TOYOTA NASCAR NOTES & QUOTES
September 28 - October 4, 2009

TOYOTA TALK:
Hamlin Chats About Championship Chances
Observation on Kansas Track
Vickers View on Best Pit Stops
Leffler and Annett Like Kansas

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS)
NEWS, NOTES & NUMBERS: Toyota Camry drivers have combined for nine wins (Kyle Busch -- Las Vegas, Bristol-1,
Richmond and Bristol-2; Denny Hamlin -- Pocono-2 and Richmond-2; David Reutimann -- Charlotte; Joey Logano -- New
Hampshire; and Brian Vickers -- Michigan-2), 34 top-fives and 62 top-10 finishes through 28 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
(NSCS) races this season … After the first two Chase races, Hamlin is sixth in the standings, 108 points behind leader Mark
Martin … Vickers is 151 points behind the leader in 10th-place … Although no Camry driver has won a NSCS race at
Kansas, Busch does have a 2008 NSCS victory at the track's sister facility -- Chicagoland Speedway.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Freight Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing
Is the communication between you and your race team the best it's ever been?
"Me and Mike (Ford, crew chief) -- the way we're communicating is definitely really, really good. He's starting to figure out
the kind of feel that I like in a race car. I think our communication is better, and I think every little aspect of our car has been
getting better over the course of the year. Our pit crew has been getting a little bit better. We have improved in a lot of
different areas that I felt like we needed to improve on. We were always competitive before. We would contend for a win,
maybe one out of every two or three races. Now, I think it's every week because we're starting to get in a rhythm.
Obviously, confidence is up through the entire race team."

Are you still in contention for the championship?
"Even with what we felt was a disappointing run at Dover last weekend, we know we aren't out of it at all. With every one of
the Chasers running so well, we know we need a solid race at Kansas to keep pace with the field, but we also feel like we are
up to that challenge. It doesn't change our approach now that we are little further back than we wanted to be coming to
Kansas. Based on how we've run recently at these intermediate tracks -- tracks where we've had our biggest improvement
since the start of the season -- I think we'll be really competitive here and that gives us confidence to go out and have a good
race. We are bringing back a car that is light and has a really good aero package, so I am excited to put it on track and see
what we can do. There is a lot of racing left to do."

BRIAN VICKERS, No. 83 Red Bull Camry, Red Bull Racing Team
How fine is the line between speeding on pit road and having the quickest pit stop?
"It's a tough balance. Now that we have electronic timing, it's even harder. There's no wiggle room. When I first got in the
sport, before we had the digital scoring down pit road, you didn't get busted for 50.087 miles per hour. NASCAR gave us
digital scoring and now we're complaining and we're getting caught for speeding at a half of a mile an hour over the speed
limit. I think us going down pit road is very similar to those guys on a pit stop. A 12.8-second pit stop would be awesome,
but a 13-second stop would do. If a 12.8 means you're going to knock a lug off, or you're going to make a mistake and we're
going to have to come back in and fix it, or lose a lap -- there's a lot of consequences that take place. It's a fine balance
because you don't want to give up anything on pit road, but at the same time, you've got to understand risk versus reward."

KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&M's Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing
How will you be prepared if the Kansas event comes down to fuel mileage race?
"It's probably just a matter of either being in a position to gamble more times than not, and we certainly are in that position
the rest of the season. When you're trying to conserve fuel, it is pretty much all on luck. You try to roll out of the gas early
and be smooth getting back to it. You will probably save a drop here or there, but nothing that is going to make a big
difference. I think four times in my career I've tried, but I didn't make it on three of them. It depends on the scenario. If
you're short by three laps with 60 laps to go and you go green the rest of the way, if you start saving, you will go for it. But,
if you're short five laps, if there is no other way but to stop, you might as well come in early and then go for it."

MICHAEL WALTRIP, No. 55 NAPA Auto Parts Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing
Do you agree with others when they call Kansas a 'cookie-cutter' track?
"I really don't like to hear people categorize the one-and-a-half-mile tracks as 'cookie-cutter' tracks. Those of us who
actually race on them don't buy into that common characterization, especially now tha t the track has been weathered. Kansas
provides us now with so many options to run. There are several grooves. Kansas truly is a track that has come into its own.
You will see lots of passing. We can go all over the place and that's what we like and that's what the fans like, too."

