| Six Tundras drivers finished in the
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| | season. He added that they probably
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| top-10 at Memphis: Jack Sprague (second),
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| | should have had a couple top-fives
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| Mike Skinner (fourth), Aaron Fike
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| | already this year, but they caught a
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| (fifth), Ryan Mathews (No. 36 Lilly
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| | couple bad breaks. He further said that
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| Company/Toyota Industrial Equipment
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| | they been in the top-10 in points all
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| Tundra, sixth), Johnny Benson (No. 23 360
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| | year so it is nice to get a good finish
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| OTC Tundra, seventh) and Todd Bodine (No.
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| | and keep the truck up there in points.
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| 30 Lumber Liquidators Tundra, eighth).
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| | No. 9 Team ASE Tundra driver Brad
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| Other drivers in the field were Brad
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| | Kaselowski commented that they had a
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| Keselowski (16th), Terry Cook (No. 59
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| | strong truck all night, but it just did
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| Harris Trucking Tundra, 29th) and Ken
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| | not end how they wanted it to. He said
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| Butler (No. 00 Aaron's Lucky Dog Tundra,
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| | that he used everything he had to get to
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| 33rd).
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| | Travis and pass him. Kaselowski caught a
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| Keselowski started, for the first of his
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| | little break in traffic to get by Travis.
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| NCTS career, on the pole in the No. 9
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| | The two got into more traffic and could
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| Team ASE Tundra for Germain Racing and
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| | not get around a couple lapped trucks,
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| led three times for 23 laps. Skinner led
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| | and used the rear tires a little too hard
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| 16 laps, and has now led at least one lap
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| | and used them up. Though disappointed,
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| in the season's first 12 races. As a
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| | Kaselowski was certain that it was the
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| result, he tied the NCTS record for
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| | best run he has ever had.
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| consecutive races led to start a season
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| | Toyota's History in America Motorsports
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| (Jason Leffler, 2002).
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| | Aside from making quality auto parts such
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| No. 60 Con-way Freight Tundra driver Jack
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| | as Toyota Highlander parts, Toyota is
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| Sprague said that it was a difficult
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| | also into the world of Motorsports.
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| race. He explains that they were horrible
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| | Challenges abound as Toyota prepares to
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| but they did a great job with we made
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| | face its biggest motorsports test ever in
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| some great adjustments. According to him,
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| | North America when it enters the NASCAR
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| his truck was a little loose but
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| | NEXTEL Cup and Busch Series this year.
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| cooperated by rotating pretty well in the
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| | In 2006, a pair of manufacturer's
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| center. He added that they have to give
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| | championships, a driver's title and a win
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| up something at this race track because
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| | in America's most prestigious sports car
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| it is not going to be perfect on both
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| | race was all a part of the rich
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| ends.
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| | motorsports history. Todd Bodine bagged
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| No. 5 Toyota Tundra diver Mike Skinner
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| | Toyota's first-ever NASCAR Craftsman
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| said that the truck was very consistent
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| | Truck Series (NCTS) Driver's Championship
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| though each set of tires they put on it
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| | with three victories. Furthermore, Bodine
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| was a bit different. He considers the
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| | led a sweep of the top six positions by
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| recent race as the best run they have
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| | Toyota Tundra drivers to give Toyota its
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| ever had in Memphis.
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| | first Manufacturer's Championship. For
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| No. 1 RFMS Tundra diver Aaron Fike said
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| | the season, Tundra drivers would achieve
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| that they were looses the whole race but
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| | victory 12 times in the 25-race campaign.
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| it was their first top-five of the
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