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Rick Huseman Wins on Toyo® Open Country M/T®-R Tires At The Scorching Las Vegas International Off Road Raceway
May 18 , 2008 – PRIMM, NEVADA -- With temperatures peaking at 116-degrees Fahrenheit during the weekend; Rick Huseman, driver of the Fabtech/Toyo Tires® Toyota Tundra truck “showed who was hot“ by winning the Pro 4™ class feature race this Sunday during the CORR (Championship Off-Road Racing™) weekend at Las Vegas International Off Road Raceway in Primm, Nevada. Huseman’s truck is equipped with the newest version Toyo® Open Country M/T®-R tires specially developed for competition in short course racing.

Toyo® Proxes® R1R™ Extreme Performance Tire Scores Double Victory at SCCA® Fort Worth National Tour Event
May 8 , 2008 – ROANOKE, TEXAS -- The Proxes® R1R™ extreme performance tire by Toyo® scored two more 2008 SCCA® Solo National Tour wins this past weekend during the Fort Worth Texas National Tour event at Texas Motor Speedway. Andy Hollis of Austin, Texas, scored a double victory by dominating the Street Touring S2 class all weekend, winning two-consecutive days with his 1993 Mazda Miata.

Forty-One New Passenger Car and Light Truck Tires Have Been Rolled Out by Toyo®
May 1 , 2008 – CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA -- Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announces it has rolled out forty-one new tires covering everything from economy to premium car drivers, performance car enthusiasts, to highway and hard core applications for light trucks.

Joe Jordan Returns to Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. as National Sales Manager for High Performance and Specialty Light Truck Tires
April 29 , 2008 CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA -- Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announces it has hired Joe Jordan as National Sales Manager for High Performance and Specialty Light Truck Tires. Jordan is a veteran of the tire industry, having worked for Toyo® from 1991 to 2000 before operating his own tire and wheel accessory store in North San Diego County.

Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. Extends Contract with Thomas Bayer for 2008
April 15 , 2008 – CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA -- Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announces it has extended its contract with Thomas Bayer of Thomas Bayer Racing for 2008. Bayer competes in various NHRA® classes including Top Alcohol Dragster, Super Comp and the Super Gas categories and has been a long time member of Team Toyo™.

Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. Extends Contract with Papadakis Racing
April 11 , 2008 – CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA -- Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announces they have extended their contract for 2008 with the drifting team of Papadakis Racing. The team includes Stephan Papadakis, team owner and driver of the Rockstar® Energy Drink/AEM®/Toyo Tires™ Honda S2000 drift car; and Tanner Foust, 2007 Formula Drift® Champion with his Rockstar/AEM/Toyo Tires Nissan 350Z. Both cars are equipped with Toyo® Proxes® R1R™ extreme performance tires, the tires that won the 2007 Formula Drift championship.

Travis Coyne to Run on Toyo® Open Country M/T® Tires in SCORE-International and CORR Racing
April 9 , 2008 – CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA -- Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announces the company has signed Travis Coyne as the newest member of Team Toyo™ Off-Road. Coyne competes in both SCORE-International with a Trophy Truck, and CORR (Championship Off-Road Racing™) with a Pro 4™ class racing truck. Both desert and short course #5 Pro Comp Suspension/KMC Wheels/Monster Energy/Toyo Tires™ Ford trucks now run on Toyo® Open Country M/T®-R tires, the same tire that won the 2006 Baja 1000.

Ramses' Rally Journal to Provide Ongoing Coverage of Central Europe Rally
April 7 , 2008 – CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA -- Toyo Tires®, Robby Gordon and Team Dakar USA return to Europe April 19-26 to compete in the Central Europe Rally, the first event to be run under the "Dakar Series" certification by the Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.). Beginning in Budapest, Hungary, the Central Europe Rally will cover 2,972 kilometers, approximately 1,846 miles, with seven stages over an extremely varied and technical route. The competition vehicle for this event is a specially prepared Hummer H3 racer equipped with 35x12.50R17 Toyo Open Country M/T®-R race tires, the tires that won the 2006 Baja 1000.

UFC® Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson to Make Appearance during Round 1 of Formula Drift® Championship at Long Beach
April 2 , 2008 – CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA -- UFC® Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson will make a special appearance during Round 1 of the Formula Drift® Pro Championship in Long Beach, California. In addition to his championship title, Rampage is now appearing on season 7 of The Ultimate Fighter® on Spike TV. Rampage coaches a team of 8 middleweight fighters competing against a team lead by his next championship title opponent, Forrest Griffin. This season's theme for The Ultimate Fighter is "Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest".

Toyo® Introduces New M154™ Ultra-Premium
Regional Highway Truck Tire
March 28 , 2008 – CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA -- Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. introduces the new M154TM ultra-premium, all-steel regional highway tire for medium trucks. The Toyo® M154 was created using e-balance™, Toyoís new proprietary design technology for commercial truck tires that focuses on a stiffer belt package, stiffer bead construction and optimization through computer simulation technology.

Toyo® M137™ Premium High Performance
Steer Radial for Long Haul
March 27 , 2008 – CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA -- Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. introduces the M137ú premium high performance steer radial for long haul, over-the-highway applications. This tire is designed to deliver more miles per 32nds to operators driving coast-to-coast.

Toyo Tires™ Awards Scholar-Athlete Award for
Pac-10 Men’s Basketball
March 13, 2008 – During the Pac-10 men’s basketball tournament last night at STAPLES Center in downtown Los Angeles, Toyo Tires™ presented the Pac-10 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award for men’s basketball. Robbie Cowgill of the Washington State University Cougars was presented this prestigious award during halftime by Julie Sediq, director of marketing communications, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp.

Desert Specialist Scott Kincaid Joins Team Toyo™ Off-Road
February 13 , 2008 – Desert off-road racing specialists, Scott Kincaid and Jeff Quinn along with co-driver Gary Kincaid, have become the newest members of Team Toyo™ Off-Road. Piloting their blue number 57 Kincaid Racing Ford truck in both the SCORE-International “Trophy Truck” and Best In The Desert “Trick Truck” classes, the team relies on 37x13.5R17 Toyo® Open Country M/T®-R tires to keep them up front.

Toyo® Introduces 30 New Passenger Car and Light Truck Product Sizes in Last Three Months
February 7, 2008 – Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announces the availability of 30 new sizes of passenger car and light truck tires, for applications ranging from racing to luxury, and from utility to value. New sizes are available in several of the Toyo® product lines including: Proxes® (high performance and racing for passenger car and light truck), Open Country® (light truck and SUV) and Versado™ (premium luxury passenger car).

Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. to Increase Prices March 1st
February 4, 2008 - – Effective March 1, 2008, Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. will increase pricing on consumer and commercial products up to 6-percent.

Toyo® signs as a 2008 Contingency Sponsor for the Redline: Time Attack! Series
February 1, 2008 - Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. announced its contingency sponsorship for the 2008 Redline:Time Attack! season. Participants competing on Toyo’s Proxes® R1R™, R888™ or RA1™ performance tires have an opportunity to win up to 500 dollars worth of “Toyo Bucks” per event, good towards the purchase of Toyo® product.

