CHARLOTTE, N.C., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- More than two years
in the making, Toyota and TRD (Toyota Racing Development) today
unveiled the manufacturer's Next Gen car that will take to the
track in 2022 – the Toyota TRD Camry - in the NASCAR Cup Series
(NCS).
Toyota has been working alongside NASCAR, as well as the other
OEMs, on the development of the Next Gen vehicles for competition.
The components of the Next Gen race cars are an unprecedented move
for the sport, but one that looks to continue to evolve safety
enhancements of the race cars and promote on-track competition.
Toyota, TRD (Toyota Racing Development, U.S.A.) and Calty Design have worked together
to ensure as many body styling characteristics as possible are
incorporated into the Toyota TRD Camry Next Gen so it resembles its
production counterpart as closely as possible. From the grill to
the spoiler and everywhere in between, the Next Gen TRD Camry race
car has the most body styling attributes to its production
counterpart than ever before in a NCS Camry. This is a practice
that Toyota and TRD have employed since the development of the 2013
Camry in NCS competition.
"There has been a substantial amount of work put into the Toyota
TRD Camry Next Gen car by all of our partners, but
specifically everyone at TRD and Calty Design," said Paul Doleshal, group manager of motorsports and
assets, TMNA (Toyota Motor North America). "We're thrilled to have
the chance to showcase the TRD Camry to represent Toyota in the
NASCAR Cup Series through this Next Gen project. This is our
topline, track-inspired performance Camry and it seemed only
fitting for it to take it's spot on the race track."
Toyota continues to be the only manufacturer in NASCAR to
showcase three nameplates across NASCAR's three national series –
the TRD Camry in the NCS, the Supra in the NASCAR Xfinity Series
(NXS) and the Tundra in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
(NCWTS). Since joining the NCS and NXS in 2007, Camrys have earned
155 NCS wins and three NCS championships along with 171 NXS wins
and two NXS championships. And since Tundra's entry into the NCWTS
in 2004, Toyota has claimed 204 victories and eight Truck Series
championships.
"For Toyota and TRD, we're committed to the principle of
continuous improvement and we believe that's reflected in this Next
Gen TRD Camry," said David Wilson,
president of TRD. "While we know the margins available with this
new race car are smaller when it comes to adjustability, we know
our race team partners and our team at TRD look forward to the
challenge of learning about this car and discovering the
performance opportunities that will help put the TRD Camry into
victory lane."
The Toyota TRD Camry Next Gen will make its debut as the 2022
NASCAR Cup Series season kicks off at Daytona International
Speedway on Sunday, February 20,
2022.
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About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE: TM) has been a part of the
cultural fabric in the U.S. and North
America for more than 60 years, and is committed to
advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota
and Lexus brands. During that time, Toyota has created a
tremendous value chain as our teams have contributed to world-class
design, engineering, and assembly of more than 40 million cars and
trucks in North America, where we
have 14 manufacturing plants, 15 including our joint venture in
Alabama (10 in the U.S.), and
directly employ more than 47,000 people (over 36,000 in the
U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly 1,500 in
the U.S.) sold nearly 2.8 million cars and trucks (nearly 2.4
million in the U.S.) in 2019.
Through the Start Your Impossible campaign, Toyota highlights
the way it partners with community, civic, academic and
governmental organizations to address our society's most pressing
mobility challenges. We believe that when people are free to move,
anything is possible. For more information about Toyota,
visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.
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