The philosophy behind Toyo Tires’ involvement in motorsports is simple and direct; whether on the track or off the road, we race to win. Through this pursuit of perfection, Toyo Tires has forged a reputation for winning, performance and consistency.

We began competing on U.S. soil in the 1980’s and by 1989, we had posted three consecutive driver and manufacturer’s titles in the IMSA GTU class of road racing. Toyo Tires soon became a household name amongst both amateur and professional road racers…winning tends to have that effect. We have been The Official Tire of SPEED World Challenge® since 2001 and now, the Toyo Proxes R888 holds this prestigious title. It is our flagship competition tire and it delivers race-winning performance to drivers across racing.

The Proxes R888 isn’t our only tire topping the podium. The Toyo Proxes R1R extreme performance tires won consecutive Formula DRIFT® championships in 2007 and 2008, the Street Touring S class championship at the 2008 SCCA® Solo National Championships and event after event in Time Attack. The Proxes Drag Slicks have also won numerous Sportsman titles, while scoring wins and records in Sport Compact competition. And now, our first drag radial in the United States, the Proxes TQ, is poised to dominate the competition.

Off-road, our Open Country M/T has become synonymous with winning. The competition model of the tire has captured too many victories to list on this page, including the 2006 SCORE Baja 1000 Championship, Best in the Desert’s Class 8000 Championship (twice), several short course series, rock racing and more. In 2009, Robby Gordon had an impressive third place finish in the 2009 Dakar®, with Open Country M/T-R tires supporting him and his 2WD Hummer H3 all the way. Even right off the shelf, the street legal Open Country M/T tires are impressive. In 2008, they helped Chuck Dempsey take the Class 1 championship at the SCORE Baja 1000, not the first and certainly not the last win.

It’s no secret…when it comes to motorsports we at Toyo Tires relish the excitement of winning!

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