07/05/2009
Daytona -
* Denny Hamlin (third) was the highest finishing Camry driver in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Daytona International Speedway.
* Camry driver Kyle Busch was leading on the last lap when he hit the wall while trying to hold onto the lead. He ended up finishing 14th.
* Hamlin led six times for 63 (of 160) laps in the 400-mile race.
* Toyota drivers Marcos Ambrose (sixth) and Brian Vickers (seventh) also earned top-10 finishes in the race.
* Other Toyota drivers in the field included Joey Logano (19th), Robby Gordon (22nd), Scott Speed (31st), David Reutimann (36th), Michael Waltrip (37th), Joe Nemechek (41st) Patrick Carpentier (42nd) and Dave Blaney (43rd).
* Six Camry drivers are in the top-20 in the unofficial NSCS driver point standings -- Hamlin (sixth), Busch (eighth), Reutimann (14th), Vickers (17th), Ambrose (18th) and Logano (20th).
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Office Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 3rd
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
KYLE ALMOST CAPTURES TWO AT DAYTONA
- Busch Falls Short in Effort to Take Two More Checkered Flags
07/05/2009
Daytona -
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 4, 2009) -- Kyle Busch almost picked up a pair of victories in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) and NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) races at Daytona International Speedway over the Fourth of July weekend. Busch was leading the final lap in Saturday's NSCS race when he crashed while trying to hold off race-winner Tony Stewart, and he registered a runner-up finish in Friday evening's NNS race at the two-and-a-half-mile oval.
07/05/2009
Daytona -
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 4, 2009) -- Kyle Busch almost picked up a pair of victories in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) and NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) races at Daytona International Speedway over the Fourth of July weekend. Busch was leading the final lap in Saturday's NSCS race when he crashed while trying to hold off race-winner Tony Stewart, and he registered a runner-up finish in Friday evening's NNS race at the two-and-a-half-mile oval.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
ANOTHER TOYOTA WIN
TYLER, TOYOTA WIN RICHMOND SILVER CROWN
TORRANCE, Calif. (June 29, 2009) – Brian Tyler took the lead on Lap 87 of 100 and went on to give Toyota its first USAC Silver Crown victory of the 2009 campaign Saturday night at the Richmond International Raceway.
After qualifying fifth, Tyler moved his Team 6-R Racing Lucas Oil/Fatheadz Sunglasses Toyota through the field before he eventually caught race-leader Bobby East on Lap 87. He made the race-winning pass going into Turn Three and led the final 14 laps on the three-quarter mile Virginia track. Tyler has now scored all three of Toyota’s Silver Crown victories since the manufacturer entered the series early last season.
Joining Tyler in the top-10 was Jacob Wilson, who placed seventh in the WBR/Team 6-Racing Toyota. Wilson had an overall solid weekend with a ninth in Friday’s qualifying. Unfortunately, the rest of the Toyota contingent didn’t fare nearly as well in the race. Reigning series champion Jerry Coons, Jr. placed 15th, Kody Swanson was 17th and Shane Hmiel finished 18th.
The weekend began with a strong effort in qualifying on Friday with four of the five Toyota-powered entries earning top-10 starting positions. In addition to Tyler’s fifth and Wilson’s ninth, reigning series champion Coons qualified sixth and his RW Motorsports teammate Shane Hmiel was 10th. Kody Swanson placed 19th.
With his victory, Tyler climbed up to third in the series point standings, while Hmeil and Coons join him in the top-10 in sixth and eighth, respectively.
The USAC Silver Crown Series resumes at the Terre Haute Action Track on July 23.
TORRANCE, Calif. (June 29, 2009) – Brian Tyler took the lead on Lap 87 of 100 and went on to give Toyota its first USAC Silver Crown victory of the 2009 campaign Saturday night at the Richmond International Raceway.
After qualifying fifth, Tyler moved his Team 6-R Racing Lucas Oil/Fatheadz Sunglasses Toyota through the field before he eventually caught race-leader Bobby East on Lap 87. He made the race-winning pass going into Turn Three and led the final 14 laps on the three-quarter mile Virginia track. Tyler has now scored all three of Toyota’s Silver Crown victories since the manufacturer entered the series early last season.
Joining Tyler in the top-10 was Jacob Wilson, who placed seventh in the WBR/Team 6-Racing Toyota. Wilson had an overall solid weekend with a ninth in Friday’s qualifying. Unfortunately, the rest of the Toyota contingent didn’t fare nearly as well in the race. Reigning series champion Jerry Coons, Jr. placed 15th, Kody Swanson was 17th and Shane Hmiel finished 18th.
