[Fr8 Shaker]

Originally Posted by buckeyewildman

whats the big deal toyota is the only completly american made car left

The cars may be built here but what country are the profits going to ?

[Kyreax]

Profits go to a heck of a lot of the American workers building the cars, managing the plants, building the plants, etc.

I would guess the split is the same as GM or Ford, what with them building a bunch o' parts overseas and in Mexico.

[highway star]

Originally Posted by OntarioVanMan

I do believe it's called NASCAR???
NORTH American Stock Car Not that it matters much...

NASCAR: National Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing

[OntarioVanMan]

I stand corrected..

The first NASCAR competition held outside of the U.S. was in Canada, where on July 1, 1952, Buddy Shuman won a 200-lap race on a half-mile (800 m) dirt track in Stamford Park, Ontario, near Niagara Falls.

[Lawrence]

Originally Posted by highway star

NASCAR: National Association for Stock Car Automobile Racing

Hence...not "International" Association.....

[OntarioVanMan]

Still..Toyota is now contributing as much to the American way of life as GM and Ford and DC...Hence they've earned their stripes and should be included.

[buckeyewildman]

ovm ya got it right

[Jack_Berry]

Originally Posted by OntarioVanMan

Still..Toyota is now contributing as much to the American way of life as GM and Ford and DC...Hence they've earned their stripes and should be included.

it still is NOT a toyota. just like it is NOT a dodge, ford or gm of your choice. it is nascars silhouete car with decals. if you want to see real cars then catch an american le mans series race. real corvettes, ferraris and porsches aston martins and more. and some silhouete cars for your watching pleasure.

[Crazynuff]

My favorite racing used to be the TransAm series . I took my family to Lime Rock Park a couple of times . Paul Newman is a great race driver .

[rdtrpn]

Originally Posted by OntarioVanMan

Man are you guys lax or what? Toyota wins a NASCAR race and no one prints a word? First time since 1954 a foreign make wins a race!! Am I sensing abit of resentment...especially considering Toyota will be Number One carmaker soon.

Actually Toyota ran One, Two...

Hey I use to sell Toyotas! Go Toyota! Although I dont think i like the Hino expeditors too much. At least there cd players play cd's unlike frieghtshakers.

[Jack_Berry]

Originally Posted by Crazynuff

My favorite racing used to be the TransAm series . I took my family to Lime Rock Park a couple of times . Paul Newman is a great race driver .

yeeaaaaah the trans am had 2 periods. the start up series until 1974 and the mid 80's when newman and fity had the planters peanut turbo nissans against the jack roush merkurs and the camaros. afther that time the series declined. i don't think newman ever won a trans am but he did win his class at the 2-4 at daytona 2 or 3 times.