Toyota to end NHRA participation after 2025 season

Toyota will end its participation in NHRA drag racing after the 2025 season.

“Our NHRA Drag Racing involvement has brought much success and pride across our entire organization,” said Paul Doleshal, group manager, motorsports, Toyota Motor North America. “Our NHRA drivers and teams have truly become part of our Toyota family. We look forward to competing for more wins and championships with our supported teams in the upcoming season, and we will work diligently along the way to make sure each team and driver have the tools necessary to compete at the highest level for the years to come.”

Toyota entered the sport in 2002 and won for the first time in March 2004. In the more than two decades since, Toyota has celebrated over 200 race wins, 12 world championships, and earned its first manufacturers' cup this season. The company has also been the official car of the NHRA since 2014.

Under its Toyota Gazoo Racing umbrella in the NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series, Toyota supports six partners, including newly crowned Top Fuel champion Antron Brown. Brown, now a four-time champion, fields his entry under AB Motorsports, which he owns.

The other team partners are DC Motorsports with Alexis DeJoria (Funny Car), Kalitta Motorsports with Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel), Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel), and J.R. Todd (Funny Car), Ron Capps Motorsports with Ron Capps (Funny Car), Torrence Racing with Steve and Billy Torrence (Top Fuel), and SCAG Racing’s Top Fuel program with Justin Ashley.

Toyota provides its team partners with tow vehicles and trackside engineering support and technology.