Frank Kimmel joins Thorsport for 2012
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MoMike
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Thats awesome...Hope he gets that competitive edge back with some support.
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Nostradumbass
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Exactly! He just wasn't getting 'er done on his own. Sounds like the Ansell/Mennards sponsorship will continue.
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Nostradumbass
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Did Kimmel not run the NASCAR truck finale? I don't see on their website where he did.
Qualifying rained out and Frank had no owners points
Looks like Frank will be driving a Toyota in 2012, i figured it was going to be a Chevrolet.
ThorSport teams switching to Toyota in 2012: ThorSport Racing, the longest-tenured NASCAR Camping World Trucks team with entries since 1996, announced today their 2012 expansion plans - to include a partnership with TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development). After a successful 2011 season in the NCWTS, with three wins and four poles between two veteran drivers - Johnny Sauter and Matt Crafton - and debut of rookie Dakoda Armstrong; the organization is hiring in its state of the art facility in Sandusky, Ohio for the #44 ARCA Racing Series team of Frank Kimmel. "We'd like to thank everyone at Chevrolet for all the support over the last 16 years," said Matt LaNeve, vice president of motorsports partnerships for ThorSport Racing. "ThorSport Racing, along with dedicated owners Duke and Rhonda Thorson, have a long-standing history and commitment to conservative, steady growth within NASCAR. Toyota's business and competitive philosophies are in line with our 2012 goals for both Frank Kimmel, as he pursues his 10th ARCA Racing Series Championship; and our NCWTS teams of the 13, 88 and 98, as we further look to increase competition. We are aggressively chasing not only wins in our two respective series, but championship trophies for our drivers and sponsors." ThorSport Racing currently operates three NCWTS teams - the #13 of Johnny Sauter; the #88 of Matt Crafton; and the #98 of Dakoda Armstrong. The organization will also field the #44 Ansell/Menards Toyota Camry during the 2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season. The #13 Safe Auto/Curb Records entry finished second in driver championship points in 2011, matching the organization's highest previous finish by the #88 Menards entry and Matt Crafton in 2009 - narrowly missing the championship by six points but capping the year off with a win at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18th; adding to driver Sauter's win list, shared with a trophy clock at Martinsville earlier in the year. The #88 Menards entry, piloted by Matt Crafton, finished 8th in overall driver championship points, earned two poles and wheeled into Victory Lane at Iowa Speedway during the 2011 season. "ThorSport Racing is a first-class organization and a championship-caliber race team, as well as one of the most respected teams in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series," said Lee White, president and general manager of TRD, U.S.A.(Toyota Racing Development). "We look forward to working together with the entire ThorSport race team and are confident that it will raise the level of our entire Toyota Tundra racing program."(ThorSport Racing PR)(11-29-2011)
ThorSport teams switching to Toyota in 2012: ThorSport Racing, the longest-tenured NASCAR Camping World Trucks team with entries since 1996, announced today their 2012 expansion plans - to include a partnership with TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development). After a successful 2011 season in the NCWTS, with three wins and four poles between two veteran drivers - Johnny Sauter and Matt Crafton - and debut of rookie Dakoda Armstrong; the organization is hiring in its state of the art facility in Sandusky, Ohio for the #44 ARCA Racing Series team of Frank Kimmel. "We'd like to thank everyone at Chevrolet for all the support over the last 16 years," said Matt LaNeve, vice president of motorsports partnerships for ThorSport Racing. "ThorSport Racing, along with dedicated owners Duke and Rhonda Thorson, have a long-standing history and commitment to conservative, steady growth within NASCAR. Toyota's business and competitive philosophies are in line with our 2012 goals for both Frank Kimmel, as he pursues his 10th ARCA Racing Series Championship; and our NCWTS teams of the 13, 88 and 98, as we further look to increase competition. We are aggressively chasing not only wins in our two respective series, but championship trophies for our drivers and sponsors." ThorSport Racing currently operates three NCWTS teams - the #13 of Johnny Sauter; the #88 of Matt Crafton; and the #98 of Dakoda Armstrong. The organization will also field the #44 Ansell/Menards Toyota Camry during the 2012 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season. The #13 Safe Auto/Curb Records entry finished second in driver championship points in 2011, matching the organization's highest previous finish by the #88 Menards entry and Matt Crafton in 2009 - narrowly missing the championship by six points but capping the year off with a win at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 18th; adding to driver Sauter's win list, shared with a trophy clock at Martinsville earlier in the year. The #88 Menards entry, piloted by Matt Crafton, finished 8th in overall driver championship points, earned two poles and wheeled into Victory Lane at Iowa Speedway during the 2011 season. "ThorSport Racing is a first-class organization and a championship-caliber race team, as well as one of the most respected teams in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series," said Lee White, president and general manager of TRD, U.S.A.(Toyota Racing Development). "We look forward to working together with the entire ThorSport race team and are confident that it will raise the level of our entire Toyota Tundra racing program."(ThorSport Racing PR)(11-29-2011)