TOYOTA - NASCAR Richmond Notes & Quotes II -- April/May 2009

TOYOTA NASCAR NOTES & QUOTES
April 27 - May 3, 2009

TOYOTA TALK:
Hamlin Hopes to Win at Hometown Track
Ambrose Looks for More Short Track Success
Waltrip, Logano on Racing at Richmond
Spotter Speaks About Hamlin's Handling

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS)
NEWS, NOTES & NUMBERS: Toyota Camry drivers have combined for two wins (Kyle Busch -- Las Vegas and Bristol), nine top-
fives and 18 top-10 finishes through nine 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) races … In addition, Camry drivers have led 967 laps
and earned three poles … Chesterfield, Va.-native Denny Hamlin dominated the competition at Richmond last spring after starting from
the pole position in his JGR No. 11 FedEx Camry -- leading the race twice for a total of 381 of 400 laps -- but had a tire go flat late in the
race and missed his opportunity to capture the checkered flag … Toyota rookies Scott Speed (fifth) and Joey Logano (ninth) recorded
career-best NSCS finishes last weekend at Talladega.

DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 FedEx Ground Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing
How many times had you been to the Richmond track before you raced on it?
"I think the first race I went to was in 1992. Bill Elliott and Alan Kulwicki were battling. I was sitting in turn four, and I think I went to
one of those two races there every year since -- from 1992 on. I grew up about 15 miles (from the track). So, it's relatively close."

Were you disappointed that you didn't win the Richmond race last spring?
"I forgot it was last year. I thought it was 10 years ago. It definitely replays in your mind for sure. There's obviously nothing we
could've done. It wasn't like I second guessed something that I did and I could've changed something to prevent us from not winning that
race. It's just one of those things that bad luck strikes, but the good part about it is knowing that we're going back to the same track
hopefully with the same weather conditions and we'll have a car that is just as strong. We're going to go back on the same set-up and if it
isn't as strong we're going to fine tune it. Race tracks and races like that just slip away. It takes a little time to get over them."

Did winning the Nationwide Series race help you overcome your disappointment?
"In my opinion, the Nationwide race that I won there the night before, that was the biggest win pretty much of my career regardless of
whether it was Cup or Nationwide. Just winning at home, it didn't matter what series, was the biggest win for me. We had a shot at back-
to-back, have the poles and win both races and that was going to be a good weekend for me. But it seemed like it overshadowed
everything that did go good that weekend just in those last 10 laps."

Are you looking forward to your second-annual short track charity event at Richmond?
"I'm looking forward to that. We're having it at Southside Speedway the Thursday before the race and have a good line-up of drivers
there to enjoy it. I think it's going to be a great event. I think it's going to be very exciting to have Tony (Stewart) and those guys out
there and we're going to be raising money for the Denny Hamlin Foundation which ultimately goes to a lot of different charities with
Cystic Fibrosis being our main charity. We're trying to do our best to raise money for a good cause and I think that's a great way to do it."

CURTIS MARKHAM (Fredericksburg, Va.), spotter, No. 11 FedEx Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing
What was it about Denny Hamlin that impressed you enough to call J.D. Gibbs?
"His (Denny Hamlin's) car control. He was taking what I considered a car that wasn't handling very well and he was just driving the
wheels off of it and could make it do things that I've seen very few people be able to do. So, I called J.D. (Gibbs) and told him we ought
to give him a shot."

What is the most important thing about being a spotter?
"The spotter, in my opinion since I've driven myself, has got to be like the little guy standing on a driver's shoulder. You don't want to
give him too much information. You want to give him just enough. You've got to understand when he's trying to concentrate you just
need to be quiet and just try to be that little guy in his head that tries to help him drive the car. I don't help him drive the car anymore, he's
perfectly capable of that."

MARCOS AMBROSE, No. 47 Bush's Best Baked Beans Toyota Camry, JTG-Daugherty Racing
How do you feel about making your first NSCS start at Richmond?
"I like Richmond. It feels like a really racy place. I think with the cars that we're building now and my experience level are getting to a
point where I think we're really going to do well there. It's a very smooth surface so you can be very precise in the way the car is set-up.
I'm excited about it. I think night racing is a lot of fun and it's always a great crowd at Richmond."

Why have you done so well at short tracks this year?
"I think we've done well in all races -- it's just the short tracks we were able to finish them. We've run great on the one-half-mile race
tracks we just haven't had many finishes there with different problems that have put us out of the race. There hasn't been anything special
for the short tracks -- it's just the way it's worked out."