Toyo® Becomes Contingency Sponsor for 2008 SCCA Solo National Tour Cars Running on Proxes® R1R™ Extreme Performance Tires
January 27, 2008 - Following its release in 2007, the Toyo® Proxes® R888™ will replace the Proxes RA1™ as the official tire of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Championships at the start of the 2008 season.

Toyo Proxes R888 Makes SPEED World Challenge
Debut in 2008
January 17, 2008 - Following its release in 2007, the Toyo® Proxes® R888? will replace the Proxes RA1? as the official tire of the SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge Championships at the start of the 2008 season.

Toyo® Introduces a Proxes® R888™ Fitment for
Lotus Exige and Elise
January 14, 2008 - Toyo® introduces two new sizes of their Proxes® R888™ D.O.T.-approved R-compound tire specifically for fitment on both the Lotus Exige and Elise automobiles. These are the first D.O.T. approved competition tires that Toyo has offered in sizes suited for the Lotus. Already known for their razor sharp handling, both Lotus models receive even greater cornering performance with direct fit, 195/50R16 front and 225/45R17 rear Proxes R888 tires.

Toyo® Embeds Staff Member in Dakar® 2008 for
Daily Reports on toyo.com
December 19, 2007 - Team Toyo’s very own Ramses Perez has been accredited to be a part of the official press corps traveling with the upcoming Dakar® endurance rally. He will follow the grueling race in its entirety, both journeying on special aircraft which land at remote encampments, and sharing seat time in a Team Dakar USA chase vehicle in order to post daily blogs and photos, with videos and a “Twitter” IM feed provided by Team Dakar USA, all accessed through the “Dakar Rally” link on www.toyo.com.

Toyo Tires™ Presents the Pac-10 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards, First Recipients Have Been Honored
December 11 , 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announces it is the presenting sponsor of the Pac-10 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Awards. Working in cooperation with the Pac-10 Conference, these awards have been established to honor collegiate student-athletes that are standouts both academically and in their sports discipline.

Toyo® Presents Six Scholar-Athlete Awards at John R. Wooden Classic
December 10 , 2007 - This past weekend, six outstanding Southern California high school students were acknowledged as recipients of the John Wooden Scholar-Athlete Award presented by Toyo Tires™ during the 14th Annual John R. Wooden Classic presented by Toyo Tires™ at Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Toyo® has provided a scholarship of $500.00 to each individual student, and $500.00 to each of their high school athletic departments.

Team Honda Research - West Wins 2007 NASA Western Endurance Racing Series Championship on Toyo® Proxes® RA1™ R-Compound Tires
December 6 , 2007 - Team Honda Research – West, piloting their Acura RSX Type-S racecars, won the 2007 NASA (National Auto Sport Association) Western Endurance Racing Series Championship while competing on Toyo® Proxes® RA1™ D.O.T. approved, R-compound tires. The team finished second in class by less than three seconds during last weekend’s grueling 12 Hour endurance race at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, California, while accruing enough points to secure their 2007 championship.

LeDuc’s and Toyo Tires™ Capture 2007 Best In The Desert Series Class 8000 Championship
December 6 , 2007 - The ROCKSTAR Energy Drink/Toyo Tires/Skyjacker Ford truck team of Curt and Todd LeDuc, with co-drivers Brent Wendt and Thomas Andreoli, finished third in class 8000 during last weekend’s “Henderson’s Terrible 400” to capture the 2007 Best In The Desert Series Class 8000 Championship. This finish capped off a remarkable season for the team, which competes on 37X13.50R17 Toyo® Open Country M/T®-R tires.

TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. Appoints New President/CEO
December 5, 2007 - TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD. of Osaka, Japan, announces that Kenji Nakakura has been appointed the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Nakakura will also serve as Representative Director for the company and will continue to serve as a member of the board. He will assume all responsibilities effective January 1, 2008.

Toyo Tires™ Returns As Presenting Sponsor of the 14th Annual John R. Wooden Classic
November 29 , 2007 - The 14th annual John R. Wooden Classic will once again be presented by Toyo Tires™. This marks the second straight year in which Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation has presented the event which is co-produced by, Anaheim Arena Management, LLC and Pantheon International, LLC.

Toyo®, Original Equipment on All-New 2009 Nissan Murano
November 26 , 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announced today that the Toyo® Proxes® A20 tire will be fitted as original equipment on Nissan’s all-new 2009 Murano crossover vehicle. The 2009 Murano will be available starting in January of 2008.

Glen Greer Wins Class 8 of the 40th Anniversary Tecate® SCORE Baja 1000 on Toyo® Open Country M/T® D.O.T. Tires
November 16 , 2007 - Glen Greer, driver of the Greer Bros. Racing / Toyo Tires™ Dodge truck, won Class 8 of the 40th Anniversary Tecate® SCORE Baja 1000 on off-the-shelf 37X13.50R17 Toyo® Open Country M/T® tires. Starting last in his class, Greer passed all of his competitors during an extended mileage race spanning a suspension pounding 1,296 miles across the harsh terrain of the Baja California peninsula.

Bisi Ezerioha at the top of his game winning the All Motor class at the 2007 IDRC International Finals using Toyo® Proxes® Drag Slicks
November 14 , 2007 - Despite multiple mechanical difficulties at last month’s NHRA® XPlod® Sport Compact™ finals, Bisi Ezerioha brought his 2006 Honda Insight back to the track with its freshly rebuilt transmission and his Toyo® Proxes® Drag Slicks to take top honors in this year’s IDRC International Finals in Fontana, Calif.

Josh Baldwin Triple Podiums and Kyle LeDuc Wins on Toyo® Open Country M/T® Tires During CORR™ Weekend at Las Vegas International Off-Road Raceway
November 6, 2007 - Josh Baldwin, driving the 850+ horsepower Baldwin Racing / Toyo Tires™ Ford F-150 truck, demonstrated his podium finishing consistency in the Pro 4™ category during the Championship Off-Road Racing™ (CORR) 2007 series final weekend on the newly constructed Las Vegas International Off-Road Raceway at Primm, Nevada.

Robby Gordon Selects Dakar Veteran Ronn Bailey to Drive 2nd Hummer for Team Dakar USA
October 31, 2007 - Team Dakar USA, the elite off-road racing group established to operate Gordon’s Dakar efforts, announced today the addition of Dakar veteran and off-road driver Ronn Bailey to its racing platform. The announcement was made at the Toyo Tires booth at the SEMA trade show, the premier automotive aftermarket industry event

Toyo® Introduces 26 New Passenger Car and Light Truck Product Sizes since August
October 31, 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announces the availability of 26 new sizes of passenger car and light truck tires, for applications ranging from racing to luxury, and from utility to value. New sizes are available in several of the Toyo® product lines including: Proxes® (high performance and racing for passenger car and light truck), Open Country® (light truck and SUV) and Versado™ (premium luxury passenger car).