The weekend began with a strong effort in qualifying on Friday with four of the five Toyota-powered entries earning top-10 starting positions. In addition to Tyler’s fifth and Wilson’s ninth, reigning series champion Coons qualified sixth and his RW Motorsports teammate Shane Hmiel was 10th. Kody Swanson placed 19th.
With his victory, Tyler climbed up to third in the series point standings, while Hmeil and Coons join him in the top-10 in sixth and eighth, respectively.
The USAC Silver Crown Series resumes at the Terre Haute Action Track on July 23.
TOYOTA RACING brought to you by Mike Erdman Toyota
Toyota NSCS Driver Finishing Positions at New Hampshire Motor Speedway
1st, JOEY LOGANO
4th, DAVID REUTIMANN
7th, KYLE BUSCH
15th, DENNY HAMLIN
23rd, MARCOS AMBROSE
24th, MICHAEL WALTRIP
25th, ROBBY GORDON
35th, BRIAN VICKERS
36th, SCOTT SPEED
39th, JOE NEMECHEK
42nd, DAVE BLANEY
43rd, PATRICK CARPENTIER
LOGANO LOGS FIRST CAREER NSCS WIN IN RAIN-
SHORTENED RACE - Northeast Native Nabs 15th Toyota Cup Victory
06/28/2009
Loudon - LOUDON, N.H. (June 28, 2009) - Nineteen-year-old rookie Joey Logano earned his first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) win in just his 20th NSCS start in Sunday's rain-shortened race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Logano's crew chief, Greg Zipadelli, kept the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) No. 20 Home Depot driver on-track while others pitted before persistent rain forced NASCAR to call the race after 273 (of 301) laps were complete.
"I never thought I would be the one," said Logano, following the race. "It kind of bit us in Charlotte -- we had the same opportunity to do this and we didn't do it. This was the opportunity we had and we didn't have anything to lose. Zippy (Greg Zipadelli, crew chief) made a great call. I have to thank Home Depot, I have to thank Sprint and all the fans and Toyota. This is a dream come true and this is the best race track that we ever could have had it at."
With the win, Logano became the youngest winner in series history at 19 years, one month and four days. The win also marks the 15th Cup Series victory for Toyota and the 14th win for Joe Gibbs Racing in a Camry.
The victory is a special one for both driver and crew chief with both being from the northeastern region. Logano grew up in Middletown, Conn., while Zipadelli calls East Haddam, Conn., home.
"This is so special. I think your first win no matter where it's at is huge," added Logano. "Obviously it's not the way you want to win your first race -- in the rain -- but 20 years down the road when you look in the record books, no one will know the difference. I'll take them any way I can. This is my home track and where I watched my first Cup race. And Zippy (Greg Zipadelli, crew chief), all of the guys, a lot of the guys at Joe Gibbs Racing are from the northeast, so it's cool to get a win here."
Logano started 24th and was forced to make a pit stop after his Camry was involved in an accident which cut down his left rear tire and he spun out. He came back from a lap down and was one of a handful of drivers to stay out and conserve fuel to earn the victory.
"It was a crazy day, but half of this sport is about putting yourself in position to have a chance to win on Sunday afternoon, and you know, that's what we did today and everything went our way," said Zipadelli, following the race. "It's nothing more than that. We were lucky, but we put ourselves in position because we were behind. Because we did have the problems, it allowed us to pit, top off with fuel and do some of the things that the guys up front that were guarding their track position, which is pretty normal here. Just to be able to put ourselves in that position and be here in Loudon, victory lane, there's not many better places."
Two additional Camry drivers logged top-10 finishes in today's race - David Reutimann (fourth) and Kyle Busch (seventh).
Other Toyota finishers included Denny Hamlin (15th), Marcos Ambrose (23rd), Michael Waltrip (24th), Robby Gordon (25th), Brian Vickers (35th), Scott Speed (36th), Joe Nemechek (39th), Dave Blaney (42nd) and Patrick Carpentier (43rd).
Six Camry drivers currently rank in the top-25 in the unofficial NSCS point standings -- Hamlin (sixth), Busch (eighth), Reutimann (14th), Vickers (17th), Ambrose (18th) and Logano (21st).
The next race on the Sprint Cup schedule is at Daytona International Speedway, July 4.
TOYOTA TAKES TWO IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
LOUDON, N.H. (June 28, 2009) - Toyota drivers swept both NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) and NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway this weekend. Rookie Joey Logano earned his first career Cup Series win in just his 20th NSCS start in Sunday's rain-shortened race while Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch recorded his first NNS victory at the one-mile oval. Five Tundra drivers also earned top-10 finishes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) race at Memphis Motorsports Park.
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