"He alakaʻi ʻo Torrence Racing i ka hoʻokūkū NHRA, a ke kakali nei mākou i ka lawe ʻana iā Steve lāua ʻo Billy i ka ʻohana Toyota ma 2022," wahi a Paul Doleshal, ka luna hui, Motorsports and Assets, Toyota Motor North America (TMNA). "Loaʻa iā mākou nā mea hoʻokele a me nā hoa hui ma ka ʻāina NHRA. ʻO ka hoʻohui ʻana o Steve lāua ʻo Billy Torrence e hoʻomaikaʻi wale i kēlā lineup koʻikoʻi.
He mana koʻikoʻi ʻo Torrence Racing ma NHRA i nā makahiki i hala iho nei. Ua lanakila ʻo Steve i 49 mau lanakila ma 263 mau hanana hana a me ʻekolu mau hoʻokūkū Top Fuel. I kēia kau, ua lanakila ʻo Steve i ʻeiwa mau manawa a ʻo ia ke alakaʻi i kēia manawa. Ua lanakila ʻelua kona makuakāne ʻo Billy i kēia makahiki a ʻewalu manawa i kāna ʻoihana. ʻOiai ka holo ʻana i kahi papa manawa hapa, aia ʻo Billy i ka ʻelima i kēia manawa ma nā kūlana helu holoʻokoʻa.
Hāʻawi ʻo Toyota i kāna mau hui NHRA me nā kaʻa kaʻa, me ke ʻenehana, ʻenehana a me ke kākoʻo trackside ma o TRD (Toyota Racing Development). Ma kahi o Torrence Racing, e hoʻomau ʻo Toyota i ke kākoʻo ʻana i ka hui hou o Antron Brown - AB Motorsports, DC Motorsports a me Kalitta Motorsports 'ʻekolu mau hui i 2022.
"Ua hoʻopōmaikaʻi ʻia au i ka loaʻa ʻana o ka lanakila nui ma kaʻu ʻoihana NHRA, akā manaʻo wau e like me kēia hui hou me Toyota a me TRD e hoʻomaikaʻi wale i ka mea a Torrence Racing e hana ai ma ke ala," wahi a Steve Torrence. "Ua ʻike mua wau ʻaʻole ʻo nā mea hoʻokele a me nā hui e pili ana me Toyota he ʻāpana o kā lākou papa inoa, akā he ʻāpana o ka ʻohana. He mea hana kūikawā lākou e hoʻokau i ka poʻe i mua, a ʻo ia ke ʻano o ka hui pū ʻana e hauʻoli nei kā mākou hui e lilo i ʻāpana o ka hoʻomaka ʻana i ke kau aʻe.
Hoʻokomo ʻo Steve lāua ʻo Billy Torrence i kahi laina kaʻa kaʻa Toyota e loaʻa ana i ʻekolu manawa NHRA Top Fuel champion Brown, US Nationals lanakila Alexis DeJoria, 49-manawa lanakila lanakila Doug Kalitta, 2013 Top Fuel champion Shawn Langdon a me 2018 Funny Car champion JR Todd.
Ke hoʻolauleʻa nei ʻo Toyota i kāna manawa 20th ma NHRA i kēia makahiki. Ua lanakila nā mea hoʻokele Toyota i 137 Top Fuel a me 43 Funny Car heihei me ʻeono Top Fuel a me ʻekolu Funny Car championship i kona wā e noho ana ma ka moʻo.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- “I’ve been blessed to have a lot of success in my NHRA career, but I feel like this new partnership with Toyota and TRD will only improve what Torrence Racing can do on the track,”.
- “Torrence Racing is a leader in NHRA competition, and we look forward to bringing Steve and Billy into the Toyota family in 2022,”.
- They are a special manufacturer that puts people first, and that’s the type of partnership our team is excited to be a part of starting next season.
