" We appreciate Lee white coveted to join us tonight president of all Toyota racing development two yard eight thanks for your time. We're gonna vote for all the manufacturers. To vote revoked."

" Well. Day -- I Italian. But why did I anticipate that there might have two trillion on its it's a confidential vote them secret vote it it is confidential -- in other words. If it's gonna be a secret ballot on well at least in my case is going to be his equipment are gonna I think this is -- on them. But let me try this -- I'm leaning toward folks who built the sport. But Oakland I can tell -- it's I am honored to be included it was a an absolute thrill one. Robin Bremerton came to me you know on behalf of Brian France and then invited me you know. I come took my breath away luckily it was completely unexpected I didn't expect to be invited him. I'm looking forward to."

" Do you have in mind. There's a hero I guess maybe you sort of answered this but maybe you could elaborate on what the criteria. Should be or have they given you. Criteria that's always an issue with Hall of -- you know what. What makes a hall of Famer."

" Well -- you know we have a -- at all times in the -- around here but this is the real deal they'll -- the deal much like. In NFL NBA but golf. Every every major sport outside of NASCAR racing has a Hall of Fame so this is the real deal and frankly I think that's what it means so much time. Having only 525. It is tough weeks ago but I tell you out if you wanna hang around. Tonight after you do your your Internet thing you know later -- all -- you help me study. If you don't have become effective that's our job today they hook -- we -- preparation because they're all this stuff on every dryer her and I've been reading all these books and manners NASCAR confidential it's not a lot of inside this stuff."

" Good for you it's serious physical protect answers yes absolutely let's let's and did I mention that speeds live coverage of radio Hall of Fame vote starts at 10 o'clock -- on Wednesday morning great -- for the NASCAR. Program all men in common to the end of your third year I think it's nineteen more and so far eighth ninth and tenth in last year's chase. Two cars in the -- title fight how does that stack up against expectations."

" It doesn't stack up in my personal expectations -- in my in my expectations are probably a little high as -- it's tough. This is very very tough competition. Com. And frankly. You know if you consider that. That Joe Gibbs racing for all intents and purposes who won a lot of races last year scholarly mop the floor until chase started. By losing Tony. They're there for all intents and purposes a two car team until they get Joey developed and don't speed -- that for sure they're coming in these coming. Michael Waltrip racing's only in their third year ever. And they've made fantastic progress this year. As has Red Bull. You know about -- price superiors as the Browns losers has had six poles he has won a race. We went through one stretch just before the chase started. Were four straight races we have three wins and a second with three different organizations and M and Chrysler just Kyle but it it isn't just Kyle now although Collison an unbelievable talent obviously. But it's it's spreading around a bit more and frankly for us this accompany. That means a lot that's what we're looking for in order to challenge forcing a manufactures challenge championship in the future."

" Manufactures racing for a lot of different reasons why is Toyota in NASCAR. And -- the program doing what Toyota wants."

" While we're at where NASCAR because a few years ago affect about ten years ago we look around at that what TR -- DE. Was going to be doing to preserve ourselves as a company has a subsidiary. A Toyota. And frankly lead -- direction and open wheel racing in America was taking at that time was was a bit troublesome. So we we made a conscious decision almost exactly ten years ago to explore NASCAR at TR -- a very modest level. We got involved with the goodies dash series which was a small regional series here in the southeast. Race with Robert Hoffman won a championship final in 2003 we started in 2000. And for what I did force was give us a queen and with NASCAR it is equated with the personalities and this is such a relationship businessman that you had to. Plow that ground you have to make those context. And it helped us with that known. Terry Cooke who's the motor guy now and will sit beside me at the Hall of Fame. Vote was the first guy that we talked to and he still the guys that we talked to almost on a weekly basis when it comes to injury related items. So is it's great to have to have had a behind us in 2000. To. We we started exploring the option of moving into the three touring series and truck nationwide and cup. Open subject with the with George Simon and Brian France and that fall. And bill France junior came to California had a meeting will listen invited us in December 2 participant in the and you know they I remember it. That is clearly yesterday -- directly across the table from him to our meeting. At the end of the period EX. Six meanest their looked across a table says OK you all are welcome come. You all are welcome to win by that much back."

" As we talked about Kyle Busch who was terrible one man show last year. What happened in to him in the chase in your opinion as the manufacturer. Last year -- LSU."

" Well you start off -- horrible locked mania and a couple of mechanical failure early. New Hampshire and Dover you know and that just -- him in -- horrible hole. And Kyle also tough competitor Manny I think he he destroyed overdrive the car probably after -- to try and make up for -- and brought some of the things have happened may -- on himself."

" Is it is it fair to think that they've never fully recovered from the Dominican back the next journal make the chase who how do you react to that -- you've -- to give -- some sort of -- Coleman on the court."

" Could slip away given no thought no absolutely not mean we don't forget coach coach Gibbs says. -- Super Bowl rings all clamoring and in three NASCAR championship rings so. We -- partners and they don't work for us we don't work program we're partners in this together and we're we are well and truly -- together work. We are all discussing yet and working together -- I was on the phone with coach Gibbs were. Almost an hour -- night and this was one of the subjects that we talked about. How to move forward and we've talked about engineering we've talked about you know this basic. You know on it next year one Alou deals as Kyle's not gonna do the full Nationwide Series and trying to go for championship the field and without question right now that is his focus. You know is trying to win that championship -- never done that."

" Yeah I don't wanna make it all about Carlyle put. He's so controversial. From a manufacturer standpoint what your attitude about that you try to rated and and Coleman -- you let him be himself do you stay out of that is that coach -- problem."

" First and foremost it's it's it's the teams deal we don't hire drivers and so on but you're right I mean Kyle. Last year became the face of the Toyota program. So it's pretty hardest to turn your back on that. And without question. Kyle himself has reached out a couple of times this year he's reached out to -- mechanical several people -- he's he's got one great people around him. And and don't don't underestimate cup Kyle is a smart dude and he is without question. Certainly one of the most talented drivers I've worked to -- and four decades in the --"

" Are you in any kind of an expansion mode are you looking bad teams either are growing their more by bringing. Chip Ganassi why would chip in -- and pulpit to play into the Toyota camp."

" Well first of all answers no. Secondly if you give me a second I would like to shout out to chip he's friend of mine and having just finished first and second in the -- championship having just finished second in the grand am championship in a Lexus TRD bill powered car give myself little plug there. Absolutely we're we're still discussing it with Lexus and with chip. And what some other folks hum were not quite sure what Lexus don't do were were waiting to hear from obviously you know. The world news has -- challenges them with the economics them ourselves that's affected Lexus -- and all the luck tree branch no probably more than anyone. So we're waiting to hear. The good news is we have quite a little inventory of those engines are very good very competitive engines. If Lexus decides that they wanna do something else and focus their marketing money somewhere else we would probably rebrand those is Toyota. And we'll law firm up the competition for very reasonable price."

" Good to be. Percival in your glasses and thank you very much for your time eternal worked on. They have -- sure -- all over the world we're excited about Wednesday thank you very much we were appreciated going to be here."