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Toyota NASCAR stars to run IMSA Pilot Challenge race at Daytona
The trio of Toyota Racing drivers, Bubba Wallace, John Hunter Nemechek, and Corey Heim, will be making their debut in the event held before the historic 24-hour race at Daytona International Speedway. Bubba Wallace achieved two victories in the NASCAR Cup Series, while driving for 23XI Racing, co-owned by NBA legend Michael Jordan and Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin. John Hunter Nemechek is returning to the Cup Series after spending last year in the Xfinity Series, where he won seven races. Corey Heim is a regular competitor in the NASCAR Truck Series and was one of the Championship 4 drivers last year. SMOOGE Racing will enter two cars for the race, with Wallace, Nemechek, and Heim sharing the No. 23 Toyota GR Supra GT4 EVO, sponsored by Mobil 1. The team will also have a second car piloted by John Geesbreght, Kevin Conway, and Corey Lewis. Ford will enter four rising NASCAR stars, including Austin Cindric, Chase Briscoe, Harrison Burton, and Hailie Deegan, in the IMSA Pilot Challenge season-opener in 2022.
