Our collection of Toyota news and photos. This section features news from Toyota Racing factory teams as well as news from the automobile industry.
The family run NASCAR Cup Series team has been sold
Sharon and Bob Leavine operate Leavine Family Racing. The team is headquartered in Texas with a shop in the Charlotte, North Carolina area.
It’s been rumored in recent weeks that the NASCAR team was for sale. Today, those rumors were confirmed as the team owner released a statement that he’s entered an agreement to sell the team following the 2020 season.
Read MoreChevrolet has a new body and new engine block in NASCAR for 2020; It’s working spectacularly
The Camaro ZL1 made it’s NASCAR Cup Series debut in 2018. It soon fell flat in the stats column.
In 2019, NASCAR debuted a new rules package for tracks over 1-mile. This included a taller spoiler,
Read MoreDevelopment of NASCAR’s new car have been delayed
The coronavirus outbreak has seven NASCAR race on hold. None of them are canceled, just postponed.
When the schedule opens back up, NASCAR fans can expect double-header race weekends and mid-week races. The schedule is going to be highly condensed.
Read MoreNASCAR qualifying results from Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Today, the NASCAR Cup Series was set to take to the track for qualifying. Just as inspection got underway, the rain came.
View the full 2020 Las Vegas starting lineup below.
2020 LVMS Menu: NCS
TV | Prac 1 | Prac 2 | Qual | Averages | Race
The weather has officially washed out qualifying.
Read MoreTimelines are in place for the 2021 car; Manufacture body shapes are soon to be released; Next test session scheduled
NASCAR is heading to the same tracks in 2020. However, the order has drastically shifted with a focus on short tracks.
However, the 2019 rules package didn’t exactly work well for the short tracks.
Read MoreSuarez has found a NASCAR Cup Series ride for 2020
Daniel Suarez will pilot the No. 96 Toyota for Gaunt Brothers Racing in 2020.
Previously, the 28-year-old drove for Joe Gibbs Racing between 2017-2018. In 2019, he landed a ride with Stewart-Haas Racing in the No. 41.
The Gaunt Brothers team has run a part-time schedule in the NASCAR Cup Series since 2017.
Read MoreTake a detailed look inside of the Columbus, Indiana dirt racing operation
Keith Kunz Motorsports is a powerhouse dirt midget operation. The dirt racing team has backing from Toyota Racing Development and acts as a stepping stone into the NASCAR world for up and coming talent.
View the Keith Kunz Motorsports shop tour video below.
Read MoreThis isn’t your typical UPS truck as it comes fitted with a Toyota Racing Development engine
Here we have a brown 1990 UPS Truck for sale. This particular brown truck comes fitted with a Toyota Racing Development engine!
View the UPS truck listing, commercials and photos below.
The truck was built by Mike Ryan in 2006.
Read MoreChristopher Bell will drive for Leavine Family Racing in 2020; Amplified Joe Gibbs Racing alliance
The Toyota Racing Development team has a pipeline issue. Too many good drivers sit in the development portions of the camp.
Meanwhile, at the top, the seats are filled. Erik Jones recently signed a contact extension which confirmed a lack of an opening at Joe Gibbs Racing.
Read MoreNASCAR driver Matt DiBenedetto is seeking a new ride for 2020
In 2018, Matt DiBenedetto announced that he would leave Go Fas Racing. At that point, he didn’t have a new ride lined up. He took a leap of faith in search of a better ride.
For most of 2018,
Read MoreNASCAR will evaluate cars on downforce and drag following Texas Motor Speedway
Denny Hamlin drove to to the win on Sunday. NASCAR told the team to take it easy with the celebrations as they planned wind tunnel tests after the race week.
However, Denny Hamlin was not on of those cars that will be evaluated in the wind tunnel.
Read MoreBy far, Toyota is the least popular car in the NASCAR field; JGR talks the importance of the LFR alliance
In 2017, Furniture Row Racing took the NASCAR title. In 2018, the defending NASCAR champions announced they would be closing shop for 2019.
That’s one less Toyota in the field,
Read MoreNASCAR Xfinity Series results from Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia
Today, it’s a double-header at Atlanta Motor Speedway. First up, the NASCAR Xfinity Series takes the green in the Rinnai 250.
View full 2019 Atlanta Xfinity race results below.
Atlanta Motor Speedway Menu: NXS
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MBM Motorsports becomes the first team to release images of their 2019 Toyota Supra
The Toyota Supra make its debut in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for 2019
Carl and Dee Dee Long founded MBM Motorsports. They later partnered with Derek White, James Carter, and John Jackson. The small NACSAR team now runs their own engine program made possible by Rocky and Tom Smith.
Read MoreJoe Gibbs shares a story of NASCAR impacting the President of Toyota
Toyota joined NASCAR in 2000. By year two, they were championship contenders. They won their first championship in the Goody’s Dash Series back in 2003.
They then moved on to the NASCAR Truck Series were they picked up their first win as a manufacture with Kyle Busch in 2004.
Read MoreMartin Truex Jr and crew chief Cole Pearn will move to Joe Gibbs Racing in the 2019 NASCAR season
It’s the worst kept secret of the year. It’s now been officially released that Martin Truex Jr’s 2019 ride will come out of the Joe Gibbs Racing stable.
Several months ago,
Read MoreLeavine Family Racing will make the switch to Toyota
Previously, Matt DiBenedetto announced that he would leave Go Fas Racing. At that time, he didn’t have a ride for 2019. Instead, he was taking a leap of faith and hoping for the best.
Today, it was announced that Matt DiBenedetto will drive the #95 for Leavine Family Racing in 2019.
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