Japanese carmaker celebrates landmark NASCAR win

AFP, March, 2008

HAMPTON, Georgia (AFP) — A non-US automaker captured a victory in US top-level stock car racing for the first time since 1954 when Toyota driver Kyle Busch won here Sunday for the Japanese car maker.

Not since Al Keller drove a Jaguar to victory lane 54 years ago at Linden, New Jersey, had a car from a manufacturer outside US borders won a National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) event.

Toyota Racing Development (TRD) struggled in a 2007 debut campaign but added Joe Gibbs Racing, a perennial contender, for this season and finally found the path ...