THOMPSON TOP TOYOTA IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO (July 5, 2025) – Dean Thompson was the top-finishing Toyota in Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at the Chicago Street Course with a 14th-place result. Thompson rebounded from a 33rd-place starting position in the Sam Hunt Racing No. 26 Toyota GR Supra to earn his seventh top-15 result of the season.
Toyota GAZOO Racing Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS)
Chicago Street Course
Race 18 of 33 – 110 miles, 50 laps
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, Shane Van Gisbergen *
2nd, Connor Zilisch*
3rd, Sheldon Creed*
4th, Austin Hill*
5th, Nick Sanchez*
14th, DEAN THOMPSON
21st, BRANDON JONES
22nd, KAZ GRALA
32nd, JACK PERKINS
34th, TAYLOR GRAY
11th, DEAN THOMPSON
37th, WILLIAM SAWALICH
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
DEAN THOMPSON, No. 26 Thompson Pipe Group Toyota GR Supra, Sam Hunt Racing
Finishing Position: 14th
How was your race?
“It was really hot. We started off pretty terrible in practice and qualifying. Learned all day and got better and better and the car was great so I’m really thankful to have this team behind me and proud to have them stick with me. It was a good day.”
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in North America for nearly 70 years, and is committed to advancing sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus brands, plus our more than 1,800 dealerships.
Toyota directly employs nearly 64,000 people in North America who have contributed to the design, engineering, and assembly of nearly 49 million cars and trucks at our 14 manufacturing plants. In spring 2025, Toyota’s plant in North Carolina will begin to manufacture automotive batteries for electrified vehicles. With more electrified vehicles on the road than any other automaker, Toyota currently offers 31 electrified options.
