A @Toyota #Camry 1-2-3! Margin of victory 0.01 seconds! What a #DAYTONA500 for #ToyotaNation!!! pic.twitter.com/2BqL2jd57P
— Toyota Racing (@ToyotaRacing) February 21, 2016
On February 21, 2016, NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin finished first at Daytona 500 in his Toyota Camry.
It was Hamlin's first Daytona 500 victory, and his excitement was clear after the race. "This is the best," he said, "It’s the biggest race of my life. The Daytona 500 is – as a kid what you – this is the pinnacle of our sport and I’m just proud to be here."
Hamlin's win was by the narrowest margin in Daytona 500 history -- a mere 0.010 seconds. Right behind him were two more Joe Gibbs Racing Camrys.
"This is a team victory," Hamlin boasted. "My teammates did an amazing job all day working together – all the Toyotas. This is a proud moment for everyone at Toyota. This wouldn’t be possible if this wasn’t Toyotas sticking together all race long. We were able to get up, capture our track position."
Toyota has been competing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series for 10 years, and Camry drivers have won 80 events in that time. Last year, Camry driver Kyle Busch won the series championship. Denny Hamlin's victory is Toyota's first win in the prestigious season-opener at the Daytona International Speedway.
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