NASCAR Truck Race At Martinsville A Landmark Event For Toyota

NASCAR Truck Race At Martinsville A Landmark Event For Toyota

By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire Service

On Friday night, Toyota will mark its 500th race in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series in the Boys and Girls Club of the Blue Ridge 200 at Martinsville Speedway (7:30 p.m. ET on FS1, NRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

In 499 previous races, Toyota drivers have claimed 236 combined victories, led by Kyle Busch with 56, Todd Bodine with 22 and Johnny Benson with 14.

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Joe Gibbs Racing And Saia LTL Freight Announce Multi-Year Partnership For Ty Gibbs And No. 54 Toyota Camry XSE

Joe Gibbs Racing And Saia LTL Freight Announce Multi-Year Partnership For Ty Gibbs And No. 54 Toyota Camry XSE

Saia To Be Primary Sponsor for Seven Races During 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Season

Huntersville, North Carolina, January 23, 2025 — Saia Inc. (NASDAQ: SAIA) is excited to announce that Saia LTL Freight has partnered with Joe Gibbs Racing for a multi-year sponsorship of Ty Gibbs and the No. 54 Toyota Camry XSE in the NASCAR Cup Series.

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Venturini Motorsports Announces Toni Breidinger ARCA Menards Replacement, Isabella Robusto

Venturini Motorsports Announces Toni Breidinger ARCA Menards Replacement, Isabella Robusto

In a post by Lydia Mee of Newsweek on the Idaho Statesman website, Venturni Motorsports has announced their replacement for the departing Toni Breidinger, who is taking a ride full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.

Venturini Motorsports has signed the emerging talent Isabella Robusto to step up as her replacement in the ARCA Menards Series. (more…)

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Toyota’s ‘Suprabird’ Pays Homage to Richard Petty In the Strangest Way

Toyota’s ‘Suprabird’ Pays Homage to Richard Petty In the Strangest Way
  • The Toyota Supra “Suprabird” pays homage to the 1970 Plymouth Superbird raced by Richard Petty in NASCAR.
  • The changes are largely aesthetic, with upgraded suspension being the only notable mechanical difference.
  • It’s on display at the 2024 SEMA Show, running November 5-8 in Las Vegas.

NASCAR has existed in the US for over 75 years, but only a few drivers—and their cars—have attained legendary status. Richard Petty is arguably at the very top of the list, and though he drove several cars throughout his long career, the 1970 Plymouth Superbird is the one people remember. It was the winged wonder of superspeedways, so dominating that NASCAR made rule changes in 1971 effectively banning the aerodynamic ‘bird. (more…)

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Cars and Coffee Darien, CT – Final event of 2024 Is This Coming Sunday

Cars and Coffee Darien, CT – Final event of 2024 Is This Coming Sunday

This month, our theme is Marques from Spain, France, Sweden the Pacific Rim (Japan and Korea)

We’ve had a great season. Seven events under our 2024 belt, and only one had any rain (so far). Will our luck hold? Well, it IS November and this IS New England, so anything is possible.

Bring what you’ve got and don’t worry about whether it’s cool or not. As long as you like it, that’s all that matters. As usual, all makes, models and years are always accepted. Our events are about the people and not just the cars. (more…)

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Toyota GAZOO Racing Unites with Toyota North American Motorsports

Toyota GAZOO Racing Unites with Toyota North American Motorsports

Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) has announced that its racing division, Toyota Racing, will formally become Toyota Gazoo Racing North America prior to the start of the 2025 motorsports season.

All Toyota motorsports efforts in 2025 will compete under the global Toyota Gazoo Racing (TGR) banner. TRD, U.S.A., a subsidiary of TMNA, will continue its technical and engineering support across Toyota motorsports efforts throughout the U.S. (more…)

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CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs Continue in South Florida in Three Weeks

CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Playoffs Continue in South Florida in Three Weeks

The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series competitors will have three weeks off to regroup and go over strategy before heading to Homestead-Miami Speedway for the second race of the Round of 8 on Saturday, October 26 at 12 p.m. ET on FS1, MRN, and SiriusXM Radio.

The 1.5-mile oval has hosted 27 CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races since its inaugural CRAFTSMAN Truck Series event on March 17, 1996 – a race won by Dave Rezendes piloting the No. 7 Geoffrey Bodine Motorsports Ford. Notably, there have been 24 different race winners. Kyle Busch leads the series with three wins at the track.

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