MICHAEL WALTRIP, No. 55 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing
Do you enjoy racing at Richmond?
"Richmond is a great track for me. I love it. It is one of my favorites. I am looking forward to seeing how the No. 00 Aaron's Dream
Machine team will do since David Reutimann led the most laps there last fall. It's a unique venue. It has options and that is all a driver
really wants. I can run high. I can run low. Richmond offers more options than any other track you can think of. You can run right up
next to the wall. You can dive low. Inevitably, I believe the guy that is going to win the race on Saturday night will be on the bottom."

NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS)
NEWS, NOTES & NUMBERS: Toyota Camry drivers have recorded three wins (Busch -- California and Texas; Logano -- Nashville),
11 top-fives and 27 top-10 finishes through eight 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) races … In addition, Camry drivers have
captured two poles and led 761 laps … Kyle Busch leads the NNS series point standings with 1,219 points, holding a 62-point advantage
over second-place Carl Edwards … Jason Leffler, who is currently the top Nationwide Series regular in the series point standings (fourth),
has recorded five top-10 finishes in the last six races … Three Camry drivers will compete in both the NSCS and NNS races at Richmond
… Chesterfield, Va.-native Denny Hamlin won the spring NNS race from the pole last year at Richmond.

JOEY LOGANO, No. 20 GameStop Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing
What do you think about racing at Richmond?
"To me, racing at Richmond is 'grassroots racing.' It just has that feel of going to your local short track on a Saturday night when you
were trying to make a name for yourself in this sport. I grew up racing on short tracks and I love any chance to go back and rub fenders on
a bull ring. There are no aerodynamics involved at all. It's full-contact racing. We had a good race there last year in the GameStop
Toyota. Our cars have been solid all year and I'm confident we'll be fast on Friday night."

SCOTT SPEED, No. 99 Red Bull Toyota Camry, Michael Waltrip Racing
Does it help to run both the Nationwide and Cup races at Richmond?
"Eventually, it will help me to run two races in the same weekend. I think at the moment, I'm coming to the point where it's just about
even, where at the beginning it was actually worse just because I had to learn how to adapt from a Nationwide car to a Cup car. The first
couple of times I did it, it was hard. By the time we get to Richmond, it's probably an advantage after the (Nationwide) race, but for
qualifying it hurts us a bit."

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS)
NEWS, NOTES & NUMBERS: In five NCWTS races in 2009, Toyota Tundra drivers have combined for four wins (Todd Bodine --
Daytona; Kyle Busch -- California and Atlanta; Mike Skinner -- Kansas), 17 top-fives and 26 top-10 finishes … In addition, Tundra
drivers have recorded two poles and led 416 laps … On Monday, Mike Skinner earned his 10th Toyota victory and the 26th of his NCWTS
career, in the rain-shortened and rain-delayed event at Kansas Speedway.

TOYOTA DRIVER ROSTER - RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series NASCAR Nationwide Series
David Reutimann, No. 00 Aaron's Dream Machine Camry David Green, No. 07 SK Motorsports Camry
Robby Gordon, No. 7 RGM Camry Brian Scott, No. 10 Great Clips Camry
Denny Hamlin, No. 11 FedEx Ground Camry Scott Lagasse, Jr., No. 11 America's Incredible Pizza Camry
Kyle Busch, No. 18 Combos Camry Michael Annett, No. 15 Pilot Travel Centers Camry
Joey Logano, No. 20 Home Depot Camry Kyle Busch, No. 18 NOS Camry
Scott Riggs, No. 36 Tommy Baldwin Racing Camry Joey Logano, No. 20 GameStop Camry
Jeremy Mayfield, No. 41 Small Sponsor.com Camry Burney Lamar, No. 32 Dollar General Stores Camry
Marcos Ambrose, No. 47 Bush's Best Baked Beans Camry Marc Davis, No. 36 Howard University WHUR Camry
Michael Waltrip, No. 55 NAPA AUTO PARTS Camry Jason Leffler, No. 38 Great Clips Camry
Todd Bodine, No. 64 Gunselman Racing Camry Michael McDowell, No. 47 Tom's Camry
Dave Blaney, No. 66 Prism Motorsports Camry Scott Speed, No. 99 Red Bull Camry
Scott Speed, No. 82 Red Bull Camry
Brian Vickers, No. 83 Red Bull Camry
Joe Nemechek, No. 87 NEMCO Camry