First Busch Series win for Toyota

It's been a tough year for Toyota in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. The teams driving Toyotas have been struggling to qualify for races and only one driver is in the top 35 in the Cup standings, which guarantees teams a starting spot in races.
Toyota, which is making its debut in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and Busch Series, won its first stock car at O'Reilly Raceway Park near Indianapolis over the weekend. Jason Leffler won the Busch Series race at O'Reilly. It has given Dale Jarrett, driver of the No. 44 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing, a little hope that Toyota is going in the right direction.
"I think it’s a testament to how hard all the Toyota people have been working all season long," Jarrett said. "Obviously Jason and his whole Busch team did a great job. They should definitely be commended for all their hard work. All the Toyota teams and all the people from Toyota have been working long hours and doing everything they can to figure this whole thing out."
As challenging as it's been for the Toyota drivers in the Cup and Busch Series, the Truck Series drivers have been winning races and championships on a regular basis. Mike Skinner, who drivers Toyotas for Bill Davis Racing, leads the Truck Series standings.
"This is such a competitive sport and the learning curve is definitely steep," Jarrett said. "Everyone has seen what Toyota has been able to accomplish in the Truck Series in a relatively short period of time. And although they did have a little tough going early on, they are now finding a lot of success in that series. I expect that we’ll see that same thing in the stock cars as well with the Busch Series and Cup Series. We’re excited to be a part of this and look forward to all of our teams at Michael Waltrip Racing to continue to help Toyota build a strong foundation in NASCAR.”