INDIANAPOLIS — Toyota, which has displayed its dominance in every form of racing it  has chosen to step into, takes on another motor- sport challenge this weekend with an entry in the famed Hoosier Hundred, which is contested with USAC’s Silver Crown cars.  

"We're excited, but we'll understand it better after Friday. We'll either be heroes or zeroes." Darryl Guiducci

Darryl Guiducci’s 6R Racing team, with Brian Tyler driving, will debut the engine, originally designed and built for the NASCAR truck series.
“There are 250-300 of the engines available after NASCAR told them they couldn’t use them,” comments Guiducci. “6R has always been out there on the cutting edge. We’ve never been afraid to try something different and got one. We saw this as an opportunity to get a jump on the competition. Toyota has been very helpful, and we believe that they will provide more support in the future than we can get from Chevrolet.
“Jeff Claxton has built the engines for us, Tim Engler the injectors, and Mag Tech has done the electrical. Our crew chief Bernie Hallisky has put hours in getting the engine into the car. We’ve seen some great numbers on the dyno, even though we’re turning at only 7,800 rpm. It could be wound up to 9,000. We’re excited, but we’ll understand it better after Friday. We’ll either be heroes or zeroes.”
With Toyota’s track record, hero is probably the most apt description. If not Friday, then soon. Toyota could very well unseat Chevy’s three-decade dominance in the historic Silver Crown arena.