Toyo® Introduces the Proxes® R1R™ Designed For Extreme Performance
October 30, 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation introduces the Proxes® R1R™, an extreme performance tire for sports coupes and sedans. The Proxes R1R provides the ultimate dry weather traction for the enthusiast driver who wants maximum performance from his/her car.

Rick Huseman Scores Another Victory with Toyo® Open Country M/T® Tires, This Time at the Texas Motor Speedway
October 22, 2007 - Rick Huseman, driver of the Fabtech / Toyo Tires Toyota Tundra truck, won the Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup Pro 4 Qualifier this Saturday during the Championship Off Road Racing™ (CORR) weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. Driving on Toyo® Open Country M/T® tires, Huseman beat an 11-truck field at CORR™’s first-ever event in Texas.

Tanner Foust and Toyo Tires™ Win the 2007 Formula Drift® Championship
October 16, 2007 - Tanner Foust, driver of the AEM/Memphis Car Audio/Toyo Tires™ Nissan 350Z riding on Toyo® Proxes® R1R™ tires, was crowned the 2007 Formula Drift® champion this past weekend during the Formula Drift Championship Finals at Irwindale Speedway in California. Leading the championship by 23-points and only having to finish in third place or better, Foust put an exclamation point on his championship by winning the final event overall.

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Toyo® Launches Second Major Ad Campaign in 2007
October 11, 2007 - Following their successful second quarter ad campaign to coincide with the launch of the company’s new Versado™ LX luxury passenger car tire; Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation has launched a second major ad campaign in the fourth quarter of 2007 to promote their Open Country® line of light truck and SUV tires. Open Country products by Toyo® include the Open Country® H/T (premium replacement highway tire), the Open Country® A/T (versatile all terrain tire), and their Open Country M/T® (high traction mud terrain tire).

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Team Toyo™ Drift’s Tanner Foust Leads Championship Points Entering the 2007 Formula Drift® Series Finals
October 8, 2007 - Tanner Foust, driver of the AEM/Toyo Tires™ Nissan 350Z riding on Toyo® Proxes® R1R™ tires, leads the 2007 Formula Drift® pro championship by 23-points coming into the October 13th finals at Irwindale Speedway near Los Angeles, California. Known as “The House of Drift” for its close-up action and packed grandstands, the Irwindale event is the seventh and deciding round of this exciting series.

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Team Toyo™ Off-Road’s LeDucs Enjoying a Perfect Season Winning their Fourth Consecutive Best In The Desert Race
October 9, 2007 - Scoring a perfect season in any sport is truly remarkable, especially in the inhospitable realm of off-road racing where both man and machine can easily falter while negotiating the punishing terrain. So far in 2007, Curt LeDuc and sons Todd and Kyle with navigator, Brent Wendt; have won their class in every desert race they have entered while driving their ROCKSTAR Energy Drink/Toyo Tires/Skyjacker Ford truck, including last weekend’s Las Vegas 300.

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Toyo® Announces a New Size for Their M320™ Wide Base Super Single Tire for Tough On/Off Highway Use
October 8, 2007 - Toyo® announces a new 425/65R22.5 size for their M320™ wide base super single tire. Designed for tough on/off highway use in applications such as dump trucks, concrete mixers and refuse trucks, the M320 is the ideal solution for durability in construction and refuse hauling applications.

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Todd LeDuc Wins on Toyo® Open Country M/T® Tires At Chula Vista International Raceway
October 2, 2007 - Todd LeDuc, driver of the ROCKSTAR / Toyo Tires Ford truck, won the Jason Baldwin Memorial Cup Pro 2 Qualifier on Saturday during the Championship Off-Road Racing™ weekend (September 29 & 30) while competing on Toyo® Open Country M/T® tires in Chula Vista, California. LeDuc was quick all weekend, finishing third in the regular Pro 2™ race on Saturday, and then running for the lead during Sunday’s race until an equipment failure dashed his hopes for a repeat win.

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Toyo® Signs Three-Year Deal to Sponsor PAC-10 Men’s Basketball
September 26, 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announced it has finalized a three-year deal to sponsor the Pac-10 men’s basketball regular season and conference tournament, all telecast on Fox Sports Net (FSN). Comprised of numerous national title contenders, the conference draws top television ratings from the season’s opening tip-off through the crowning of its conference champion.

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Toyo® Rated #1 Consumer & Commercial Product by Independent Tire Dealers… Again!
September 25, 2007 - For 2007, Toyo® has once again been selected “#1 Overall Brand” for both consumer and commercial tires in Tire Review Magazine’s annual Tire Brand Study of North American tire dealers. Conducted by Babcox Research for Tire Review for the past 15-years, this prestigious survey measures tire dealer opinions and perceptions about the brands they carry and sell. Toyo has received this honor a remarkable seven out of the past eight years for consumer products (passenger, performance and light truck/SUV) and four of the last six years for commercial products (medium truck).

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Ben Wandahsega Wins First-Ever 2007 WSORR Super Stock Truck Class Championship While Other Drivers Win on Toyo® at the Series Finals Weekend
September 24, 2007 - Ben Wandahsega, piloting his Forest County Potawatomi / Toyo Tires Chevy Silverado, won the first-ever 2007 Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing championship in the Super Stock Truck class this past weekend. Competing at the Nissan “Show Down at the Show-Me State” event, which is the WSORR series finals held in Wheatland, Missouri; Wandahsega secured his championship while driving on Toyo® Open Country M/T® tires.

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Toyo®, Exclusive Tire of 2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, Limited Grade
September 20, 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announced today that the Toyo® Open Country® A20 is the exclusive tire of Toyota’s all-new 2008 Highlander Hybrid, Limited grade. In addition, the Open Country® A20 is original equipment on several other models of the 2008 Toyota Highlander, both hybrid and gas.

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Rick Huseman Wins First-Ever CORR™ Pro 4™ Victory For Toyo® at Antelope Valley Fairgrounds
September 18, 2007 - Team Toyo™ Off-Road’s Rick Huseman scored the first-ever Pro 4™ class victory for Toyo® in Championship Off Road Racing™ (CORR) this past Saturday at the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds in Lancaster, California. Competing on Open Country M/T® tires, Huseman from Riverside, California; powered his four wheel drive Fabtech / Toyo Tires Toyota Tundra truck to a decisive victory over the 12-truck field. At the checkered flag, Huseman lead by more than three-seconds over the second place finisher.

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Team Toyo™ Off-Road’s Glen Greer Wins at the SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300
September 13, 2007 - Team Toyo™ Off-Road driver Glen Greer clinched the Class 8 class victory in the SCORE Terrible’s Primm 300 off-road race on Toyo® Open Country M/T® tires this past weekend in Primm, Nevada.

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Vicky Johnson Wins Quick 32 on Toyo® Proxes® Drag Slicks During “All Star Chevy Weekend” at Bandimere Speedway
September 6, 2007 - Vicky Johnson, driver of the Toyo Tires™/Fineline Graphics/Madcap Racing Engines 2001 Cameron chassis dragster, won the Quick 32 class of the “All Star Chevy Weekend presented by Stevinson Chevrolet” on August 18th at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado. Providing consistency and race-winning launches were Johnson’s 33x16-15 Toyo® Proxes® Drag Slicks, the same brand that allowed husband, Steve Johnson to win the track’s 2006 Super Gas Championship.

