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Toyota NASCAR Notes and Quotes - Champion's Week

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:28:58 GMT

COUNTING CAMRY CUP NUMBERS: Toyota drivers combined for 11 wins, 42 top-five results and 75 top-10 finishes in 36 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) races in 2009.
Source: Speedway Media

A Season On The Brink: One Final Look At The Four-Team Battle To Finish In The Top 35

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:33:37 GMT

Welcome, one and all, to the final bubble column of 2009, the Bubble Review. Here we’ll take a stroll down Memory Lane to reflect on the teams right around the bubble in 2009, and take a quick look ahead to 2010 and see what their future may hold.
Source: Speedway Media

Lake Norman Turkey Trot with Michael Waltrip

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:22:30 GMT

CUP: Kurt Busch Fourth In Final Race With Tryson

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:15:24 GMT

Penske Racing’s Kurt Busch finished out his tenure with crew chief Pat Tryson on a positive note, finishing fourth in Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Source: SpeedTV

Toyota NSCS Homestead Post-Race Notes and Quotes

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:13:56 GMT

Camry driver Denny Hamlin earned his fourth victory of 2009 in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Florida's Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Source: Speedway Media

NASCAR notes: McMurray pleased to reunite with Ganassi

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:56:27 GMT

Jamie McMurray will make his last start for Rousch Fenway Racing on Sunday before joining Earnhardt Ganassi Racing in 2010 to drive the No. 1 Chevrolet. What: Ford 400, 36th of 36 races for NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series.
Source: USA Today

McMurray looking forward to reuniting with Ganassi

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:30:48 GMT

McMurray's ride for Roush Fenway Racing on Sunday will be his last after four years with the team. He signed this week with EGR, where he was reunited with Chip Ganassi, the owner who gave the driver his first Cup ride in 2002.
Source: CBS Sports

CUP: Vickers To Roll Off No. 1 At Homestead

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:56:07 GMT

The David Jefferies Story is a reminder of the much loved and much missed Yorkshireman. The book examines the sport of stock car racing through the eyes and ears of the men behind the wheel and the wrenches.
Source: SpeedTV

Unrestricted: My NASCAR Rants & Raves :: EGR wrangles McMurray to drive No. 1 car in 2010

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:18:43 GMT

Jamie McMurray has been tabbed by Earnhardt Ganassi Racing to drive the No. 1 Chevrolet in 2010, the team announced on Wednesday. The EGR opening came about when Martin Truex Jr. signed with Michael Waltrip Racing on July 7.
Source: Sports Blogs

Quoted in 'Best Western Renews Partnership with Michael Waltrip Racing for Seventh NASCAR Season'

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:13:34 GMT

Michael Waltrip said in TheAutoChannel.com:

Best Western is one of the most dynamic and creative sponsors, and we’ve experienced incredible success together over the past six seasons ... We know that when we start our engines that Best Western hotel owners and fans will be cheering both David and me on during the 2010 NASCAR season.

Quoted in 'TUMS to partner with Michael Waltrip Racing'

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:11:40 GMT

David Reutimann said in NASCAR:

MWR has been fortunate to have great sponsors and we're happy to now have TUMS on board ... We want to make sure they know we really appreciate them and are thankful for their support. It is a powerful statement for NASCAR that a company like TUMS is investing more in the sport because they believe in its marketing power. We realize that they could have gone anywhere and they chose Michael Waltrip Racing and we will never stop working to make their sponsorship successful.

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Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:56:16 GMT

KANSAS CITY, KS - OCTOBER 04: Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Office Depot / Old Spice Chevrolet, leads Michael Waltrip, driver of the #55 NAPA Auto Parts Toyota, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Price Chopper 400 presented by Kraft Foods at the Kan...

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Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:55:21 GMT