GUNNING FOR TWO; While Toyota debuts in Nextel Cup, it is already well established in the Craftsman Truck Series.(Motorsports)
AutoWeek, February, 2007
Byline: Al Pearce It took three years for Toyota Racing Development to help the parent company win its first NASCAR manufacturers' championship. It shouldn't take nearly that long for Toyota to win its second. If things go as expected, Tundras again will dominate the Craftsman Truck Series.
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Last year, Toyota's full-schedule teams won 14 poles and 12 of 25 races and placed its drivers 1-2-3-4-5-6-10 in the championship. This, mind you, was just three full seasons after the company debuted with a second-place finish in 2004's opener at Daytona. Toyota spent '03 doing its ...
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