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Toyo® to Increase Prices October 1st
September 5, 2007 - Effective October 1, 2007, Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation will increase pricing on Consumer Products by 3.5-percent.

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Team Toyo’s Curt LeDuc, Dave Waldvogel and Mike Vanden Heuvel Win at the BorgWarner World Championship Off-Road Races® at Crandon
September 4, 2007 - Team Toyo™ Off-Road drivers competing on Toyo® Open Country M/T® tires had a great Labor Day weekend during the BorgWarner World Championship Off-Road Races® at Crandon International Raceway in Crandon, Wisconsin. Considered one of the biggest events on the 2007 Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing calendar, Team Toyo Off-Road drivers Curt LeDuc, Dave Waldvogel and Mike Vanden Heuvel all won races over the course of the weekend.

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LeDucs Score Third Consecutive Best In The Desert Series Victory During the TSCO “Vegas to Reno” Endurance Race on Toyo® Open Country M/T® Tires
August 28, 2007 - Curt and Todd LeDuc, father and son racers from Cherry Valley, California, with navigator Brent Wendt; captured their third consecutive Class 8000 Best In The Desert racing series win on Toyo® Open Country M/T® tires during the TSCO “Vegas to Reno” race this past weekend.  Billed as “The Longest Off-Road Race in the United States”, the Las Vegas-to-Reno race is 565-miles in length over a variety of punishing terrain across the vast Nevada desert.

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Bisi Ezerioha Wins the Pro Street Class of the Battle of the Imports and Sets a New All-Time Best E.T. of 9.60-Seconds on Toyo® Proxes® Drag Slicks
August 14, 2007 - Piloting his Bisimoto 2006 Honda Insight while running on 26X10.5-15 Toyo® Proxes® Drag Slicks, Bisi Ezerioha of Hacienda Heights, California, won the Pro Street class of the Battle of the Imports “North versus South” at Sacramento Raceway this past weekend while shattering the track record and setting a personal best E.T. of 9.60-seconds.

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Team Toyo™ Off-Road Drivers Continue Strong Performances at Bark River During Rounds VII, VIII & IX of the Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing
August 14, 2007 - Competing on Toyo® Open Country M/T® (mud terrain) tires, Team Toyo™ Off-Road drivers scored podium finishes during Rounds VII, VIII and IX of the Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing this past weekend at the WSORR Boss Snowplows Off-Road Challenge at the challenging 1.5-mile Bark River International Raceway.

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Toyo’s Steve Weinger to be Grand Marshall of Toyo Tires™ NHRA® Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway
August 13, 2007 - Toyo’s own Steve Weinger will serve as Grand Marshall for the upcoming Toyo Tires™ NHRA® Nationals, a key event in the NHRA® POWERade® Drag Racing Series. Weinger is senior vice president of sales and marketing for Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation and is a 25-year veteran of the company.

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Toyo Tires™ Big Rig Featured in New Jada Toys® Die Cast Collection
August 8, 2007 - The Toyo Tires™ big rig, seen at motorsports and lifestyle events around the country, are now available for you to own as a die-cast collectible in either 1/32nd or 1/64th scale. Produced by Jada Toys®, manufacturers of popular scale cars and trucks, the Toyo Tires event display rig is one of six new models that are part of the Road Rigz™ collection and available through specialty hobby stores and truck stops throughout North America.

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Team Wells Brothers Wins Maxxis® XRRA™ Western Division Championship On Toyo® Open Country M/T® Tires
August 6, 2007 - Peter Wells, driver of the Toyo Tires™ / Team Wells Brothers extreme rock racing buggy, won the Maxxis® XRRA Xtreme Rock Racing™ Western Division Championship this past weekend in Cortez, Colorado while finishing second place in the competition. Wells competes on 40X13.50R17 Open Country M/T® tires from Toyo®.

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Toyo® Announces 41 New Light Truck and Passenger Car Product Sizes in Mid-Year 2007
July 31, 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announces the availability of 41 new sizes of passenger car and light truck tires in a broad range of applications. New sizes are available in several of the Toyo® product lines including: Proxes® (high performance and racing for passenger car and light truck) and Open Country® (light truck and SUV).

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Toyo® Tires Featured on Fly Wheels™ Toys Packaged in McDonald’s® Happy Meals and Mighty Kids Meals
July 19, 2007 - Toyo® tires spin into kids’ lives on two Fly Wheels® toys currently packaged in McDonald’s® Happy Meals and Mighty Kids Meals. From July 6 through August 2, customers can receive one of eight Fly Wheels toys or one of eight Hello Kitty® accessories with the purchase of a Happy Meal® or Mighty Kids Meal®. The popular children’s meals are anticipated to be available at more than 14,000 McDonald’s restaurant locations throughout the U.S. and Canada.

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Toyo® Celebrates Two Historic Firsts at Las Vegas NHRA® Sport Compact Nationals
July 17, 2007 - With track temperatures soaring, history was written this past weekend at the Las Vegas NHRA® Sport Compact Nationals as father and son, Larry and Scott Kelley, both won their classes while racing on Toyo Proxes® Drag Slicks. This represents the first-ever wins for Toyo Proxes Drag Slicks in NHRA® Sport Compact™ racing and is a first-ever father/son victory at an NHRA Sport Compact drag racing event.

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Team Toyo’s Kevin Probst and Ben Wandahsega Lead Class Championships After WSORR Boss Snowplows Off-Road Shootout Weekend
July 17, 2007 - Team Toyo™ Off-Road drivers had a great weekend at the challenging Bark River International Raceway during the WSORR Boss Snowplows Off-Road Shootout, July 14th and 15th. All of the drivers shared a common thread, their Open Country M/T® tires from Toyo®.

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Toyo® Extends Contract with Robby Gordon Through 2010
July 9, 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announces that it has extended the contract of Team Toyo™ Off-Road driver, Robby Gordon, through 2010. Gordon will continue to compete on Toyo’s Open Country M/T™ tires in SCORE-International off-road racing events such as the Baja 1000 and Baja 500 as well as the international Dakar® rally.

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Team ATRacing Scores a Class Win at the Ford Coyote 300 On Toyo® Open Country M/T™ Tires
July 5, 2007 - Team Toyo™ Off-Road’s Andrea Tomba, driving his Class 8 ATRacing Ford Explorer in the 2007 Campeonato Pro Baja Desert Series, won his class in the Ford Coyote 300 this past weekend while competing on Toyo Open Country M/T tires. This was the 13th running of the prestigious event which is one stop during the southern Baja off-road championship series.

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Toyo® Drivers Score Victories, Extend WSORR Championship Points During Rounds III and IV at Crandon
June 26, 2007 - Team Toyo™ Off-Road drivers, Dave Waldvogel, Kevin Probst and Josh Hintz all scored victories during Rounds III & IV of the Lucas Oil World Championship Off-Road Racing (WSORR) series at Crandon International Raceway this past weekend. In addition, double runner-up finisher in the Super Stock Truck class was Ben Wandahsega, extending his class points lead for the 2007 championship. All of these winning competitors raced on Open Country M/T® tires by Toyo.

