For Sprague and Toyota, this win is special
Jack Sprague used a dramatic move on the final lap Friday night to give Toyota its first victory at Daytona International Speedway.
Sprague and fellow Toyota driver Johnny Benson teamed to close the gap on Travis Kvapil coming off the final turn, then Sprague shot to the outside while Benson dropped low to make it a three-truck race to the finish line.
Sprague won by a few feet, claiming the season-opening NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race, the Chevy Silverado HD 250.
Sprague, a three-time series champion, picked up his first victory at NASCAR’s most famous track.
Perhaps more significant, it was a milestone for Toyota, which made its NASCAR debut two years ago in the truck series.
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Aric Almirola outran Jason Leffler to win the pole for today’s NASCAR Busch Series Orbitz 300 at Daytona International Speedway. He turned a fast lap of 183.741 mph in a Chevrolet.
Leffler, driving the fastest of the new Busch Series Toyotas, went 183.587.
Jon Wood took the third spot at 183.531, followed by two-time Busch champion and current Nextel Cup regular Martin Truex Jr. at 183.419.
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