UPDATE: Asked on SiriusXM NASCAR if Trackside Racing would be interested in switching to Toyota next season, team owner Justin Marks says the team will stay with Chevrolet.
“More Toyotas on track would be good for David [Wilson of Toyota] and good for his group over there, it just won’t be with Trackhouse.” said Marks.
❌ "We're not interested."
Despite rumblings surrounding @TeamTrackhouse potentially switching manufacturers amid @DavidWilsonTRD's future plans for Toyota, @JustinMarksTH is fully committed to @TeamChevy.
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— SiriusXM NASCAR Radio (Ch. 90) (@SiriusXMNASCAR) February 9, 2023
ORIGINAL POST 1-30-2022: Toyota Racing Development is making a renewed push to expand its lineup in the NASCAR Cup Series, and president David Wilson is optimistic about adding new teams for 2024.
“We’ve got some good irons in the fire now,” Wilson told NBC Sports last weekend at Daytona International Speedway. “What was once a very effective strategy to amass our resources across fewer cars, with the marginalization of the areas that we have to play in and the flattening out of the playing field, we definitely need some more help.”
When TRD entered NASCAR’s premier series as a fourth manufacturer 16 years ago, the target was fielding roughly a quarter of the 43-car field. But Toyota’s Cup fleet always has remained in the single digits even as NASCAR shrunk to three manufacturers and a 40-car field.
Last year, there were six full-time Camrys in Cup between Joe Gibbs Racing (four) and 23XI Racing (two). Wilson said “nine to 10 cars is probably our sweet spot with this new car.”
— NBC Sports —