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Toyo® Announces the Official Release of the Proxes® R888™ R-Compound D.O.T. Approved Competition Tire
June 21, 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announces the official release of the Proxes® R888™ R-compound D.O.T. approved competition tire. The Proxes R888 (pronounced “R-triple eight”), has been designed to exceed the high standard set by Toyo’s legendary Proxes® RA1™ for both amateur and professional racers. The Proxes R888 delivers outstanding grip and consistency for quick lap times, making it ideal for use while road racing, at track days and at high-performance driving schools.

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Watch for Toyo When Watching the Stanley Cup Finals
May 30, 2007 - If you watched Game One Monday night of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) Stanley Cup Finals, chances are you saw Toyo Tires behind the goal. Orange County-based Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation was a regular season sponsor of the local Anaheim Ducks and they have extended their presence to the post-season.

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Toyo’s Quinton “Rampage” Jackson Becomes New UFC® Light Heavyweight Champion by Defeating Chuck Liddell
May 30, 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation has another champion under its belt as Toyo-sponsored Quinton “Rampage” Jackson defeated Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell during UFC 71 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on the evening of May 26th.

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Toyo Tires® Announces Their “Grab the Cash” Sales Event
May 22, 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announces their 2007 “Grab the Cash” sales event for select Open Country A/T™ and Open Country M/T™ tires for pickups and SUVs. Consumers will receive $25 cash back per tire, up to $125, with a mail-in rebate when they purchase up to five qualifying tires from an authorized Toyo Tires retailer. Purchases must be made between May 15, and September 30, 2007.

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Team Toyo’s Ben Wandahsega Scores Double Victories During First Ever Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road
Racing Weekend
May 22, 2007 - Ben Wandahsega of Bark River, Michigan, driver of the Forest County Potawatomi / Toyo Tires Chevy Silverado truck scored double victories in the Stock Super Truck class during the first-ever weekend of the Lucas Oil World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR) at Owatonna, Minnesota. Driving on LT285/75R16 Open Country M/T™ tires from Toyo, Wandahsega dominated the field of competitors over the course of two days while facing extremely different track conditions.

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Toyo Cup Added to SPEED World Challenge Prizes
May 11, 2007 - For SCCA Pro Racing SPEED World Challenge competitors, a new prize, the Toyo Cup, has been introduced to recognize those drivers who make tremendous contributions to the series while sharing their time with another profession.

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LeDuc’s Score Second Consecutive Best In The Desert Series Class Win at the Terrible’s Town 250 on Toyo Tires®
May 2, 2007 - Curt and Todd LeDuc from Cherry Valley, California, piloted their ROCKSTAR Energy Drink/Toyo Tires/Skyjacker Ford truck to first in class 8000 at the Terrible’s Town 250 desert off-road race this past weekend in Pahrump, Nevada. Their win marks the second consecutive victory for the team during the 2007 Best In The Desert off-road racing series, a perfect win record since installing Toyo Open Country M/T™ tires on their truck beginning this season.

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Toyo Tires® Introduces the New Versado LX™ Luxury
Touring Tire
May 15, 2007 - Toyo Tires introduces a new tire for the luxury car market, the Versado LX. The LX provides a smooth, comfortable and quiet ride, while delivering the performance, quality and all-season capabilities expected from Toyo. The first in a new line of premium luxury touring tires for Toyo; this is the ultimate tire for the most discriminating drivers.

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Toyo Launches New Campaign with Their Versado LX™ Luxury Tire
May 15, 2007 - Luxury, comfort, style and performance define Versado, the new upscale line of touring tires being produced by Toyo Tires®. Beginning with the first product of the line, the Versado LX, Toyo is extending their marketing efforts into new territory, branding the “Versado” name for the discerning buyer.

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Team Toyo Off-Road Drivers Garnered Several Podium Finishes During First Race Weekend of the 2007 CORR Championship Season
April 23 , 2007 - LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA – Team Toyo Off-Road drivers scored podium finishes in Pro 4™, Pro 2™ and Pro-Lite™ races during this past weekend at the Championship Off-Road Racing™ season opener at Antelope Valley Fairgrounds in Lancaster, California. Drivers competing on Toyo Open Country M/T™ tires included Robby Gordon; Curt, Todd and Kyle LeDuc; Josh Baldwin, Ricky Johnson and Rick Huseman.

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Toyo Tires® Hires Bart Fletcher as Business Development Manager
April 17, 2007 - Corporation announces the recent hiring of Bart Fletcher as Business Development Manager.

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Toyo Tires® to Increase Prices on Medium Truck Tires June 1st
April 16, 2007 - Effective June 1, 2007, Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation will increase their Dealer Base Price list up to 5% on all Medium Truck Tires.

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Baldwin Racing Joins Team Toyo
April 16, 2007 - Toyo Tires announced today it has signed Baldwin Racing as a member of Team Toyo™ Off-Road. Baldwin Racing has competed professionally for more than ten years, currently fielding 800-horsepower Pro 2™ and Pro 4™ Ford trucks in the CORR (Championship Off-Road Racing™) short course series. Beginning this week in Antelope Valley, California, all of the team’s CORR race trucks and pre-runners will be equipped with Toyo’s Open Country M/T™ tires featuring a special Version 2 competition compound and construction that has proven successful in both short course and endurance off-road competition.

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Toyo Tires® to Increase Prices May 1st
April 3, 2007 - Effective May 1, 2007, Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation will increase their Dealer Net Price list up to 5-percent on consumer products.

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Toyo Tires, Charity Motorsports Group, Inc., supporting The Lance Armstrong Foundation
April 2, 2007 - Toyo Tire (USA) Corporation is the official tire technology partner of Charity Motorsports Group, Inc. (CMG) for the 2007 BMW Car Club of America (CCA) road racing season.  As a partner, Toyo will provide their high performance Proxes RA1™ D.O.T.-legal competition tire for CMG’s e46 BMW M3 race car.

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Toyo Tires® Hires Michael Shin as Project Manager of Events
April 2, 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announces the hiring of Michael Shin, Project Manager of Events. Shin is the newest member of Toyo's marketing department and will specialize in the import lifestyle segment by supporting drifting, drag racing and sport compact related shows. He has been involved with the automotive industry for more than five years and was co-founder of JTuned, an online magazine focusing on the Japanese performance automotive aftermarket.

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Toyo Tires® Promotes Henry Story to District Manager, Sales, Division 2
March 16, 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announces the promotion of Henry Story to District Manager, Sales, Division 2.  Story has worked with the company for more than a year, previously serving as Project Manager, Motorsports Events and Marketing.  In his new role as District Manager, Story will relocate to Dallas, Texas and will execute sales training for the Central and Southern United States.

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Toyo Tires® Hires Adrian Puente as Project Manager of Events
March 15, 2007 - Corporation announces the recent hiring of Adrian Puente, Project Manager of Events.

