Agent009
Agent009
"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough."
View My AgentSpace

Print this Page | Digg It | del.icio.us

A Glimmer of Hope: Toyota Takes First NEXTEL CUP NASCAR Pole
Dave Blaney has won the first-ever pole position for Toyota in NASCAR’s Nextel Cup competition. His lap at 129.437 miles per hour at the New Hampshire International Speedway topped all other competitors and represented one of the few bright spots for Toyota in its first season as a Nextel Cup competitor. Blaney drives for Bill Davis Racing, one of the first Nextel Cup teams approached by Toyota in anticipation of a full-scale Cup effort.

However, Toyota driver and past champion Dale Jarrett, now out of past champion provisionals, failed to qualify for the race, as did Michael Waltrip and A. J. Almendinger, continuing a pattern of failures to qualify that has dogged the Toyota teams all season. The failure of Toyota, as a brand to qualify in Nextel Cup competition must be particularly galling to the sponsors of the teams, which include two of the largest in NASCAR: United Parcel Service (Jarrett) and NAPA (Waltrip).


A Glimmer of Hope: Toyota Takes First NEXTEL CUP NASCAR Pole



Comments:

Images hosted in your AgentSpace can now be posted in the comments section using the following syntax (case matters):
[img]IMAGE URL[/img]
Example: [img]http://agent004.myautospies.com/users/150/Sample-Gallery/sample1.JPG[/img]
Agent009Agent009 - 7/2/2007 12:39:13 PMView My AgentSpace
+2 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Great news for the Toyota team, however the weekend continued Toyota's bad luck in Nextel racing. The top Toyota finisher was 29th.



reply to this comment
drew630drew630 - 7/2/2007 12:45:35 PM
+2 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
And then quickly falls a lap down.

reply to this comment
EL34EL34 - 7/2/2007 3:03:29 PM
+2 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Toyota get ready to meet the wall.

lol

reply to this comment
Will_Will_ - 7/2/2007 4:01:55 PM
+2 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Toyota and NASCAR just don't mix. The funny thing is Toyota could care even less. Sure, success would be welcome, but this was more of a marketing venture to spread word of mouth about the Tundra.

reply to this comment
toolatetoracetoolatetorace - 7/2/2007 10:21:41 PM
0 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Will, that was not their intention when they first embarked on the venture . They hoped they were going to be like Dodge an occoupy the front row like they did straight out of the box . Mike Waltrip knew that was not going to be the case so, that had to resort to gooping up the intake manifold with some go fast gel


Will_Will_ - 7/3/2007 7:40:29 AM
-1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Moving Tundras off the lot was their goal from the get-go, regardless of cheating after-the-fact, and your needless rehash of that fact.


1970toyotamarc1970toyotamarc - 7/2/2007 4:08:42 PM
0 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
A Nextel Cup pole, a few top fives in Busch, and, of course, domination in Craftsman Truck. Now there's talk of Gibbs moving to Toyota next year. It's happening , no one said it would be overnight.

reply to this comment
toolatetoracetoolatetorace - 7/2/2007 10:35:11 PM
0 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Just goes to show Toytie can never figure out how to go fast by themselves , they need to copy ideas or team up with a winning team ,. Thing is, the Gibbs operation is / has been on top for quite awhile and could wind up like the Jack Rouch stable after they were king of the hill ,fighting for a good finish for their team(s) Why don't they stick with what they have and keep nurturing them so they can get to the top like the others have and I don't mean DW and DJ . These drivers were hired for their mass appeal to get Toytie to be better accepted and nothing else .


rockerrocker - 7/2/2007 4:27:36 PM
+2 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Chevy 10 of the top 12 positions. Toyota - 29th, 38th and 40th. How about that.

reply to this comment
SevorbeupstryIsBackSevorbeupstryIsBack - 7/2/2007 4:55:54 PM
+3 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Finally Toyoda wins something!

reply to this comment
adoptgreyhoundsadoptgreyhounds - 7/2/2007 8:40:15 PM
-1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Most lexus/Toyota fans will think you missed spelled the name. Did you know his son works in my home state of Indiana at the heavy industry plant, and drives a base ES350.


