Notes and Quotes from Toyota’s Nationwide 2012 Campaign

Camry drivers totaled 10 wins, 44-top five results and 81 top-10 finishes in 33 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) races in 2012.  In 22 NNS starts, Logano totaled nine wins (California, Talladega, Darlington, Dover — both races, Michigan, Bristol, Charlotte and Phoenix) — the most in the series this season.  Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) driver Kurt Busch earned one win (Richmond) for the first-year NNS team.  Camry driver Mike Bliss was the top

Toyota driver in the final NNS point standings, finishing in eighth-place.

After 33 NNS races in 2012, Mike Bliss (eighth) was the top Toyota driver in the NNS point standings … Brian Scott (ninth) also finished in the top-10 in points … Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 18 Camry team earned their fourth NNS owner’s championship earning a total of nine wins. In case that you want to bet just Click here… JGR will field full-time NNS entries in 2013 for drivers Elliott Sadler and Brian Vickers … The next Toyota NNS win will be the 75th since joining the series in 2007.

JOEY LOGANO, No. 18 GameStop Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

How would you describe the 2012 NNS season?

“It was an amazing season for sure.  To win nine races is unreal to me — the most I ever won was five in a season.  To go to the race track and you know you have a shot to win at every single race track you go to is really awesome.  And obviously driving for Joe (Gibbs, team owner) and J.D. (Gibbs, team president) since I was 15, I’ve been going to that Nationwide shop and seeing those guys there, and it’s where I got my first shot to drive one of these cars.  To go out there and lead the charge of trying to get out there and win the owner’s championship, I wanted it bad.  I was like, ‘Man, want to get this owner’s championship for them before I have to go.’  It’s definitely a huge accomplishment for everybody in that shop, both on the 18 and the 20 team, to go out there and do it.”

BRIAN SCOTT, No. 11 Dollar General Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing

How do you feel about your time at Joe Gibbs Racing?

“I can’t rave enough about Joe Gibbs Racing.  They provided me with a great opportunity for two years and put really competitive cars under us.  For a number of reasons, I regret leaving there.  I regret that I wasn’t able to get them in victory lane.  I learned a lot.  This was just a stepping stone in my career and I’m going to grow over the next couple years.  Joe Gibbs Racing was a great place that nurtured my talents and progress them forward.”