!!!!
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was waiting for toyota to finally do this, they have been in the little series for a short while now an dhave been looking towards the cup and bucsh series, so now i will have a reason to watch again
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Id expect a lot of Dodge teams to switch over, for sure Bill Davis racing (michael waltrip and dave blaney). If you go to www.toyota.com/pitpass and watch the drivers commercial, it kinda sounds like d.w. is saying kyle petty (but they block it out with background noise to keep everyone guessing).
Not a fan of the Winston/Nextel cup except Crafsman Truck Series. But will soon be a fan (minus the rather tacky t-shirts). BTW, I'm asian. The closest Nextel race for me is Richmond.
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I think it is great that Toyota has join Nascar. My wife loves Dale Jr and i told her that he will be running the Camry and she about beat me saying he's not driving a toyota. I hope Toyota has a good run next season.
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Originally Posted by Charade_Detomasso
And the Pics.........
Much Props to Toyota for entering into the domain of the "domestics". Be prepared however... For those "fans" love to drink their "hateraid", and it'll be a while until they accept us (imports).
Personally, I've never been a fan of "NASCAR", because I can't give props to just going around an oval (99% of the time).
My love is and forever will be with Formula1/Indy, where True Racing lives~ (Wsup?<Toyota)
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ESPN went on to write their own little ditty on it. here ya go
http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/column...ark&id=2303317
In one of those unavoidable twists of fate, the announcement of the Japanese automaker's agreement to run in the Nextel Cup and Busch Series beginning in 2007 coincided with auto news of a more far-reaching sort. In Detroit on Monday, Ford officials said they'll eliminate as many as 30,000 jobs over the next six years, idling 14 plants by 2012 as a reaction to sustained financial losses in the North American market.
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From: Don McGill Scion (TX)
I recommend that all race fans who think going in circles at 180 is easy to try one of the schools offered. I did 20 laps at Texas motor speedway and I have to say it was very hot and loud and it required so much concentration that after only 20 laps I was whipped!!. Anyone else out there done this? Then you know. After that I have the very utmost respect for the guy who do it for 3 hours straight in traffic. road course guys race 1 maybe 2 cars at a time. Evident by IROC they just cant hang in the traffic. Really not fair to compare NASCAR to INDY.
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nascar hmm.....not a big fan of oval racing, not to say that its not hard. but if you think going 180 in circles 20 times is intense...then road racing is one hell of an amount more intense. This is me speaking from experience too
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NASCAR is where the machines are dumb and it is the driver who wins the race.
F1 is where they add sooooooo much technology (luanch controlers, auto shifting, paddle shifters....yada yada yada. have you seen a steering wheel of one???) it is hard to judge the drivers ability.
don't get me wrong, i like all auto racing (road, 1/4, stock, indy, f1, demolition, monster trucks.................)
F1 is where they add sooooooo much technology (luanch controlers, auto shifting, paddle shifters....yada yada yada. have you seen a steering wheel of one???) it is hard to judge the drivers ability.
don't get me wrong, i like all auto racing (road, 1/4, stock, indy, f1, demolition, monster trucks.................)
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Ok, so I understand why die-hard Nascar fans may act like, "What? Toyota!?"... but I don't understand the question of 'legality'. This is where we're going to see a true competition of technology and engineering. If Toyota offers that much competitiveness, it will only force the domestics to improve. No Nascar fan should be 'upset'... they can talk smack if they like, that's what sports is about, but they shouldn't be angry.
I never cared much for Nascar for the strict sense of I don't understand how anyone can claim these are 'stock' cars. What, just becuase it says 'Taurus' on the back, I'm suppose to believe this is a modified stock? Yeah right. Pull some REAL Chargers and Carmry's off a dealer's lot and race them and I'll be more interested.
I never cared much for Nascar for the strict sense of I don't understand how anyone can claim these are 'stock' cars. What, just becuase it says 'Taurus' on the back, I'm suppose to believe this is a modified stock? Yeah right. Pull some REAL Chargers and Carmry's off a dealer's lot and race them and I'll be more interested.