Monster Energy Toyota’s Greaves and McGrath

Monster Energy Toyota’s Greaves and McGrath Have New Tundras Ready to Roll Into the Lone-Star State for Opening Rounds of The Traxxas TORC Truck Series
Abrams, WI (May 6, 2009)-Toyota-backed Johnny Greaves has his super-team loaded and ready for the debut, on ESPN2, of new Pro 2WD Driver and Supercross icon Jeremy McGrath. The new team will feature one of the sport’s all-time best known stars, Greaves in the Pro 4X4 class while McGrath will be driving the TRD prepared Toyota Tundra Pro 2WD. The star-studded off-road duo heads to Texas Motor Speedway for the 15th and 16th of May showdown at Texas Motor Speedway (ESPN2) before heading to Perris, California for the May 29th and 30th shootout at Perris Auto Speedway (ABC).

The team will feature two new Toyotas sporting Monster Energy, Toyota, BF Goodrich, and Forest County Potawatomi headline graphics. The entire crew will also be sporting new OAKLEY gear from head-to-toe, along with sponsors FOX SHOX, AMSOIL, BOATEC, KAWASAKI, KMC WHEELS, DAILEY ENGINEERING, MAKITA and SUNOCO FUELS.

“We have been working overtime getting our trucks and equipment loaded for TORC’s ‘West Coast Swing’ and can’t wait to finally go racing,” stated an excited Johnny Greaves. “I’m really excited with the changes we have made in the off-season to the set-ups on both trucks and testing has progressed well, coming together in the last few weeks. The guys at TRD have worked non-stop to try and make this program even better and I’m proud I can put a great driver like Jeremy behind the wheel of a great race truck this year,” Greaves continued. “Jeremy has really impressed me since we started testing together and with the level of talent in TORC this year, I can’t wait to see him put that Toyota on the box.”

Greaves Motorsports’ crew is stable this year as well, with Curt Greaves heading up a gang that has been together now for 3 seasons. “It just feels right this year,” stated Curt Greaves, Johnny’s long-time crew chief. “Brad and the gang have really worked hard with the two-truck operation and I feel like we have a tight crew to support Johnny and Jeremy.”

The Greaves/McGrath gang will pull into Texas Motor Speedway ready to start its championship quests. Johnny invites all his fans to watch on television at the following times:

• Rounds 1 & 2: MAY 24th, ESPN2 at 11:00 am EST
• Rounds 3 & 4: JUNE 7th, ABC at 5:00 pm EST (4:00pm CST)

After the rounds in California on May 30th, the Traxxas TORC Truck Series then move back to the fabled mid-west tracks of Crandon, WI and Bark River, MI where the action is joined by a host of amateur and sportsman classes to set the stage for the top pros of the TORC Series.

“The fans in Crandon are bound to be in for a huge treat on June 20th because by the time we get through ‘having it out’ in the West for two races on national TV, we will have a few scores to settle at the ‘big house’ up in Crandon,” said Greaves. “Get ready-this is the best group of top pro drivers and the best Television package the mid-west has ever seen and we are going put the Toyotas out front.”