This post was last updated on March 12, 2026
Toyota has been racing in the Craftsman Truck Series since 2004. Now they will be racing in the Nextel Cup Series, starting in 2007. There hasn’t been a foreign nameplate in NASCAR since Jaguar in the 1950s.
Not there are any “American” or “foreign” cars anymore. GM and Ford have plants overseas, Dodge and Chrysler are really a German company. The Japanese have plants here. A car is a car now I guess. But don’t bring a WV to Columbia, Missouri. There’s no VW dealer for 100 miles so no warranty work.
NASCAR is also planning on switching to unleaded fuel in 2008 and is working on new car technology for 2007.