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Toyo Tires® Promotes Gina Aparicio to Project Manager of Events, Off-Road
March 12, 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announces the promotion of Gina Aparicio to Project Manager of Events, Off-Road.  Aparicio joined Toyo in August 2005 working in the customer service department.  Prior to her employment at Toyo, Aparicio was employed for more than three years by Kumho Tire Company, Inc., where she ultimately served as marketing coordinator for the company.

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Toyo Tires® Adds Greer Brothers Racing to Team Toyo™
Off-Road Beginning with This Weekend’s SCORE Baja 250
March 9, 2007 - Toyo Tires announces the company has signed Greer Brothers Racing as a new member of Team Toyo™ Off-Road, a distinctive group of off-road race teams that compete on Toyo’s Open Country M/T™ tires. Greer Brothers Racing consists of three brothers, all veterans of off-road racing which include (oldest-to-youngest): Bruce Greer Jr., Glen and Thomas Greer.

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Toyo Tires® Unveils New Toyo Girls Poster for 2007
March 9, 2007 - Toyo Tires recently unveiled its new 2007 Toyo Girls poster which features five stunning ladies all decked out for the work shop.  Popular around the world and known for their beauty, the Toyo Girls appear at events supported by Toyo Tires throughout the United States.

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Toyo Tires® Promotes Robert Waytashek to Consumer Products Manager
March 2, 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announces the promotion of Robert Waytashek to the position of Consumer Products Manager. A seven-year veteran of the company, Waytashek recently served as Project Manager, Light Truck and Off-Road Events.

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Toyo Tires® Appoints Julie Sediq as Director of Marketing Communications
February 27, 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announces the appointment of Julie Sediq as the company’s Director of Marketing Communications. Sediq recently served as the Director of Media and Communications for Honda Center, a prominent entertainment and sports arena in Anaheim, California.

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Toyo Tires® Extends Crandon Raceway Sponsorship
February 21, 2007 - Toyo Tires announced it has extended its sponsorship of Crandon International Off-Road Raceway, located in Crandon, Wisconsin. Toyo began as a major sponsor of Crandon in 2005, now extending their contract through 2008.

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GMG Racing Porsche Cup Car Wins the Redline Time Attack! at California Speedway on Toyo’s Proxes RA1™ Tires
February 19, 2007 - GMG Racing’s James Sofronas and his Speed World Challenge® GT Championship Porsche GT3 competing on Toyo Tires® Proxes RA1™ tires won the season opener of the Redline Time Attack! Series held at California Speedway on February 11, 2007.  During the competition, Sofronas was crowned the Overall Grand Champion and won the Unlimited Class by posting a blistering time of 1:08.656 around the 13-turn, 1.6-mile road course.

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Forkner Wins Five Rounds on Toyo Proxes™ Drag Slicks at
NHRA® Winternationals
February 13, 2007 - Team Toyo’s Gary Forkner ran an exciting weekend at the 47th annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, California on February 8-11.  After qualifying his 2006 Toyo Tires Pontiac GTO in a field of 110 competitors in the Super Comp class, Forkner made it to Round 6 of the elimination rounds, defeating Jeff Cheney, last year’s Super Comp National Points runner up, along the way.

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Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation Awarded PILAR Award for Excellence in Training
February 8, 2007 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation was recently awarded the 2006 PILAR Award for “Best First Year Development Program Using PluS” by MindLeaders®, a Dublin, Ohio-based employee and individual performance improvement company.

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Curt LeDuc Wins Debut on Toyo Open Country M/T™ Tires at the Blue Water Resort Parker 425
February 6, 2007 - Veteran off-road racer, Curt LeDuc, piloted his ROCKSTAR Energy Drink/Toyo Tires®/Skyjacker Ford truck to 1st in the Class 8000 Truck Class of the Blue Water Resort Parker 425 this past weekend in Parker, Arizona.  This is Curt LeDuc’s first time competing on Toyo Open Country M/T™ tires, sharing driving duties with sons Todd and Kyle over the course of three laps during the grueling race.

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Toyo Tires®-Sponsored “Rampage” Defeats “The Beastman” in UFC® 67
February 6, 2007 - February 3, Saturday night at the Las Vegas Mandalay Events Center, Toyo Tires®-sponsored Quinton “Rampage” Jackson made his UFC® debut, facing off against Marvin Eastman a.k.a. “The Beastman”  in the light-heavy weight division.

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Toyo Tires® Adds Third Southern California Warehouse
January 22, 2007 - Toyo Tires® announces the addition of a third warehouse and distribution facility in Southern California.  Located in the city of Ontario, Toyo will occupy this new 506,436 sq./ft. facility beginning next month. This new facility is in addition to the company’s original 300,000 sq./ft. Ontario, California warehouse while another 408,000 sq./ft. warehouse is located in the neighboring city of Mira Loma. With this second Ontario, California facility, Toyo Tires® will occupy in excess of 1.2-million square feet of warehouse space in Southern California.

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Team Dakar USA and Toyo Tires® Win Open Class and Finish 8th Overall in the 2007 Dakar®
January 22, 2007 - Team Dakar USA’s Robby Gordon with navigator, Andy Grider, piloted their Monster Energy/Toyo Tires® Hummer H3 race truck to an Open Class Victory and 8th Overall in Dakar® 2007.  This is the highest finish for American drivers competing with an American-built vehicle and for Toyo Tires®.  Running on 37x13.50x17 Open Country M/T™ tires from Toyo, the Hummer completed the punishing half-month-long rally which covered approximately 6,000-miles.  During the event, Gordon and Grider also Won Stage 6, making this the First-Ever Overall Dakar® Stage Victory for an American-made vehicle and the first for Toyo Tires®.

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Curt LeDuc to Race on Toyo Open Country M/T™ Tires in theBest In The Desert and CORR Lucas Oil Racing Series
January 22, 2007 - Legendary off-road racer Curt LeDuc has joined Team Toyo™ Off-Road for sponsorship of his Best In The Desert Class 8 race truck and his brand-new Pro-4 Class CORR (Championship Off-Road Racing) truck for the 2007-2010 race seasons. With an impressive 30-years of off-road racing under his belt and no stranger to Toyo’s Open Country M/T™ tires; the elder LeDuc will be joining his two sons, Kyle and Todd, who also compete in the CORR Series on Toyo tires.

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Team Dakar USA and Toyo Tires® Win Stage 6 of the Dakar®
January 11, 2007 - Robby Gordon, driver of the Team Dakar USA Monster Energy Hummer H3 competing on Toyo Open Country M/T™ tires, along with navigator Andy Grider, Won Stage 6 of the Dakar® 2007. This is the First-Ever Dakar® Stage Victory for an American-made vehicle, and the first for Toyo Tires®.

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Team Toyo’s Thomas Bayer Awarded Lucas Oil Division Race Series Sportsman Driver of the Year During NHRA® Division 7 Awards Banquet
January 11, 2007 - Winner of both the 2006 Super Comp and Super Gas class championships in the competitive NHRA® Division 7, Thomas Bayer of Thomas Bayer Racing received the Lucas Oil Division Race Series Sportsman Driver of the Year award for his remarkable accomplishments. Competing in both categories on Toyo Tires® Proxes™ Drag Slicks, Bayer is the recipient of this award as a result of voting by his racing peers.

