With 23XI Racing Tyler Reddick’s victory last week at Phoenix Raceway, Toyota officially wrapped up its fourth NASCAR Cup Series manufacturer’s title – and first since 2019.
Toyota has been a dominant force this season claiming 18 wins – including the Daytona 500 – through the opening 33 races; its second-highest win total all-time. In 2019 the make claimed 19 trophies.
The overall win tally for Toyota among NASCAR’s three premier series sits at 698 with the opportunity to reach the 700-win milestone this weekend at Talladega. It is also in contention to claim the driver’s title in both the NASCAR Cup and NASCAR Craftsman Truck series. Toyota driver Christopher Bell sits second in the NASCAR Cup Series championship standings, only five-points behind Kyle Larson. In the truck series, Kaden Honeycutt extended his lead to 43.
“Obviously incredibly excited about what’s going on this year,’’ TRD President Tyler Gibbs said earlier this week, noting that the work for this started end of 2024 into 2025. “we’re really beginning to see the fruits of that this year.’’
“There’s an expectation for us compete for race wins and championships and that’s kind of where we’ve been living,’’ Gibbs continued. “I think you’ve seen over the last number of years we’ve had plenty of guys in the final four. The last one-day event didn’t work for us the way we’d like but we’ve been right there competing until the very end.
“We’re good, have great support and can’t tell you the number of texts and emails I received after winning the championship from the leadership at Toyota, so we’re in a good spot and have just great support from TGR (Toyota Gazoo Racing North America).’’