HOMESTEAD, FL – NOVEMBER 22: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Crispy Toyota, celebrates winning the series championship and the race with a burnout after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 22, 2015 in Homestead, Florida. Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images
The Hellmann’s 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race is the 1000th national series race for Toyota.
Here’s a By The Numbers look at the manufacturer’s presence in NASCAR. All stats are as of races prior to this weekend at Talladega.
1 – Number of Toyota driver championships in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (Kyle Busch, 2015) and the NASCAR XFINITY Series (Kyle Busch, 2009).
4 – Number of car owner titles Toyota has won in the NASCAR XFINITY Series (Joe Gibbs: 2008, ’09,’10 and ’12).
6 – Number of driver titles Toyota has won in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (Todd Bodine, 2006 and 2010; Johnny Benson, 2008; Matt Crafton, 2013-2014; and Erik Jones 2015).
6 – Number of car owner titles Toyota has won in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (Stephen Germain, 2006; Bill Davis, 2008 and Kyle Busch 2010, ’13, ’14, ’15).
11 – Number of Manufacturer titles Toyota has won in NASCAR (NXS – three and NCWTS – eight).
11 – Number of different Toyota drivers to win in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series; led by Kyle Busch with 34 wins.
13 – Number of different Toyota drivers to win in the NASCAR XFINITY Series; led by Kyle Busch with 74 wins.
HOMESTEAD, FL – NOVEMBER 21: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 Z-Line Designs Toyota, does a celebration lap after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship and the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 21, 2009 in Homestead, Florida. Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images
15 – Number of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins by Toyota in 2016, the most in a season by the manufacturer.
16 – Number of Toyota Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series wins (2007 – 2016); led by Denny Hamlin with seven.
26 – Number of different Toyota drivers to win in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series; led by Kyle Busch with 40 wins.
322 – Number of runner-up finishes Toyota drivers have posted in all three NASCAR national series (NSCS – 76, NXS – 112 and NCWTS – 134).
332 – Number of poles Toyota drivers have posted in all three NASCAR national series (NSCS – 88, NXS -128 and NCWTS – 116).
376 – Number of wins Toyota drivers have posted in all three NASCAR national series (NSCS – 94, NXS – 126 and NCWTS – 156).
1,000 – Number of NASCAR national series races Toyota has participated in (NSCS – 356, NXS – 336 and NCWTS – 308).
1,573 – Number of top-five finishes posted by Toyota drivers in all three NASCAR national series (NSCS – 406, NXS – 495 and NCWTS – 672).
2,956 – Number of top-ten finishes posted by Toyota drivers in all three NASCAR national series (NSCS – 775, NXS – 903 and NCWTS – 1,278).
77,491 – Number of laps led by Toyota drivers in all three NASCAR national series (NSCS – 29,273, NXS – 25,595 and NCWTS – 22,623).
HOMESTEAD, FL – NOVEMBER 20: Erik Jones, driver of the #4 Toyota, celebrates with a burnout after winning after winning the series championship after the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 20, 2015 in Homestead, Florida. Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images
First Toyota Wins By Series
– NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Kyle Busch (Atlanta Motor Speedway, 3/9/2008)
– NASCAR XFINITY Series: Jason Leffler (Lucas Oil Raceway, 7/28/2007)
– NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Travis Kvapil (Michigan International Speedway, 7/31/2004)
First Tracks Toyota Made Starts At By Series
– NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Daytona International Speedway, 2/18/2007
– NASCAR XFINITY Series: Daytona International Speedway, 2/17/2007
– NASCAR Camping World Truck Series: Daytona International Speedway, 2/13/2004