It’s been no secret the Toyota camp has struggled with the performance of the Next Gen car since the start of the 2022 season and bad finishes are taking their toll on some of group’s top drivers.
Once again on Sunday at Phoenix – the track on which the NASCAR Cup Series championship will be decided in November – Toyota teams were beset by numerous issues.
Martin Truex Jr. wrecked out of the race and finished 35th, Christopher Bell got caught up in an early-race accident and finished 26th and Bubba Wallace ended up a lap down and finished 22nd.
In addition, in the first pit stops of the race, Denny Hamlin was penalized for speeding on pit road. In his first stop, Kyle Busch’s No. 18 stalled which cost him several positions on the track.
Kurt Busch, driving the No. 45 for 23XI Racing, was the only Toyota to finish in the top-five and one of two (the other was Kyle Busch) to finish the race in the Top-10.
Busch, like his 23XI teammate Bubba Wallace, struggled much of the…
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