More problems for Toyota

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Dale Jarrett was the highest finishing Toyota driver in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race at Martinsville Speedway. He was 28th.
Jarrett spun out once during the race and said getting the car to turn was one of the biggest challenges his team faced at Martinsville.
“We made adjustments to the car at every pit stop to see if we could make it any better and nothing seemed to work," said Jarrett, driver of the No. 44 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing. "It’s frustrating, but the guys did a great job on pit road today. We’ll learn from today and get ready for Texas.”
David Reutimann battled handling problems all race and finished 33rd.
“We just kept throwing things at the car -- as far as adjustments go -- and couldn’t seem to get it where we needed to be," said Reutimann, driver of the No. 00 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing. "We were pretty happy with the car in final practice (Saturday) and it seemed that no matter what we tried in the race, nothing helped. It just wouldn’t turn in the center of the corner and it seemed like a lot of guys were fighting the same thing. But we’re not going to get down; we’ll just keep working at it.”
Dave Blaney, driver of the No. 22 Toyota for Bill Davis Racing had brake problems throughout the race and finished 37th.
A.J. Allmendinger, driver of the No. 84 Toyota for Team Red Bull, was 38th in his second career Nextel Cup Series strart.
Jeremy Mayfield, driver of the No. 36 Toyota for Bill Davis Racing, ran as high as 10th, but finished 40th.

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