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Baja 1000 Winners, Robby Gordon and Toyo Tires® to Compete in Dakar™
December 11, 2006 - Winners of the 2006 Baja 1000 off-road race, Robby Gordon and Toyo Tires®, will compete once again in the upcoming Dakar™ in January. During the recent Baja 1000, Gordon teamed with navigator Andy Grider for their victorious drive. The duo will also be paired for the upcoming Dakar™ marathon with the same goal of winning the event.

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Toyo Tires® Sponsored Fighters Faced Off in UFC® 65: BAD INTENTIONS
November 27, 2006 - The top-billed fights during UFC® 65: BAD INTENTIONS Saturday, November 18th at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California, were dominated by Toyo Tires® sponsored fighters.

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Air Force Staff Sergeant Wins Mitsubishi EVO IX from Toyo Tires® Giveaway
November 22, 2006 - Staff Sergeant Victor Reyes of Valdosta, Georgia was the lucky Grand Prize winner of the 2006 Mitsubishi EVO IX from the Getting’ Sideways Sweepstakes held by Toyo Tires®. The sweepstakes celebrated Toyo Tires® being the Official Tire of the movie The Fast and The Furious: Tokyo Drift.

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Robby Gordon and Toyo Tires® Win the Baja 1000
November 17, 2006 - Early this morning, Robby Gordon Won the Baja 1000 while providing a historic first-ever Baja 1000 Victory for Toyo Tires®. Piloting his Red Bull Racing / Toyo Tires® Chevy CK1500 pickup shod with 37X13.50R17 Open Country M/T™ tires, Gordon drove the first 725-miles of the race before handing his leading truck over to Andy McMillin to complete the final leg of this ultimate off-road classic. Andy Grider served as navigator for this winning effort which took some 19-1/2 hours to complete. (Gordon and Grider are paired as driver/navigator for the upcoming Dakar™ race in January in a Hummer H3 equipped with Toyo’s Open Country M/T™ tires.)

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Thomas Bayer Captures Two NHRA® Division 7 Class Championships in 2006 on Toyo Proxes™ Drag Slicks
November 17, 2006 - Capping off a remarkable season of drag racing, Thomas Bayer of Thomas Bayer Racing won both the Super Gas and Super Comp Championships for 2006 in NHRA® Division 7 while running on Proxes™ Drag Slicks from Toyo Tires®. Before the final race at The Strip in Las Vegas, Bayer led the Super Comp points with his Lucas Oil / Toyo Tires® Super Comp dragster over 212 other Division 7 competitors. In addition, Bayer entered the final race second in Super Gas driving his Toyo Tires® / Lucas Oil / K&N sponsored 1962 Corvette against 229 racers in that class.

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Team Dakar USA’s Robby Gordon and Andy Grider to Compete in the 2007 Dakar Rally on Toyo Open Country M/T™ Tires
November 9, 2006 - In preparation for the 2007 Dakar™, Robby Gordon of Team Dakar USA unveiled his revised Hummer H3 race truck for the international media at the Dumont Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area near Baker, California last Thursday.  In addition, Gordon introduced his navigator for the upcoming Dakar™, Andy Grider, a veteran of the endurance rally.

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Andy Grider Joins Team Dakar USA
October 2, 2006 - Andy Grider, a native of Long Beach, California, will join Team Dakar USA and Robby Gordon as navigator in their bid to be the first American effort to capture the overall title in the famed endurance race -- the 2007 Dakar Rally.

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Robby Gordon Set To Take On the World Once Again
November 9, 2006 - While the elite of NASCAR will take January to rest in preparation for the upcoming 2007 season, set to begin a month later, one of racing’s most versatile drivers, Robby Gordon, will be preparing to compete once again in the Dakar Rally, what some consider a mental and physical challenge above all others.

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New Robby Gordon H3 Specs
November 9, 2006 -
- CHASSIS BY TEAM GORDON (4130 CHROMOLLY)
- CARBON BODY BY MENARDS ENGINEERING LIMITED
- RON DAVIS RADIATORS AND HEAT EXCHANGERS
- TEAM GORDON STEERING RACK

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Robby Gordon Unveils Significantly Revised Hummer H3 Dakar™ Racer to the International Media at Dumont Dunes
November 9, 2006 - In preparation for the 2007 Dakar™, Robby Gordon of Team Dakar USA unveiled his revised Hummer H3 race truck for the international media at the Dumont Dunes Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area near Baker, California last Thursday.  In addition, Gordon introduced his navigator for the upcoming Dakar™, Andy Grider, a veteran of the endurance rally.

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New Toyo Proxes™ Drag Slicks Score NHRA® National Event Win
November 6, 2006 - One hundred seventy five Super Gas racers turned out for the Sixth annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA® Nationals, part of the NHRA® POWERade®  Drag Racing Series.  Team Toyo’s Bob Harris Jr., having recently finished as the runner up in the NHRA® Pacific SPORTSnationals, was among the mix of dedicated drag racing enthusiasts with his Toyo Proxes™ Drag Slicks equipped 2000 Corvette. Following seven hotly contested elimination rounds, Harris Jr. remained on top to challenge and defeat Richard Okerman in the eighth and final round, edging him out by 1/1,000 of a second and taking the national event win.

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Toyo Tires® Introduces the New Versado LX™ Luxury Touring Tire
November 3, 2006 - Toyo Tires® introduces a new tire for the luxury car market, the Versado LX™. The Versado LX™ provides a smooth, comfortable and quiet ride, while continuing to deliver a safe operation with its all-season capabilities. The Versado LX™ is the ultimate luxurious touring tire for the most discriminating drivers.

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Toyo Tires® Introduces the New Proxes R888™ D.O.T.-Legal Competition Tire
November 3, 2006 - Toyo Tires® introduces the new Proxes R888™ D.O.T.-legal competition tire. The design of the Proxes R888™ delivers outstanding grip and consistency for quick lap times, making it ideal for use while road racing, at track days and at high-performance driving schools.

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Team Toyo™ Drivers Score Two Firsts, a Second and Third in the Pro Truck Classes during CORR Lucas Oil Racing Series Sunday Final
October 24, 2006 - Brothers Todd and Kyle LeDuc scored victories in their respective Pro Truck classes during Sunday’s competition at the CORR Lucas Oil Racing Series in Chula Vista, California. Driving on Open Country M/T™ tires from Toyo Tires® the young brothers provided an exciting finish for the large crowd of local fans at the season finale which was packed with race trucks from around the country.

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Toyo Proxes™ Drag Slicks Finish 1-2 in 2006 SCEDA Championship
October 20, 2006 - Toyo Tires® locked down both 1st and 2nd places in the 2006 SCEDA (Southern California Dragracing Association) Championship during the weekend of October 7th and 8th with Thomas Bayer Racing Super Comp dragsters running on Toyo Proxes™ Drag Slicks.

