hearing that Toyota will be holding a press conference on Friday morning at 10:00am/et at Homestead-Miami Speedway to announce the four teams for next year.(11-13-2003)
UPDATE: Toyota has announced that Bang Racing, Bill Davis Racing, Innovative Motorsports Inc. and Waltrip Racing Inc. will field Toyota Tundra race trucks in the 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. In addition to running Tundra trucks in 2004, Davis will be assisting Toyota Racing Development (TRD) U.S.A. in the construction of the Toyota Tundra race trucks and the building of the NASCAR-spec Tundra Racing V8 engines. “We are extremely excited to be entering the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series next year with these four quality teams, all of which will be significant new additions to the series,” said Jim Aust, vice president of Motorsports at Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., and president and CEO of Toyota Racing Development (TRD) U.S.A. “Each of them brings a wealth of racing experience and knowledge that will be invaluable to our program.”
Toyota announced its entry in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series last February at the Chicago Auto Show. The Toyota Tundra race-truck body and chassis were submitted to NASCAR in July, and the first track test was conducted in August at Caraway Speedway. TRD U.S.A. has designed and developed the Tundra Racing V8 for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in its Costa Mesa, Calif., facility. The engine was unveiled on Nov. 5 at the SEMA show in Las Vegas.(ThatsRacin.com Report)(11-14-2003)
The Toyota Racing Development (TRD) Truck Series Engine
Courtesy TRD/Stock Car Racing