Toyota unveils new car

By Reid Spencer

NASCAR Wire Service

SALISBURY, N.C.

Through the open bay on the side of Toyota Racing Development’s chassis engineering facility drove Kyle Busch — in the 2013 Camry that will make its first competitive laps in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series next year.

With distinctive racy lines and significantly more brand identity than has accrued to NASCAR’s current-generation racecar, the 2013 competition Camry is a throwback to an era where cars on the racetrack were clearly identifiable.

Clint Bowyer, driver of Michael Waltrip Racing’s No. 15 Toyota, admired the new car, both for its looks and for the broader concept it represents.

“I think it’s really cool,” Bowyer said. “To me, it really gets back to that winning on Sunday, selling on Monday feel that NASCAR once had.”