a Toyota next year????!!!!!!!!!!
2007-08-31 02:11:15 · 28 answers · asked by noodle 3 in Sports ➔ Auto Racing ➔ NASCAR
I saw that on ESPN news last night, I can't believe it. After all the success the Chevrolet teams are having this year, and Toyota sucking, why in the world would they go to a jap made car? I don't understand it and there was always a prideful feeling about the american made cars winning and Toyota not winning.
I guess they went from the Heart Beat of American to the heart beat of Japan. This sucks.
2007-08-31 02:16:53 · answer #1 · answered by Big Rick 6 · 6⤊ 3⤋
JGR/Toyota announcement? UPDATE: been told that the Joe Gibbs Racing / Toyota announcement will be made at the JGR Headquarters the week before the Richmond race.(8-30-2007)
UPDATE: Joe Gibbs Racing is expected to announce next week it will join Toyota Motorsports beginning next season, sources told ESPN.com. A news conference has been scheduled for Wednesday morning at JGR headquarters. Expected to be in attendance are team drivers Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin. A GM official reached Thursday in Detroit said the manufacturer would not comment. Toyota Motorsports officials were equally mum.(ESPN.com)(8-31-2007)
2007-08-31 09:14:16 · answer #2 · answered by NasCarl #99 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I guess Stewart has no plans to win a championship in the next few years. Even IF, and that is a big IF, Toyota can get it together and start getting 90% of all their cars to qualify, they still need to win. And not just 1 or 2 races in a season..... they need to start winning and posting Top 5 and Top 10's every race. And that isn't going to happen overnight.
2007-09-04 05:27:18 · answer #3 · answered by Ms Betty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of my Tony Stewart fans are in mourning, they are more pissed off than I am with Jr not getting the 8....Maybe Tony, Denny, Kyle can give Toyota some fire, since none of the drivers that are in toy cars now can't do anything right.. I hope some how Smoke stays in a chevy somewhere...
2007-08-31 13:23:45 · answer #4 · answered by Go Team Penske 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yep I'm a Stewart fan and it absolutely makes me sick that he will be driving a Toyota. I don't know if I can root for him anymore...I just can't bring myself rooting for a Toyota.
The reason they did it was money. Toyota ain't even making races so they needed a premier team to get Toyota looking good and they will probably have at least some success with Joe Gibbs; especially since they are moving strictly to COT next year. But still. Toyota. Gross.
I'm going to have to find a new driver to root fot. Any suggestions?
2007-08-31 09:28:33 · answer #5 · answered by Coach Lombardi 3 · 3⤊ 2⤋
If he stay with Gibbs racing yes . It was not to long ago tony drove a Pontiac. Its all about the money $$$$. Toyota pay owner to change car makes..
2007-09-07 02:29:37 · answer #6 · answered by nite_train_guy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ya its true and i am a tony stewart supporter till now...guess i will be switching to jeff and jimmie with jr next year
i can't believe joe gibbs would do that ......I AM PUTTING A CURSE ON THAT TEAM....HOPE THEY NEVER WIN AGAIN .....how can they use that jap crap rice burner....and for people to say it more american that some other teams....give your head a shake.....these are japanesse cars and when you support them one way or another that money makes its way back to japan........the best racing in the world is F1 and toyota has been there for a long time and spends the most amount of money in F1 and have done absoutley nothing.....i mean nothing.....so there!...oh ya cars like ford or gm may be built in other countries but money still comes back to america...go jimmie go...#48!!!
2007-09-02 20:15:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sadly its probably true. Toyota has done nothing and I don't know why Gibbs would throw away all the success so he can lose with a fatter wallet.
I don't care if some Toyota's are made here. Its still a Japanese car. GM, Ford, and somewhat Chrysler are American companies and hey guess what they still make more cars here than Toyota. Toyota's quality is the one that's dropped not GM and Ford. They have been much improved. In fact Buick actually has the most reliable car after 3 years.
2007-08-31 10:29:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
Officially next week they will say.
I'm looking forward to seeing a Top Toyota team that isn't a bottom 35 or worse team. Toyota can now get into the Winner's Circle easier now in Cup.
In March, when I go to the race, I might get a JGR flag for my Tacoma.
2007-08-31 09:42:15 · answer #9 · answered by Charles 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Nothing is official yet. Rumors are that Gibbs will switch to Toyota next year though.
2007-09-02 15:08:06 · answer #10 · answered by WildK9 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