Corey Heim (second) and Stewart Friesen (fourth) finished in the top five to lead Toyota in the NASCAR Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway on Saturday night. In her Truck Series debut, Toni Breidinger finished 15th, making the Californian the highest-ranked female driver in her first Truck Series start.
Toyota Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series
Kansas Circuit
Race 8 of 23 – 134 laps, 201 miles
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, Grant Finallyger*
2nd, COREY HEIM
3rd, Zane Smith*
4th, STEWART FRIESEN
5th, Ross Chastain*
9th, TAYLOR GRAY
10th, TYLER ANKRUM
15th, TONI BREIDINGER
18th, GRAY TANNER
20th, BRENNAN POOLE
22, TYLER HILL
23rd, JUSTIN CARROLL
32nd, DEAN THOMPSON
36th, TIM COME
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
COREY HEIM, No. 11 Safelite Auto Glass Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, TRICON Garage
Final position: 2nd
What more did you need in this last step?
“I think that last caveat confused our strategy a bit. If we had that last run to the green and had the same tires as the 23 (Grant Finallyger), I thought we could beat him directly. As soon as we got that final warning and were on uneven tires, I knew it would be a track position. I got hung up trying to block the 38 (Zane Smith) and kind of backed off from there and lost track position. Many thanks to TRICON Garage, Toyota Racing, Safelite, everyone who made this possible. We have worked very hard on our mile and a half program and we have already made a big step forward in a short time.
STEWART FRIESEN, No. 52 Halmar International Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, Halmar Friesen Racing
Final position: 4th
Are you satisfied with tonight’s performance?
“Yeah, that’s what we needed. We need a strong race. Just had a little slow stop at the end. We lost track position, but a great Tundra TRD Pro. A big thanks to Chris (Larsen, team owner), big thanks to Halmar, big thanks to all our guys, I’m really, really proud of our guys tonight, we have something to build on. We went back. It feels good.”
TONI BREIDINGER, No. 1 Victoria’s Secret Toyota Tundra TRD Pro, TRICON Garage
Final position: 15th
What have you learned from today?
“There was so much to take away. There were so many things that were forced on me that I had never experienced before – just aero, and being in dirty air. I feel like you experience that in ARCA, but in Trucks it’s amplified a million times over. It was a whole new experience. I feel like everyone is really good here. I could feel everyone turning away from me. Nobody gives a thumbs up. There’s a huge learning curve, but I finished a clean run and it was pretty solid in my Victoria’s Secret Tundra.
Have you spoken to anyone about what to expect?
“I bugged all my teammates. I texted Tanner (Gray) last night, was bothering Corey (Heim) this morning. I talked to Dean (Thompson) all day today. I definitely asked them as many questions as possible.
What did you learn from these discussions?
“Everyone just says get the fuck out. The harder you drive, the better the truck will feel. I feel like I took that away from them. »
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