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TOYOTA TAKES FOURTH STRAIGHT TRUCK SERIES MANUFACTURER’S TITLE - Clinches Second NASCAR Championship of 2009

TALLADEGA, Ala. (October 31, 2009) -- When Kyle Busch crossed the finish line first Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway, it enabled Toyota to clinch its fourth consecutive NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) manufacturer’s championship.

Toyota has won the NCWTS manufacturer’s championship each year since 2006, along with a pair of driver titles for Todd Bodine (2006) and Johnny Benson (2008). Overall, this is the sixth time Toyota has earned a NASCAR manufacturer’s title since the start of the 2004 season. Toyota recently also captured its second consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series manufacturer’s crown.

The performance of seven full-time teams fielding nine Tundras -- Billy Ballew Motorsports, Germain Racing, HT Motorsports, Randy Moss Motorsports, Red Horse Racing, Wyler Racing and Xpress Motorsports -- all contributed to the NCWTS manufacturer’s title. In addition, Premier Racing and Stringer Motorsports ran partial seasons with Tundras in 2009. Tundra drivers have combined for 13 wins, eight poles, 58 top-five results and 118 top-10 finishes this season with three races remaining on the schedule.

“The Camping World Truck Series is a great platform for Toyota to showcase its full-size Tundra pickup truck, and four straight manufacturer’s championships in the series really enhances that exposure,” said Ed Laukes, Toyota’s corporate motorsports marketing manager. “We have always maintained that success in NASCAR is a product of the people involved, and we have been fortunate to align ourselves with championship-caliber teams and exceptional drivers. Our Tundra teams overcame many challenges in today's harsh economic environment to persevere and help us earn this title.”

Kyle Busch (six wins), Mike Skinner (three wins) and Todd Bodine (two wins) have all won multiple races for Toyota this season. In addition, Brian Scott and Timothy Peters each earned their first career victories in a Tundra in 2009.
“It is such an honor to have been associated with Toyota for all these years,” says Skinner, who has raced a Tundra in every NCWTS race since Toyota joined the series in 2004. “We knew that Toyota had the leadership to succeed in this form of racing, and four straight manufacturer titles are the result. We are just fortunate to have contributed a bunch of points to these past four championships and hope to continue that for years to come.”

A total of 25 different drivers have participated in the Camping World Truck Series in a Tundra this year, including nine -- T.J. Bell, Bodine, Stacy Compton, Terry Cook, Tayler Malsam, Timothy Peters, Scott, Skinner and David Starr -- who have competed in all 22 events for Toyota.

Since joining NCWTS competition in 2004, Toyota has won 64 races and captured 68 poles in 147 races.

Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.

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TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development)

Powering all of Toyota’s American racing programs is TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development) in Costa Mesa, Calif., and Salisbury, N.C. A subsidiary of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., TRD serves as the North American racing arm for design, development and assembly of Toyota’s factory racing engines.


2009 TOYOTA ‘FAST FACTS’ - NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES

  • This is Toyota’s sixth season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS).

  • Toyota clinched its fourth consecutive NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) manufacturer’s championship Saturday, October 31 at Talladega Superspeedway when Kyle Busch’s Tundra crossed the finish line first.

  • In 2009, seven full-time and two part-time teams fielded Tundras in NCWTS competition. Tundra NCWTS teams included Billy Ballew Motorsports (Nos. 15 and 51), Germain Racing (Nos. 9 and 30), HT Motorsports (Nos. 24 and 25), Premier Racing (No. 17), Randy Moss Motorsports (Nos. 5 and 81), Red Horse Racing (Nos. 1, 11 and 17), Stringer Motorsports (No. 90), Wyler Racing (No. 60) and Xpress Motorsports (No. 16).

2009 SEASON

  • Tundra drivers have earned 58 top-five results and 118 top-10 finishes.
  • Nine Tundra drivers -- T.J. Bell, Todd Bodine, Stacy Compton, Terry Cook, Tayler Malsam, Timothy Peters, Brian Scott, Mike Skinner and David Starr -- have participated in all 22 NCWTS races in Toyotas this season.

Wins (13)

  • Kyle Busch (6): California, Atlanta, Bristol, Chicagoland, New Hampshire and Talladega

  • Mike Skinner (3): Kansas, Iowa and Gateway

  • Todd Bodine (2): Daytona and Texas

  • Brian Scott (1): Dover

  • Timothy Peters (1): Martinsville


Poles (8)
  • Mike Skinner (3): Iowa, New Hampshire and Martinsville

  • Kyle Busch (2): California and Atlanta

  • Todd Bodine (1): Las Vegas

  • Brian Ickler (1): Michigan

  • Timothy Peters (1): Nashville

HISTORY SINCE 2004

Wins(64)

  • Todd Bodine (17)

  • Johnny Benson (14)

  • Mike Skinner (12)

  • Kyle Busch (9)

  • Jack Sprague (3)

  • Travis Kvapil (2)

  • Ted Musgrave (1)

  • Timothy Peters (1)

  • David Reutimann (1)

  • Brian Scott (1)

  • Scott Speed (1)

  • David Starr (1)

  • Brandon Whitt (1)

Poles(68)

  • Mike Skinner (35)

  • David Reutimann (6)

  • Todd Bodine (5)

  • Johnny Benson (4)

  • Jack Sprague (4)

  • Kyle Busch (3)

  • Bill Lester (2)

  • Brandon Whitt (2)

  • Brian Ickler (1)

  • Brad Keselowski (1)

  • Travis Kvapil (1)

  • Justin Marks (1)

  • Ryan Mathews (1)

  • Timothy Peters (1)

  • Scott Speed (1)
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