Toyota Drivers Triumph Across Three Racing Disciplines
August 7, 2017 by Toyota![Toyota Drivers Triumph Across Three Racing Disciplines](images/articleimages/toyota-racing-disciplines-01-400.jpg)
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NHRA Antron Brown defeated Terry McMillen on a hole-shot to win the NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways in suburban Seattle and reclaim the Top Fuel point lead. Brown defeated Ron Smith in the opening round and then escaped a problem on the light in the second round against Mike Salinas. He eliminated Clay Millican in the semi-finals to set up his final round match-up with McMillen where he had a 0.020 advantage on the tree to overcome a .004 deficit in elapsed time. The NHRA next races at Minnesota's Brainerd International Raceway from Thursday to Sunday, Aug. 17-20. Formula Drift Fredric Aasbø claimed a second-place result in Formula Drift action at Evergreen Speedway outside Seattle as the top-Toyota entrant on Saturday night. The Toyota Corolla iM driver continues to hold second in the series point standings and now sits 57 points behind leader James Deane, who won the Evergreen contest. Toyota factory drivers Ryan Tuerck (ninth) and Jhonnattan Castro (16th) advanced to the round of 16 before being eliminated in Monroe, Washington, as did Toyota privateers 'Rad Dan' Burkett (14th) and Cameron Moore (15th). Formula D next competes at Texas Motor Speedway on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 8-9, the penultimate event of the 2017 season. USAC Spencer Bayston won Kansas' Belleville Midget Nationals as Toyota-powered drivers dominated one of the most prestigious events on the USAC National Midget Championship schedule on Sunday. Bayston's win culminated a week that saw Toyota drivers win all four USAC national events as Tanner Thorson, Christopher Bell and Chad Boat also registered victories.
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