Toyota Racing to change name to Toyota Gazoo
Racing North America in 2025
PLANO,
Texas, Oct. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Toyota Motor
North America (TMNA) announced today that its racing division,
Toyota Racing, will formally become Toyota Gazoo Racing North
America prior to the start of the 2025 motorsports season with all
of its motorsports efforts competing under the global Toyota Gazoo
Racing (TGR) banner. TRD, U.S.A.,
a subsidiary of TMNA, will continue its technical and engineering
support across Toyota motorsports efforts throughout the
U.S.
"The transition to Toyota Gazoo Racing is an opportunity for our
world class racing program to better align with Toyota's global
motorsports efforts while simultaneously continuing the
championship-level results we've earned under the previous banner
here in the U.S.," said Paul
Doleshal, group manager, motorsports, Toyota Motor North
America (TMNA). "Globally, the efforts of GR Company and
Toyota Gazoo Racing, is a philosophy of utilizing motorsports to
build ever-better production vehicles, pushing machinery to the
limits on track so the production cars are more capable and
reliable. We look forward to having our motorsports program
continue to be on a global stage and contributing even further to
the development and engineering of exciting-to-drive
vehicles."
Toyota has a rich 60-year heritage in motorsports, winning
nearly every significant motorsports championship and racing event
across the globe under various brand names globally. TGRNA will
specifically focus on delivering excitement to motorsports fans
while continuously pushing all boundaries on-track to create better
driving cars on the road.
Toyota's NASCAR Cup Series entries will continue to carry the
Camry nameplate, while its Xfinity Series entries race in GR
Supras. NHRA teams in both Top Fuel and Funny Car already race
under the TGR banner as well as Toyota's Formula DRIFT drivers
competing in the GR Corolla Hatchback, GR Supra and the GR86, while
GT4 drivers in IMSA and SRO field the GR Supra GT4 EVO. The Toyota
GR Cup will begin its third season of the signature spec series in
2025, racing the Toyota GR86. The GR badge on these vehicles
represents Toyota's dedication to producing exciting, race-inspired
vehicles.
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Toyota Tundras will continue to
carry the TRD Pro badge and Toyota Off-Road Racing vehicles will
continue to compete with the TRD nameplate.
The 2025 racing season officially kicks off at Daytona
International Speedway, first with GR Supras taking the track in a
four-hour GT4 race on Friday, January 24,
2025. The NASCAR season kicks off shortly after with the Cup
Series Clash, making its debut at Bowman Gray Stadium in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on
Sunday, February 2, 2025, before the
regular season kicks off in Daytona from February 12 to 16, 2025.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part
of the cultural fabric in North
America for more than 65 years, and is committed to
advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota
and Lexus brands, plus our more than 1,800 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs more than 63,000 people in
North America who have contributed
to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 47 million cars
and trucks at our 12 manufacturing plants. By 2025, Toyota's 13th
plant in North Carolina will begin
to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With
more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker,
Toyota currently offers 30 electrified options.
For more information about Toyota, visit
www.ToyotaNewsroom.com.
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Racing
323-578-7159
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Racing
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