- This is Toyota's second season -- and 47th race -- in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS).
- A Toyota has captured the checkered flag 10 times in 46 NCTS races since the beginning of the 2004 season.
- Todd Bodine was the most recent Tundra race-winner -- winning the NCTS race at Las Vegas in the No. 30 Germain Racing Tundra. It was Toyota's sixth victory in 2005.
- In addition to Todd Bodine, three other Tundra drivers have registered wins this season. Toyota drivers Mike Skinner (Richmond and Bristol), David Reutimann (Nashville) and Brandon Whitt (Memphis) have all crossed the finish line first in Tundras this year.
- A Toyota Tundra has started on the pole nine times this season. Mike Skinner has registered five pole positions and Bill Lester has started first twice. In addition, Brandon Whitt and David Reutimann each have one pole position this season.
- Bill Lester, driver of the No. 22 Waste Management Tundra, will be making his 100th career NCTS start at Atlanta.
Steve Park, Bill Davis Racing, No. 67 South Padre Island Toyota
How did your deal to race here come together? "Everything came together real quick. South Padre Island (Texas) has been a sponsor of mine and we talked to them and their representatives -- and were able to put together a deal for the Craftsman Truck Series races in Texas and Atlanta. They gave us the opportunity to put together a program in a timely fashion and only miss one week of racing. This deal came together fast and without Bill Davis and Toyota it wouldn't have happened in only six or seven days. Bill (Davis) and Toyota just gave us the opportunity to be here.
How does the Tundra feel? "This is my first time in a Tundra. It runs pretty good. I'm just enjoying it. We'll try to get in the field, and then go racing."
Is there an adjustment driving a different truck? "I think there's more of an adjustment going from one team to another team, rather than going from one manufacturer to another. This team is a new bunch of people -- some I know and some I don't know. Obviously, we have the guys from Bill Davis Racing and I also brought some people over from different teams to help out. Bill Davis Racing is running their second Cup car here, so that takes some of the people that they have available. Toyota has done a great job giving us the resources and the people we need to make this happen -- and we'll make this work.
Have you driven for Bill Davis before? "I have never driven for Bill (Davis) before, but Bill and Gail (Davis) and I have been friends for seven or eight years. It goes back to my Cup days. We share the same interests in riding motorcycles and have been on the Kyle Petty ride and other rides. We share a lot of the same interests and have become fast friends over the years. When this opportunity came about, Bill was happy to put me in a truck."