 | Hey Toyota Racing Fans,
LOOKING BACK AT LOUDON: In last Sunday's NASCAR® Sprint Cup Series™ (NSCS) race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, 2009 race winner Joey Logano (ninth) was the highest-finishing Camry driver at the one-mile New England oval. Logano started 11th in the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) No. 20 Home Depot Toyota and earned his seventh top-10 finish in 17 starts this season.
RECORD BREAKER: Busch moved into a second-place tie on the all-time NASCAR® Nationwide Series™ (NNS) win list (36) with his victory last Saturday afternoon at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Busch started fourth and led six times for 126 (of 200) laps and became the series' all-time lap leader. The 25-year-old Las Vegas native has now led 8,117 laps in 186 career NNS races, surpassing the 8,023 laps led by Mark Martin. Logano (fourth) and Trevor Bayne (fifth) also recorded top-five finishes for Toyota. It marked a career-best finish for the 19-year-old Bayne.
MOVING FORWARD -- POINTS PUSH: As the NSCS heads to Daytona International Speedway for the 18th race of the season, Busch and Hamlin remain third and fourth, respectively, in the NSCS point standings. Busch is currently 161 points behind series points leader, and Hamlin sits 185 points out of first-place. Camry drivers Logano (16th), Martin Truex Jr. (18th) and Reutimann (19th) are looking to break into the top-12 with nine races remaining before the 10-race Chase for the championship begins in September.
SUPERSPEEDWAY SUCCESS: Camry drivers return to Daytona this weekend, where Busch won the 2008 summer NSCS race at the 2.5-mile superspeedway. In February, Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) teammates Reutimann and Truex recorded top-10 finishes for Toyota at the Daytona 500. Reutimann recorded a fifth-place finish in his seventh start at the "World Center of Racing" while Truex earned a sixth-place finish in his first points race in the MWR No. 56 NAPA Camry.
TUNDRA TALLY: Tundra drivers will enjoy another weekend off before the NASCAR® Camping World Truck Series™ (NCWTS) returns to action at Iowa Speedway, July 11. Tundra driver Todd Bodine currently leads the series point standings and holds a 55-point lead over fellow Toyota driver Aric Almirola (second). Timothy Peters (third), Mike Skinner (fifth) and David Starr (eighth) are also representing Toyota in the top-10 in the point standings.
SPONSAFIER 2: The Toyota "Sponsafy Your Ride" contest is back. Sponsafier 2 launched on Sunday, June 20. There are already over 15,400 entries. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity. Visit www.sponsafier.com and design your race car today!
Check out the memorable highlights video featuring the Sponsafier 1 contest winner.
GOODWOOD FESTIVAL OF SPEED: Toyota drivers Mike Skinner and Michael Waltrip will both drive Camrys this weekend in West Sussex, England, at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Skinner will drive a Red Bull Camry for the second year in a row in the famous hill-climb event, while Waltrip will run a NAPA Camry around the 1.16-mile course.
Log-on to www.toyotaracing.com for up-to-date racing information.
What to Watch:
NASCAR® Nationwide Series™ at Daytona International Speedway, Friday, July 2 @ 8:00 PM (ET), ESPN NASCAR® Sprint Cup Series™ at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, July 3 @ 7:30 PM (ET), TNT  
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