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Team Toyo™ Drift’s Tanner Foust Finishes Third in the 2006 Need for Speed Formula D Drift Championship
October 20, 2006 - Tanner Foust, driver of the AEM/Memphis Car Audio/ Toyo Tires® sponsored 2006 Nissan 350Z, secured Third  Place in the 2006 Need for Speed Formula D Drift Championship during the final race of the series at Southern California’s Irwindale Speedway this past weekend.  Foust competed during the 2006 season on Toyo’s Proxes T1R™ tires, the company’s flagship ultra-high performance tire.

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Toyo Tires Launches New Version of toyo.com
October 13, 2006 - toyo.com, the popular U.S. web site for the Toyo Tires® brand, has just received a complete makeover.  The newly revised web portal leads surfers to explore everything from new tire sizes and styles to all types of technical information about tires. In addition, toyo.com has information about future and past events associated with Toyo Tires.

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Steve Johnson Locks Up 2006 Super Gas Championship at Bandimere Speedway on Toyo Proxes™ Drag Slicks
October 9, 2006 - During the final race of the Snap-On Tools Super Series at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado, Steve Johnson locked up the 2006 track championship with his Fineline Graphics 1941 Super Gas Willys running Proxes™ Drag Slicks from Toyo Tires®.  With a two-round lead for the championship, Johnson defeated Gene Baldwin in the final with a 10.555 at 136.83-mph to Baldwin’s 10.569 at 136.75-mph. 

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Steve Johnson Wins The Purifoy Chevrolet Fast 16 Super Comp Race On His Toyo Tires® Proxes™ Drag Slicks
September 26, 2006 - Steve Johnson clinched a victory in the NHRA® Sanctioned Purifoy Chevrolet Fast 16 Super Comp Class this past weekend while driving his Toyo Tires®/Fineline Graphics/Johnson Racing sponsored 2002 Racecraft Super Comp dragster at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado. 

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Toyo Tires®-Sponsored Matt Hughes Wins UFC® 63: Hughes vs. Penn Title Bout at Arrowhead Pond
September 26, 2006 - Toyo Tires®-sponsored Matt Hughes defended his Welterweight Title this past weekend by defeating B.J. Penn during the UFC® 63: Hughes vs. Penn title fight at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. Lasting 3 minutes 53 seconds into the third round, the fight was stopped as Hughes was awarded a Technical Knockout over the struggling Penn.

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Kyle LeDuc Wins Round 14 of the CORR Pro Lite Class On Toyo Open Country M/T™ Tires
September 25, 2006 - Team Toyo™ Off-Road’s Kyle LeDuc scored his second victory of the season in the Pro Lite category during Round 14 of the 2006 CORR Lucas Oil Racing Series Nissan Off-Road Nationals.  Competing on Toyo’s Open Country M/T™ tires during Sunday’s race, the 25-year old LeDuc stood on the podium for the second time this season, maintaining a solid Third Place in the Pro Lite Class Championship for 2006 with one race weekend remaining. 

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John Ross Wins First Wally on Toyo Tires® Proxes™ Drag Slicks
August 29, 2006 - John Ross, of Mission Viejo, CA, won race number 5 of the Division 7 Super Gas category during the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at the Auto Club Famoso Raceway near Bakersfield, California. Ross’s memorable win occurred while running Toyo’s new Proxes™ Drag Slicks on his ’63 Corvette.  Ross made a final pass of 9.921 to beat runner up Chris Newman, defeating a field of more than 80 competitors at the August 26th event to claim the divisional win and earn his first Wally, a remarkable achievement considering this is only his second year in drag racing.  

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Toyo’s Proxes™ Drag Slicks Take Thomas Bayer to Double Victories
August 28, 2006 - Team Toyo™ drag racer, Thomas Bayer, accomplished the unthinkable during Race #4 of the NHRA® Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Woodburn Dragstrip in Oregon by winning overall trophies for two separate racing classes during the July 7th-9th event.

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Steve Johnson Wins Top Comp Series Race with over 100-passes On His Toyo Tires® Proxes™ Drag Slicks
August 25, 2006 - Steve Johnson, driving his 2002 Racecraft Super Comp Dragster sponsored by Fineline Graphics, won a recent Top Comp Series event at Bandimere Speedway in Colorado while running Toyo Tires® Proxes™ Drag Slicks with nearly 140-runs logged on the tires. This amazing performance demonstrates both the consistency of the Proxes™ Drag Slicks, as well as their ability to last a long time while still delivering wins. 

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Toyo Tires® Proxes™ Drag Slicks in the Winner’s Circle…Again
August 25, 2006 - John Ross, racing his ’63 Corvette in the Southern California Pro Gas Association (SCPGA) at the California Speedway in Fontana, pulled off a win during Round 6 using Toyo’s new Proxes™ Drag Slicks. Ross picked up the win on Saturday. On Sunday he advanced to the quarter finals, the 850 hp Corvette making a perfect 9.900 pass on a 9.90 index, followed by three back-to-back 9.901s. 

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Team Toyo™ Off-Road Drivers Score Podiums in Every Truck Class During the CORR Bark River Race Weekend
August 25, 2006 - Team Toyo™ Off-Road drivers had a sensational weekend as they scored podium finishes in every truck class of the CORR Lucas Oil Racing Series at Bark River, Michigan, during the July 8th and 9th event.  Toyo Tires® Open Country M/T™ tires are driven on by top drivers in every truck class of Championship Off-Road Racing, and this was one of the most dominant weekends in CORR history for the Toyo Tires® brand. 

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Toyo Tires® Appoints Matt Futrelle as Sales Manager of the Eastern Region
August 9, 2006 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announces the appointment of Matt Futrelle as Sales Manager of the Eastern Division covering North  Carolina, Virginia, Washington D.C. and Maryland. Futrelle, a graduate of North Carolina State University, has a Bachelors Degree in Business Management and holds over six years of sales experience, most recently at Snider Tire in Durham, North Carolina. 

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Toyo Tires® Promotes Ken Newsom to
Director of Sales Southern Division
August 9, 2006 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announces the promotion of Ken Newsom to Director of Sales, Southern Division. A veteran of the tire industry, Newsom began his career at Toyo in the spring of 1989. 

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Toyo Tires® Appoints Lowell Slimp as Truck
Tire Sales Manager of the Central U.S.
August 9, 2006 - Toyo Tire (U.S.A.) Corporation announces the appointment of Lowell Slimp as Truck Tire Sales Manager for the Central US. Slimp is returning to Toyo after spending six years at Continental Tire as a Commercial Products Manager. 

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Toyo Tires^® Develops Competition Versions of Their Open Country M/T™
August 8, 2006 - The Open Country M/T™ tire from Toyo Tires® has proven highly popular on consumer pickups and dual-purpose vehicles. In addition, the tire has enjoyed considerable success in both off-road racing and rock crawling. The off-the-shelf Open Country M/T™ has won championships and scored podiums during its first year of racing, proving its abilities in the most extreme racing environments while working well for every day use on the street.

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