Toyota!!!!

[texasteacher]

From Jayski..."Rusty Wallace to Toyota: Officials of Rusty Wallace Racing, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. and TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development) announced that beginning with the 2010 season, RWR will field Toyota Camrys in its quest for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship. The team currently plans to enter the #66 and #62 Toyota Camrys in the 2010 Nationwide Series, piloted by Steve Wallace and Brendan Gaughan, respectively. Additionally, a separate agreement with RWR team owner, Rusty Wallace, will enable the racing legend, television analyst, and Toyota dealer to represent the Toyota brand on a national basis.(RWI PR)(11-19-2009)"

There is also a longer article on Scene Daily...http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/nationwideseries/Rusty_Wallace_Racing_to_run_Toyotas_next_season_.h tml

Very interesting. Look out world. Brendan behind the wheel of a Toyota sounds pretty promising to me.

[MichaelCMTX]

Here's hoping that Toyota can work for them like it did for the JGR Nationwide program. Braun just hasn't seemed to capitalize.

I'm loyal to the driver, not the manufacturer. Brendan could drive a freakin' Toro Mower and I'd be cheering for him.

[texasteacher]

Amen, Michael. Doesn't really matter what emblem is on the car, as long as it gets Brendan to Victory Lane again.

[marie]

have to agree 100%. Never cared what a driver drove just cared about our driver.

[texasteacher]

from jayski...
Rusty Wallace Racing owner Rusty Wallace said Friday at Homestead-Miami Speedway that he may have to cut back to one NASCAR Nationwide Series team car next season if more sponsorship isn't found for his #62 entry driven by Brendan Gaughan. Wallace said he has sold about 40 percent of the races for 2010, but that might not amount to enough to keep Gaughan in the car full time. Wallace said Michael Gaughan, Brendan's father, subsidizes sponsorship on the #62, but that he wants the full season. Wallace said he would run the #62 car part time in 2010, but it appears Gaughan would not be the driver under that scenario. Wallace's team has full sponsorship for the #66 entry and driver Steve Wallace, and the team announced this week it would switch to Toyota from Chevrolet next season. Wallace said Triad Racing Development would build the team's engines next year. The move to Toyota could be a precursor of a move to Cup in 2011 or beyond, as Wallace has wanted to take his team a step up.(SceneDaily)(11-20-2009)

and then, there's this from Scene Daily...
http://www.scenedaily.com/news/articles/nationwideseries/Sponsorship_issues_may_reduce_Rusty_Wallace_Racing _to_one_Nationwide_team_.html

[MichaelCMTX]

Yeah, but give Michael Gaughan credit. It's some insurance that if he puts up his portion of the money, he's not going to be the only one paying.

[marie]

well, this sucks.

[fran_from_de]

:( I have to say that I am starting to dread the 2010 season. It appears that all of my favorite guys are having sponsorship woes. The thought of any N'wide races next season without Brendan is not at all appealing! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that all will work out for Brendan...he deserves to be in VL next year!:)