Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. has announced it will continue as the Official Tire of the National Auto Sport Association (NASA) in 2018. This represents the 16th year that Toyo Tires and NASA have been committed to expanding the sport of amateur road racing together throughout the U.S. As part of that long-standing partnership program, Toyo Tires and NASA have announced the official 2018 Toyo Tires Contingency Support Program.
A few seasons ago, a revamped spec tire program dramatically increased awards for competitors. New for 2018, Toyo Tires has done it again with its open tire class contingency offerings. Racing, Enduro and Time Trials are again included in the program and a chance at winning “Toyo Bucks” for the 2018 race season has never been better.
American Iron, Spec Iron, Spec Z and CMC classes will be eligible for more than $5,000 in awards per weekend. Participants in the NASA Prototype NP01, Spec E46 and Factory Five classes will be eligible for up to $4,000 per weekend while the classes of Spec Miata, Spec E30, Honda Challenge and 944 Spec will be eligible for up to $2,000 in awards per weekend. The open tire portion of the Toyo Tires contingency program also has been revamped, offering competitors the chance to grab up to $1,800 in Toyo Bucks per weekend.
“Giving back to the racing community and offering best-in-class products is part of our long-standing tradition at Toyo Tires,” said Marc Sanzenbacher, senior manager of motorsports, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. “We want NASA competitors to know that we stand with them as they go for the win and hope this bigger contingency program provides the additional support they might need to go for that championship.”
“We always strive to secure the best programs in the industry for NASA competitors and having Toyo Tires with their commitment to the amateur racing community makes it much easier,” said Jeremy Croiset, vice president, NASA. “This new 2018 program rewards competitors with large contingency awards while providing tremendous support throughout the race season. This, plus the newly announced Toyo Tires Classic to take place during the NASA Championships, makes it an outstanding year to be a Toyo driver. We couldn’t be more thrilled to continue this relationship with Toyo Tires as the Official Tire of NASA.”
As announced earlier, Toyo Tires will offer a NASA Championships prize package with nearly $275,000 in cash awards to date and almost $50,000 in product support to competitors during the NASA Championships at Circuit of The Americas in October in Austin, Texas. Toyo Tires also is offering the largest single payout in the history of amateur road racing during the inaugural Toyo Tires Classic. This unique race will award the overall winner with a cash payout of up to $80,000 and more than $130,000 in total cash awards to the Spec Miata competitors during this historic event. All told, Toyo Tires is making well over $1,000,000 in awards available to NASA competitors during the 2018 racing season.
These programs are available beginning immediately for NASA competitors. For complete details on the Toyo Tires Contingency Program, visit prizes.drivenasa.com. For information about Toyo Proxes competition tires, go to toyotires.com/tires/competition-tires.
