Triad Racing Technologies is a
body parts
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and
chassis
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supplier for
NASCAR
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teams that runs under the
Toyota
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...
manufacturer. The company was originally formed as Triad Racing Development before it was merged in late 2008 with
Bill Davis Racing
Bill Davis Racing was a racing team that participated in all three of NASCAR's top divisions until 2009.
The team had run Toyota-branded stock cars and trucks in the Camping World Truck Series (Toyota Tundra) since 2004 and Sprint Cup Series (To ...
by Michael Held and Marty Gaunt. Originally, TRT was intended to field a full-time
Sprint Cup Series
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and three full-time
Camping World Truck Series
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teams that were originally owned by Davis, but a lack of sponsorship caused the organization to close all of its teams and lay off most of its employees.
MBM Motorsports
Motorsports Business Management LLC, operating as MBM Motorsports (and sometimes known as Carl Long Motorsports), is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. ...
eventually invested into TRT, acquiring the company's equipment for use in the team's Cup and
NASCAR Xfinity Series
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programs.
Toyota Racing Development alliance
TRT had an exclusive partnership deal with
Toyota Racing Development
Toyota Racing Development (also known by its abbreviation TRD) is the in-house tuning shop for all Toyota, Lexus and formerly Scion cars. ''TRD'' is responsible both for improving street cars for more performance and supporting Toyota's racin ...
(TRD) in providing body parts and tuner services to TRD for its
NASCAR Cup Series
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programs. TRT previously provided engines to TRD before TRT sold its engine division. It was also the exclusive parts supplier for all Toyota NASCAR body parts. Triad used to have an exclusive relationship with TRD for NASCAR Cup Series engine development.
This partnership with
Toyota
is a Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on . Toyota is one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, producing about 10 ...
and TRD dates back to when Toyota had first entered NASCAR officially in 2005.
Manufacturing capabilities
Triad has a various number of capabilities when it came to building engines, bodies, and chassis' to produce dependable parts.
These include:
* Fully equipped parts department utilizing 100% serialization and parts lifting
* Brown and Sharpe Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)
* Rockwell Tester
* Confirms hardness of porous and non-porous metals (i.e. Steel and Aluminum)
* EZ Cam
* Checks lobes, Journals, and taper configuration in cams
* 99% success rate for race engine durability
* Horsepower for all engines is consistent to within +/- one half of one percent
Previous capabilities (relating to engine components)
* Four Dyno cells
* Two Spintron cells
* Five assembly Laboratories
* Full CNC Capabilities up to 5-axis
*Measures repeatability to .00008 of an inch (Pistons, Valves, Rings, Blocks, Cams, and Cranks)
*Mahr Form Tester
*Measures critical features on valves and pistons with accuracy to .00004 of an inch
*99% success rate for race engine durability
* Horsepower for all engines is consistent to within +/- one half of one percent
*Disassembly Area, Block Prep, Grinding, Head/Manifold Department, EFI/Carb Lab, Magnaflux Lab
*Metrology lab including Brown and Sharpe coordinate measuring machine and (2) Faro arms
*Full engine inventory and spares room
Former clients
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Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
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Toyota Racing Development
Toyota Racing Development (also known by its abbreviation TRD) is the in-house tuning shop for all Toyota, Lexus and formerly Scion cars. ''TRD'' is responsible both for improving street cars for more performance and supporting Toyota's racin ...
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AM Racing
AM Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, fielding the No. 22 Ford F-150 part-time for Austin Wayne Self, TBA and the No. 37 part-time for multiple drivers. They compete full-t ...
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BK Racing
BK Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that fielded entries in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series from 2012 to 2018. It most recently fielded the No. 23 Toyota Camry and Ford Fusion (Americas), Ford Fusion for J. J. Yeley ...
(defunct)
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Bill McAnally Racing
McAnally–Hilgemann Racing (MHR) is an American professional stock car racing team that competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team is based in Roseville, California, and is owned by Bill McAnally (in Truck, is co-own ...
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Chris Fontaine Enterprises
Glenden Enterprises is an American professional stock car racing team which has competed in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series. The team is owned by Chris Fontaine, and he's fielded the No. 47 Toyota Tundra for himself in select supers ...
