It’s official: Furniture Row is heading to Toyota
Surprise, surprise. Furniture Row Racing will field a Toyota in 2016.
The partnership was made official Sunday morning at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. The team also announced that Martin Truex Jr. would be staying for 2016 as well. That news was no surprise either. Truex and the team had expressed their desire to stay together for the upcoming season.
Another look at the Furniture Row Racing Toyota Camry 78 for the 2016 season. #NASCAR http://t.co/RCMmWHB9M6 pic.twitter.com/3qlobyUqpu
— Furniture Row Racing (@FR78Racing) September 27, 2015
And why not? Furniture Row made the Chase for the second time in its history and Truex won the team’s second race at Pocono earlier this year.
Furniture Row currently has an alliance with Richard Childress Racing and fields a Chevrolet. FRR will now get technical data from Joe Gibbs Racing and be the manufacturer’s fifth factory-backed team for 2016. Michael Waltrip Racing, the other factory Toyota team in the Sprint Cup Series, likely won’t exist in 2016.
“As we continue our quest to be a contender for this year’s Sprint Cup championship, it’s hard not to feel the excitement and enthusiasm of becoming an integral partner with Toyota next season,” Furniture Row team president Joe Garone said in a statement. “The added resources and technical support that Toyota will provide, along with having a technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing, definitely increases the growth potential for our team.
“The track record of Toyota and Joe Gibbs Racing speaks for itself. They are both proven winners with an unyielding commitment to raising the performance bar in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.”
Joe Gibbs Racing has been the Cup Series’ fastest team this summer. The team is looking for its fourth-straight win at New Hampshire on Sunday after winning the last three races.
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