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Toyota Reveals TRD Camry For 2022 NASCAR Cup Series

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Cars, Motor vehicles, Car body styles, Toyota Racing Development, Hatchbacks, Sedans, Toyota, NASCAR Xfinity Series, NASCAR, Toyota in motorsport, Triad Racing Technologies

b'CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- More than two years in the making, Toyota and TRD (Toyota Racing Development) today unveiled the manufacturer\'s Next Gen car that will take to the track in 2022 the Toyota TRD Camry - in the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS).\nToyota has been working alongside NASCAR, as well as the other OEMs, on the development of the Next Gen vehicles for competition.

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  • b'CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- More than two years in the making, Toyota and TRD (Toyota Racing Development) today unveiled the manufacturer\'s Next Gen car that will take to the track in 2022 the Toyota TRD Camry - in the NASCAR Cup Series (NCS).\nToyota has been working alongside NASCAR, as well as the other OEMs, on the development of the Next Gen vehicles for competition.
  • "We\'re thrilled to have the chance to showcase the TRD Camry to represent Toyota in the NASCAR Cup Series through this Next Gen project.
  • "\nToyota continues to be the only manufacturer in NASCAR to showcase three nameplates across NASCAR\'s three national series the TRD Camry in the NCS, the Supra in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) and the Tundra in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS).
  • And since Tundra\'s entry into the NCWTS in 2004, Toyota has claimed 204 victories and eight Truck Series championships.\n"For Toyota and TRD, we\'re committed to the principle of continuous improvement and we believe that\'s reflected in this Next Gen TRD Camry," said David Wilson, president of TRD.

Toyota Motor Corporation Announces Appointment of Tommi Makinen as a Motorsport Advisor

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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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Toyota City, Japan, Sept 22, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Tommi Makinen* will be appointed as a Motorsport Advisor to Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) from January 2021, with the aim of further advancing the manufacturing of ever-better cars.

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  • Toyota City, Japan, Sept 22, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Tommi Makinen* will be appointed as a Motorsport Advisor to Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) from January 2021, with the aim of further advancing the manufacturing of ever-better cars.
  • Behind the appointment is Tommi Makinen's impressive contribution to the supercharged re-ignition of Toyota's World Rally operations from 2017.
  • Appointing him as a motorsport advisor of Toyota Motor Corporation, the brand is looking forward to his advice on strategy formulation and organizational operations.
  • Consequently, the WRC project built by Tommi Makinen Racing Oy--TOYOTA GAZOO Racing WRT and the design and development of World Rally Cars--will be managed directly by Toyota.

Evans Claims Victory for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing on a Turbulent Final Day

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Monday, September 21, 2020
Companies, Economy of Japan, Toyota, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, Elfyn Evans, Engines, Toyota in motorsport, World Rally Championship

Toyota City, Japan, Sept 21, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Elfyn Evans took his second victory with the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team on a dramatic final day of Rally Turkey, where he rose from fourth to first position in a demanding longest stage of the 2020 season.

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  • Toyota City, Japan, Sept 21, 2020 - (JCN Newswire) - Elfyn Evans took his second victory with the TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team on a dramatic final day of Rally Turkey, where he rose from fourth to first position in a demanding longest stage of the 2020 season.
  • Evans on the other hand made it through the stage without trouble, setting the fastest time to surge into a 46.9-second lead.
  • His result helps Toyota increase its lead in the manufacturers' championship to nine points.
  • Headquartered in Toyota City, Japan, Toyota has been making cars since 1937.