BAM Racing to switch to Toyotas, effective this weekend
By Bob Pockrass - Associate Editor
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
BAM Racing team co-owner Beth Ann Morgenthau has changed manufacturers.
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BAM Racing is switching to Toyotas beginning this weekend at Martinsville Speedway, team spokesman Rhett Vandiver says.
“After being with Dodge for seven years, we looked around and evaluated all the manufacturers, and we just found Toyota to be most committed to racing and the one that would benefit our program the best,” Vandiver said Wednesday.
The team, which fields the No. 49 entry for Ken Schrader, also announced that Microsoft, through its small-business program, will be the primary sponsor for Martinsville and an associate sponsor for the rest of the season. BAM Racing offers small businesses a sponsorship package that can start at $4,995.
Bill Davis Racing is also working with BAM Racing on the transition from Toyota to Dodge, Vandiver said.
“We are not merging with Bill Davis Racing,” Vandiver said. “More than anything, we’re kind of exploring additional marketing reaches through Bill Davis and through Toyota. We’re looking to see how what we do on the Internet side and through our diamond sponsorship and other programs we have in place, [whether] what we do could possibly benefit Toyota as a whole, ourselves and Bill Davis Racing.”
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Gerri Richardson said:
Mar 26, 2008 at 7:47 PMShame on all of you TOYOTA teams. You are unamerican. Why don't you all go Toyota than I can quit watching Nascar. I want to throw up every time I hear how great they are.
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Mar 27, 2008 at 4:40 AMGrow up, Gerri. Live in the now, not 1943.
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» Confirm Abuse ReportFRANK LAVACCA said:
Mar 28, 2008 at 4:01 AMit appears the fix is in.when all these teams are switching to toyota,just what are they getting from them that gm/ford/dodge is not.?notice how fast they are!where is nascar when these cars dominate so and the others can't catch them?yes chey and ford and dodge have won,but thats because the toyotas crashed out,so where is the almighty nascar to ck these cars engines .its relly something,from last last year to first.very hard to believe and watch every week.watching nascar is getting harder and harder evey week.iroc anyone!!!!!!!!
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