Whatever was going on under the hood of Michael Waltrip's car, it must have been pretty bad. Bad enough the Toyota looks set to throw him under the bus.
It goes without saying that Toyota wasn't looking for this kind of publicity when it made the plunge into Cup racing.
ESPN's story contains the following:
"Lee White, the senior vice president for Toyota Racing Development that is making its Nextel Cup debut at Daytona, said he also planned to meet with Waltrip.
"I wouldn't call it a setback, but it's disappointing for anyone that we partner with to have this happen in some form or fashion," he said. "We will talk with them to see where we need to go for the future."
White said TRD has been working with NASCAR on the situation.
"I can honestly tell you from an ethics standpoint and integrity, along with character and honesty, those things are paramount in our company," he said. "We hold ourselves to a high standard and we hold our teams to high standards. We hope we've picked the right ones."
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