SevorbeupstryIsBackSevorbeupstryIsBack - 7/3/2007 3:59:08 AM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
That's genuine interesting.. what does he do exactly?


adoptgreyhoundsadoptgreyhounds - 7/3/2007 10:31:40 PM
0 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
He's plant mgr. Unlike most companies he must work his way up. Mr. Toyoda started as a janitor there on the production floor.


sewingmachinesewingmachine - 7/2/2007 10:33:57 PM
+1 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
round and round we go. just watch the last 5 laps to see the winner.

reply to this comment
Htay7500Htay7500 - 7/3/2007 11:21:53 AM
0 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
2JZSoarer2JZSoarer - 7/3/2007 11:29:43 AM
0 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Well you can't expect a Japanese company like Toyota to go into a redneck sport and dominate over night,but they are the only import company to have the gust to compete in Nascar...

reply to this comment
2JZSoarer2JZSoarer - 7/3/2007 11:31:08 AM
0 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Mistype:but they are the only import company to have the guts to compete in Nascar...



bevisroybevisroy - 7/5/2007 6:11:32 PM
0 BoostDrop the Boost Up the Boost
Lexus ALWAYS understates their 0 - 60 times by at least .5 seconds. Here are the results of the 5 Top Luxury Cars in this test which was reported in the January Issue of Car and Driver. Please note these tests were all done on the same day at about the same time and at the same altitude. The results reflect the average of 3 runs and all cars are the 2007 vintage.

Mercedes S550 5.6, 0 - 60 quarter mile in 14.1 (Benz show 5.4 in their specs)
BMW 750iL 5.7, 0 - 60 quarter mile in 14.2
Jag XJ Super 6.0 0 - 60 quarter mile 14.5
Lexus LS460L 6.2 0 - 60 quarter mile 14.6
Audi A8 6.8 0 - 60 quarter mile 15.2

Note that Lexus, as usual, is more than the 5.4 the manufacturer CLAIMS to get by .8 seconds.

Also note the LS430 (prior model the LS460 replaced) was rated at 295 HP and was actually 278 when Lexus corrected their rating. And there were no refunds or apologies from the so-called "quality" car company. ABC - Always Be Careful what you buy from the (REPREHENSIBLE) Toyota/Lexus people.....


reply to this comment
To post a comment for this story, you must first Login.

If you do not have an account, you will need to Register (It's Free!).

Most Recent Stories
Bangle Butt Is Gone On The New 7, But Is It Better?What Was The Most Disappointing New Vehicle Shown At The Paris Motor Show?My response to Audi’s viral videoI Know We're A Car Site But Could 001 Have Spied Details Of The New MacBook's That No One Else Has?Video of F1 vs. M5GM and Chrysler Merging? Who Will Be The Next To Fall?Citroen C3 Picasso to Get New Micro-Hybrid SystemRenault Megane Coupe Caught Testing at the ‘RingNew Hyundai 310HP V6 Lambda RS EngineSpy Shots: Audi TT-RS RoadsterMazda planning to mass produce hydrogen rotary engineFiat eco:Drive launched in ParisFord’s New Collision Warning with Brake SupportU.K. debut for the Skoda Superb GreenlineVw Tiguan by Caractere2010 Bmw X1 to receive both AWD and RWD transmissionMaserati MC12, new “King of the Ring”No Credit and A Pending Economic Meltdown: The Current State of the Automotive Industry - Money Now Is The Object, How Will It Affect Your Next Purchase?Lotus Builds Track-Ready 2009 Exige Cup 260Capital One Cuts Off Dealer Financing For Inventory Purchases In New York And New JerseyToyota iQ will be badged as a Scion in the U.S.F1 boss’s daughter posses in a checkered flag for a causeNext-generation Mazda MX-5 could go hybrid or dieselToyota Says It Has Credit To Give, Just Fewer People Are Buying Their CarsToyota Readies To Extend 0% Financing ProgramNissan Already Using Black Box Data To Void GT-R Warranty ClaimsElectric Porsche 911 by Ruf breaks coverGM Shares Tumble to 58-Year Low as Credit Ratings Under Review Guess Which One Of These Cars is the Most Aerodynamic...Porsche considers a convertible version of the PanameraBMW considering X4 as a baby BMW X6MotorTrend tests new 2009 Infiniti G37s Sport Sedan 7-speed Auto......Match's BMW 335i performance times now. Report: Lexus will likely become a hybrid-only brandWho Has The Greenest Cars In The Land? The SGI Green Index Tells AllAston's Lagonda brand will build a Mercedes S-Class rivalDaimler won't sell Maybach luxury brandAudi takes Q7 3.0 TDI from NY to DC, gets 32 mpgUnofficial Camaro Z28 renderingsNissan offers Porsche free driving tipsToyota Predicts 40% Profit Shortfall and Will Miss Lowered Sales TargetsMazda Unwraps The Mazda3 Ahead Of Los Angeles Debut2010 Ford Mustang dashboard teaserSpy Shots: 2010 Nissan 370Z, the so-called 'baby GT-R'Bugatti to build large sedan with Bentley2009 Ford F-150 Lariat by SSE to debut at SEMABMW M5 UTE - Australian made El-Camino!BMW Ranks The Best Across The Board In Automotive Financing For 2008Chrysler won't build a Dodge Challenger ConvertibleToyota won't compete with Big 3 in the pickup segment this yearAudi's dedicated electric car to take on Lexus' dedicated hybrid