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After losing Hailie Deegan & Kyle Busch, Toyota is Shamed for Suffering yet another Embarrassing loss

Published 10/06/2022, 6:30 AM EDT

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Toyota has been on a roll when it comes to losing most of its talented drivers to other teams. The barrel started rolling way before the news of Kyle Busch, but that just adds it to the long list of talents lost from the system. Now to add further injury, yet another TRD driver departs for greener pastures with a Chevy Xfinity team.

If names such as Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch, Noah Gragson, Hailie Deegan, and several others were not enough, Chandler Smith recently announced that he would be making the jump to Chevrolet-backed Kaulig Racing in the Xfinity Series. Clinching yet another massive blow to TRD in the process. While speaking with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio regarding his decision, the young driver stated, “I’m 20 years old. I have time on my side, I feel like.”

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However, he made it clear that he was appreciative of the hard work Toyota had put in to get him where he was. He also mentioned that there were pros and cons to every decision while talking about JGR and stated that to be one of the reasons to make him move into Kaulig Racing. He called his new team to be a powerhouse outfit in Xfinity and would also rise up pretty far one day in the Cup Series.

Fans react to Toyota losing several drivers

This isn’t the first time Toyota has lost good talents from its roster, and perhaps would not be the last time as well.

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According to NASCAR journalist, Dustin Albino, Other once-Toyota drivers that have departed recently: Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, William Byron, Erik Jones, Daniel Suarez, Todd Gilliland, Harrison Burton, Noah Gragson, Austin Hill, Brandon Jones, Daniel Hemric, Riley Herbst, Brett Moffitt, Hailie Deegan.

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Srijan Mandal

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Srijan Mandal is a NASCAR author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Journalism and has been writing for his own blog as well, covering NASCAR, F1, F2, W Series, MotoGP, DTM, IndyCar, WRC, and WEC. Following motorsports for more than a decade, he has become a devout supporter of McLaren Racing, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Bubba Wallace, Sir Lewis Hamilton, and Ayrton Senna.
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Nizamul Haque Bhuyan