I work for DuPont, so I HAVE to at least follow the series. Everywhere I go in the plant I service, people are always asking me about Jeff Gordon. The plant I service paint is is TMMI (Toyota Indiana).

When Toyota entered the Craftsman Truck series, this plant was all excited. The in-plant store sold mini diecast trucks, and everyone bought them up. The Tundra 200 is at the oh-so-close Nashville Speedway. The WHOLE frigg'in plant goes to the race every year. They are a proud bunch here.

Now Toyota is going to the big show: NASCAR and Busch. Wil Toyota ruin NASCAR? I have no idea. I do Know that Toyota pours TONS of money into their racing teams, and recently pulled out of the IRL. NASCAR officials have said that they will monitor Toyota's teams, and even Toyota said they will not run the car teams like their truck teams.

Talking to people here online, they seem excited. but one question kept coming up: If you didn't work with (or for) Toyota, would you be excited about Toyota entering the NASCAR and Busch sreies?

I didn't think I would be.