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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                           CONTACT:        Erin Poole
Saatchi & Saatchi LA
310.214.6162
erin.poole@saatchila.com



TOYOTA DOCUMENTARY "CHASING SUNDAY: THE RACE TO CUP"

TO PRECEDE DAYTONA 500
Torrance, Calif., February 8, 2007 - Get a behind-the-wall look at history-in-the-making as

the first new automaker in nearly 50 years races the clock to make it to the Great American
Race.  After three years in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Toyota is taking on a
historic challenge - the Nextel Cup Series.  It all begins with the granddaddy of them all -

the 2007 Daytona 500.  "Chasing Sunday: The Race to Cup," airs Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007,
10 a.m. PST / 1 p.m. EST on Fox, giving racing fans a first-time view of the sweat, grit and
dedication it really takes to start Cup racing.


Three Toyota teams are determined to prove they're ready to take the green.  Among those
featured in this hour-long documentary are Michael Waltrip, Dale Jarrett and David

Reutimann of Michael Waltrip Racing, Jeremy Mayfeld and Dave Blaney of Bill Davis Racing
and Brian Vickers and AJ Allmendinger of Team Red Bull.  Supporting all the teams will be
the people of Toyota Racing Development.  The documentary was produced by Toyota

agency of record Saatchi & Saatchi LA and NASCAR Productions.


And as if the monumental task of building a Cup team in less than a year weren't dramatic
enough, there are also intriguing subplots as Toyota enters its inaugural season.  Can Cup

veterans Waltrip and Jarrett recapture their former glory that saw them win multiple Daytona
500s?  Then there are the young upstarts like Allmendinger.  He's shown the world he can
drive a Champ car, but can he succeed in the land of tradin' paint and bump drafting?


Meanwhile, the clock continues to tick as the weeks, days and hours melt away in the
relentless countdown to Daytona.  Adding to the drama, only two of the seven Toyota

drivers are guaranteed a spot in the starting grid - Jarrett with the champion's provisional
and Blaney with team owner points.  The rest?  Well, they'll just have push themselves and
their cars to the limit, and race their way into the Superbowl of NASCAR.


500 miles.  3 teams.  One shot at history.  "Chasing Sunday: The Race to Cup."


SUNDAY, FEB. 18, 2007, 10 a.m. PST / 1 p.m. EST, ON FOX


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founding in 1975, the West Coast office of Saatchi & Saatchi has been creating world-
famous creative ideas on behalf of its clients.  In 2006, the agency's innovation played a
vital role in Toyota's selection as Marketer of the Year by Advertising Age and BrandWeek

and as Media Client of the Year by MediaPost magazine.  Saatchi & Saatchi LA is the
agency of record for Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., and it also serves Toyota Dealer
Associations and Procter & Gamble.  The LA office is the third largest in the global network
of ideas company Saatchi & Saatchi, part of Publicis Groupe.


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