NASCAR Nationwide Series

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• Tundra Drivers Talk About Chicagoland

What does it mean to be the first driver in NASCAR to sweep all three races in one weekend?
“It’s pretty special.  Anytime you are able to win in any of NASCAR’s three series its difficult just doing that, but to do it across all three series on the same weekend, who could ask for anything better.  For myself, being associated with great people like Toyota with Kyle Busch Motorsports and NASCAR.com RaceView this past weekend, Z-Line Designs with the Nationwide Series car and Doublemint being on the car in Bristol and getting them to victory lane.  It was a special moment for all of us.  Dave Rogers (crew chief) working as hard as he does all of the time.  Man, I couldn’t have asked for a better time to complete the triple and to do it in front of Bristol with the amazing crowd and the amazing electricity that happens around that place.  For as different as all of the vehicles are to drive, it was really cool.”

DAVID REUTIMANN, No. 00 Aaron’s Dream Machine Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing

Do you think your team still has a chance to get into the Chase?
“Unfortunately, since we won Chicago, we haven’t done a whole lot right, and we’ve struggled and had some finishes that were just certainly not Chase worthy. We have to run like we ran at Bristol all the time almost in order to have a chance to get in (to the Chase). We’re back a pretty good bit in the points, and I don’t know if it’s a realistic shot or not, but we’re just going to keep trying to run as good as we can. We don’t have anything to lose, just go out there and try to win races and gamble on pit strategy and things like that to try to make things happen because you’re either in or you’re not. We’ll just go out there and race as hard as we can and get all we can while we can.”

NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS)
NEWS, NOTES & NUMBERS:  This year, Toyota drivers have combined for 13 wins, 52 top-five results, 103 top-10 finishes and 11 poles after 24 of 35 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) races … Camry drivers Kyle Busch (third), Steve Wallace (seventh), Trevor Bayne (eighth), Jason Leffler (ninth) and Brendan Gaughan (10th) are in the top-10 in the NNS point standings … Leffler earned a season best second-place result at Bristol last week … Marcos Ambrose (second), Andrew Ranger (third) and Jacques Villeneuve (fourth) recorded top-fives last year in Montreal for Toyota.

JACQUES VILLENEUVE, No. 32 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Braun Racing

What does it mean for you to race at Montreal?
“It’s great.  The track bares my father’s name and it’s in my courtyard basically.  I live there -- it’s my home crowd -- and I’ve been racing there over the years since 1993 actually.  I’ve been on that track a lot of times and to be able to go back with NASCAR last year with the Dollar General car is great.  Last year we had quite a good race were competitive and we’re going back this year and taking the car from Elkhart Lake which was very good.  We’ve saved it for that race because the car was good in the tight corners, which should be a good positive for Montreal.”

What is your approach for this weekend’s race at Montreal?
“We are coming in aggressively. It's the third year I raced with the Braun team, and it’s been four or five races. We are starting to work well together and we have really worked hard on the road course program car-wise, and we also are bringing different brakes for Montreal. It's a very demanding track, and I'm a late braker. I'm a heavy braker and which is where I make most of my time at Elkhart Lake, and even at the Glen, actually.  So, we are pulling out all the stops for Montreal so we can compete. The first year when it was the heavy rain, we led the lap and then I crashed under a caution. That was a little bit annoying. And we were quite competitive last year so I think we are coming this year to try and win it.”


NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) 
NEWS, NOTES & NUMBERS:  This year, Tundra drivers have combined for nine wins, 39 top-five results, 81 top-10 finishes and seven poles after 16 of 25 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) races … Todd Bodine continues to lead the NCWTS point standings with a 211-point lead over second-place Aric Almirola … Timothy Peters (third), Mike Skinner (eighth) and David Starr (ninth) are also in the top-10 in the point standings for Toyota … Tundra drivers have been victorious at three straight races -- Bodine won at Nashville (Aug. 7) and Darlington (Aug. 14), and Kyle Busch won last week at Bristol (Aug. 18) … Almirola has recorded four consecutive top-10 finishes, including three top-fives … Busch earned the 75th series pole for a Tundra last Wednesday at Bristol.

TODD BODINE, No. 30 Germain.com Toyota Tundra, Germain Racing

Are you looking forward to racing at Chicagoland Speedway?
“I’m excited to get to Chicago. We ran great there last year and finished second, and this team has always been awesome on mile-and-a-half tracks. I think we have a pretty good shot at winning at every track that we go to, but I always look forward to the intermediate tracks and Chicago is no different. We think we have a chance to win.”

ARIC ALMIROLA, No. 51 Graceway Pharmaceuticals Toyota Tundra, Billy Ballew Motorsports

Are you confident heading into the race at Chicagoland Speedway?
“Our mile-and-a-half program and two-mile program has been outstanding this year.  We’ve run really well.  I think we’ve been in the top-10 at just about all of those tracks.  We’ve had really fast trucks and we’re feeling good going into Chicagoland.  I’m looking forward to Chicago. We’re taking the same truck that Richie (Wauters, crew chief) and Kyle (Busch) won with there last year.  I feel like we’ll have a really good showing for Graceway Pharmaceuticals there and hopefully have our Toyota Tundra up front.  Hopefully our team will duplicate the results that they had last season.”

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 Traxxas Toyota Tundra, Kyle Busch Motorsports

Are you looking forward to defending your race win at Chicagoland Speedway?
“Chicago is always fun because my parents are from that area and so are my fiancée’s parents.  It has a lot of history and family ties.  I like going to Chicago.  I have won the Cup race there, a Nationwide race and a last year’s truck race.  I am looking forward to going there and defending in my own truck.  I think we have a good shot and with a new sponsor on board we have a good chance at winning.”

What is the key to running well at Chicagoland?
“Being able to run that place wide open -- you can leave the throttle peddle down all the way around the track.  If you have a fast truck and a good handling truck -- it is whoever can do that the longest.  Typically, you can run three or four laps wide open.  If you can do it longer than that then you will be the truck to beat.”

TOYOTA DRIVER ROSTER -- Circuit Gilles Villeneuve/Chicagoland Speedway

NASCAR Nationwide Series

Patrick Carpentier, No. 00 NAPA Camry
Tayler Malsam, No. 10 Iron Horse Jeans Camry
Brian Scott, No. 11 AccuDoc Solutions Camry
Michael Annett, No. 15 Flying J Camry
Brad Coleman, No. 18 Safeway Driving Centers Camry
Joey Logano, No. 20 GameStop Camry
Jacques Villeneuve, No. 32 Dollar General Camry
Jason Leffler, No. 38 Great Clips Camry
Marcos Ambrose, No. 47 Little Debbie/ Glad with Febreze Camry
Brendan Gaughan, No. 62 South Point Casino & Hotel Camry
Steve Wallace, No. 66 5-Hour Energy Camry
Trevor Bayne, No. 99 OUT! Pet Care Camry

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

Mike Skinner, No. 5 International Truck/Monaco RVs Tundra
Justin Lofton, No. 7 VisitPit.com Tundra
Johanna Long, No. 15 Billy Ballew Motorsports Tundra
Timothy Peters, No. 17 Red Horse Racing Tundra
Kyle Busch, No. 18 Traxxas Toyota Tundra
Todd Bodine, No. 30 Germain.com Tundra
Steve Park, No. 41 Sharp Hartman Racing Tundra
Aric Almirola, No. 51 Graceway Pharmaceuticals Tundra
Brad Sweet, No. 90 Great Clips-Intercontinental Chicago O’Hare Tundra