TOYOTA TIDBITS -- November 9 - 15, 2009
Here Are the Headlines:
Busch Barely Misses Trifecta
Can Camry Drivers Find Top Finish in Phoenix?
Tundra Triumphs in Arizona

ALMOST A TEXAS TORNADO: Kyle Busch dominated Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Texas Motor
Speedway and led a race-high 232 (of 334) laps. However, Busch ran out of fuel three laps from the finish and had to make one
final pit stop -and finished in 11th-place. Busch's Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) teammate Denny Hamlin used pit strategy to take
advantage of the fuel mileage situation, following an early race scrape with the wall. Hamlin finished as the race runner-up to Kurt
Busch and moved up three spots to eighth-place in the unofficial NSCS Chase point standings. Brian Vickers, who was 26th at
Texas, is 12th in the points with two races (Phoenix and Miami) remaining this season.

TEXAS TWO-STEP: Although his Toyotas dominated throughout the Texas race weekend, Busch just missed becoming the first
driver in NASCAR history to win three national series events during a single race weekend. Along with his 11th-place finish in the
Cup Series event -- which he led until three laps from the checkered flag -- the 24-year-old driver won the two other NASCAR
events held over the weekend. The Las Vegas-native won Saturday afternoon's NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) event -- his
fourth consecutive victory at the Texas one-and-a-half-mile oval. He was also triumphant in Friday night's NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series (NCWTS) -- his fifth straight win in his last five series starts. The NCWTS victory was also the 14th of the
season by a Tundra driver - the most wins for Toyota in the series in a single season.

FINE PHOENIX FINISHES: Earlier this year, Hamlin (sixth) and David Reutimann (eighth) earned top-10 finishes in the NSCS
race at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR). In April of 2008, Hamlin (third) and Busch (10th) finished among the top-10 at the
one-mile Arizona oval, and last November Hamlin (fifth) and Busch (eighth) also recorded top-10 results at the track.

SUN DEVILS SHINE IN NASCAR: Two former Arizona State University (ASU) football players bring their athletic ability and
teamwork to the Red Bull Racing Team pit crew. Brett Nenaber (pit support, No. 83 Red Bull Camry) and Wes Evans (pit support,
No. 82 Red Bull Camry) both played football for the Sun Devils. A Chandler, Ariz.-native, Nenaber played safety and special
teams for the Sun Devils (2003-07). Evans played defensive end and tight end during his collegiate career (2004-08). While at
ASU, both players received the university's football 'Hard Hat' award, given for dedication to off-season strength training.

PHOENIX PROCESSION: Earlier this year, three Toyota Nationwide Series drivers finished in the top-10 at Phoenix -- Jason
Leffler (second), Joey Logano (fourth) and Busch (10th). Last year, Busch was victorious from the pole position after leading 133
of 202 laps in the April NNS event at the Arizona oval. A year ago in November, Hamlin (second) and Bus ch (fifth) secured top-
five results, followed by Mike Wallace (ninth) and Logano (10th).

TUNDRAS AT PHOENIX: Tundras have had a great deal of success in NCWTS competition at PIR. Tundra drivers have won two
of the five Truck Series races they have competed in, including back-to-back wins in 2005 (Todd Bodine) and 2006 (Johnny Benson).
Mike Skinner captured the pole position in the 2007 NCWTS race and has finished in the top-10 in each of the past four years. In
2008, four Tundra drivers finished in the top-five -- Busch (second), Bodine (third), Brian Scott (fourth) and Skinner (fifth) -- and
Busch led the most laps (90 of 150 laps).

BACK STORY: Background information on the Toyota NASCAR program is available at www.toyotaracing.com and members of
the media can access Toyota images at www.toyotamotorsportsmedia.com.

TOYOTA 2009 NASCAR STATISTICS:
Series Races Starts (Drivers) Wins Top-5s Top-10s Poles Times Led Laps Led
NSCS 34 420 (24) 10 40 71 10 178 2,780
NNS 33 319 (37) 14 64 119 12 185 3,628
NCWTS 23 283 (26) 14 60 124 8 112 1,913

WEEKEND RACE SCHEDULE:
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series @ Phoenix International Raceway, Sunday, November 15 @ 1:15 PM (MST), ABC -- Race 35 of 36
NASCAR Nationwide Series @ Phoenix International Raceway, Saturday, November 14 @ 2:30 PM (MST), ESPN2 -- Race 34 of 35
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series @ Phoenix Int'l Raceway, Friday, November 13 @ 6:00 PM (MST), SPEED -- Race 24 of 25