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Fortin Racing
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Furniture Row Racing
Furniture Row Racing (FRR) was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Cup Series from 2005 to 2018. The team was owned and sponsored by Furniture Row, a U.S. furniture store chain, and was based in Furniture ...
(defunct)
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Gaunt Brothers Racing
Gaunt Brothers Racing was a Canadian professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. Gaunt Brothers Racing also competes in the Pinty's Series and the K&N Pro Series. The team is owned by Marty Gaunt, president and C ...
(JGR/TRD)
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Germain Racing
Germain Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Cup Series. It was owned by Bob Germain, whose family owns many car dealerships across the United States as Germain Motor Company. The team last fi ...
(defunct)
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Hattori Racing Enterprises
Hattori Racing Enterprises (HRE) is a Japanese-American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. Owned by former NASCAR and open-wheel driver Shigeaki Hattori they compete with the No. ...
(TRD)
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Joe Gibbs Racing
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(TRD)
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JTG Daugherty Racing
JTG Daugherty Racing (formerly ST Motorsports and JTG Racing) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team is owned by former advertising executive Tad Geschickter and his wife Jodi ...
(now Chevrolet)
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Kyle Busch Motorsports
Kyle Busch Motorsports (KBM) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. They formerly competed in the CARS Tour, ARCA/CRA Super Series, Southern Super Series, and the ARCA M ...
(TRD)
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Michael Waltrip Racing
Michael Waltrip Racing Holdings LLC, doing business as Michael Waltrip Racing ("MWR"), was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. The company was as a 50–50 partnership betwe ...
(defunct)
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NEMCO Motorsports
NEMCO Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team is owned by driver Joe Nemechek and his family. NEMCO Motorsports has had success, winning the 1992 Busch ...
(now Ford)
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Ken Schrader Racing
Ken Schrader Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, fielding the No. 52 for Natalie Decker. The team is owned by longtime NASCAR driver Ken Schrader. Over the years, Schr ...
(now Ford)
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Swan Racing
Swan Racing was a stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series until the 2014 season. The team was founded as Inception Motorsports which fielded a single No. 30 team in the Cup Series in 2011 and 2012 before being purchas ...
(defunct) (defunct)
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Rusty Wallace Racing
Rusty Wallace Racing, LLC (RWR), formerly known as Rusty Wallace, Inc. (RWI) was a NASCAR racing team based in Mooresville, North Carolina, near Charlotte. Owned by former NASCAR Winston Cup champion and commentator Rusty Wallace, the team compet ...
(defunct)
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RAB Racing
RAB Racing with Brack Maggard was an American professional stock car racing team that attempted NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Xfinity Series, Camping World Truck Series and the ARCA Racing Series. The team was co-owned by Robert A. Benton Sr. and his ...
(defunct)
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Red Horse Racing
Red Horse Racing was an American professional stock car racing team that last competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. The team was based in Mooresville, North Carolina. It was co-owned by former Mobil 1 marketing executive Tom DeLoach ...
(defunct)
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Win-Tron Racing
Win-Tron Racing (formerly known as Country Joe Racing) was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in both the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and the ARCA Menards Series. The team merged into Truck Series team AM Racing b ...
(now Chevrolet)
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TriStar Motorsports
TriStar Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that used to compete in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. The team competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series primarily during the early to mid 1990s, suspending racing ope ...
(defunct)
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ThorSport Racing
ThorSport Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team was founded in 1996 as SealMaster Racing and is based in Sandusky, Ohio. Owned by Duke Thorson and his wife ...
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Diversified Motorsports Enterprises
Diversified Motorsports Enterprises, formerly JJL Motorsports and Team Little Racing, was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series as well as the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East and West. T ...
(now Chevrolet)
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Tommy Baldwin Racing
Tommy Baldwin Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the modified ranks. The team is based in Mooresville, North Carolina, and is owned by former crew chief Tommy Baldwin Jr., son of the late modifi ...
(now Chevrolet)
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Venturini Motorsports
Venturini Motorsports is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East, and ARCA Menards Series West. Founded in 1982 by Bill Venturini Sr., Venturini Motorsports is th ...
(TRD)
References
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