Toyota NASCAR Notes & Quotes II Kansas Sept./Oct. 2009 -- Page 2

NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS)
NEWS, NOTES & NUMBERS: Toyota Camry drivers have recorded 10 wins (Busch -- California, Texas, Richmond,
Nashville-2, New Hampshire and St. Louis; Logano -- Nashville-1, Kentucky and Chicagoland; and Ambrose -- Watkins
Glen), 51 top-fives and 99 top-10 finishes through 28 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) races this season … Busch leads
the NNS point standings by 211 points over second-place Carl Edwards … Truck Series regular Brian Scott will race for CJM
Racing for the second time this season … Logano's NNS car will feature the 'Our House: Party!' video game in a partnership
between his NASCAR sponsors (Home Depot, GameStop and Majesco Entertainment Co.).

JASON LEFFLER, No. 38 Great Clips Camry, Braun Racing
Do you like racing at Kansas Speedway?
"Kansas is a lot of fun because it has multiple grooves that allows for a lot of passing and three wide racing. I have always
qualified pretty well there and had some strong runs, but just haven't had the finishes to show for it. We are looking to change
that this weekend. I got the very first Cup pole at Kansas back in 2001, which was pretty cool and I also have a Truck pole
there. I'd really like to round things out and go for the Nationwide pole this weekend. Our intermediate program has been
really strong this year and I think we have a very good shot at being a contender for the win this weekend."

MICHAEL ANNETT, No. 15 Camry, Germain Racing
Why does Germain Racing seem to excel at intermediate race tracks?
"I really like the Kansas track. I have run in the ARCA car there, and Germain Racing really has a good mile-and-a-half
program. It's not something that we necessarily focus on, but we seem to run well at those tracks. Their trucks have always
been fast at the intermediate speedways, and it's kind of the same thing here in the Nationwide Series. I'm looking forward to
running this car at Kansas."

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS)
NEWS, NOTES & NUMBERS: In 20 NCWTS races in 2009, Toyota Tundra drivers have combined for 11 wins (Todd
Bodine -- Daytona and Texas; Busch -- California, Atlanta, Bristol, Chicagoland and New Hampshire; Mike Skinner --
Kansas, Iowa and Gateway; and Brian Scott -- Dover), 51 top-fives and 108 top-10 finishes … Following the most recent race
at Las Vegas, six or more Tundra drivers have now finished together in the top-10 11 times this season … Tundra driver Stacy
Compton will participate in the 'Champions Choice Tournament' at Statesville's (NC) Twin Oaks Golf Club on Sunday …
Tundra drivers in the top-10 in the championship point standings are Skinner (third), Scott (fourth), Bodine (sixth), Timothy
Peters (ninth) and David Starr (10th).

TOYOTA DRIVER ROSTER - KANSAS SPEEDWAY
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
David Reutimann, No. 00 Aaron's Dream Machine Camry Marcos Ambrose, No. 47 Little Debbie Camry
Robby Gordon, No. 7 MAPEI/Menards Camry Michael Waltrip, No. 55 NAPA AUTO PARTS Camry
Denny Hamlin, No. 11 FedEx Freight Camry Dave Blaney, No. 66 PRISM Motorsports Camry
Max Papis, No. 13 GEICO Camry Scott Speed, No. 82 Red Bull Camry
Kyle Busch, No. 18 M&M's Camry Brian Vickers, No. 83 Red Bull Camry
Joey Logano, No. 20 Home Depot Camry Joe Nemechek, No. 87 NEMCO Motorsports Camry
Michael McDowell, No. 36 Wave Energy Drink Camry

NASCAR Nationwide Series
Reed Sorenson, No. 10 AccuDoc Camry Brian Vickers, No. 32 Dollar General Camry
Brian Scott, No. 11 Ridemakerz Camry Jason Leffler, No. 38 Great Clips Camry
Michael Annett, No. 15 Germain Racing Camry Chase Miller, No. 47 JTG-Daugherty Racing Camry
Kyle Busch, No. 18 NOS Energy Drink Camry Scott Speed, No. 99 Red Bull Camry
Joey Logano, No. 20 GameStop Camry