Triad Racing Technologies was abody parts andchassis supplier forNASCAR teams that ran under theToyota manufacturer. The company was originally formed asTriad Racing Development before it was merged in late 2008 withBill Davis Racing by Michael Held and Marty Gaunt. Originally, TRT was intended to field a full-timeSprint Cup Series and three full-timeCamping World Truck Series teams that were originally owned by Davis, but a lack of sponsorship caused the organization to close all of its teams and lay off most of its employees.MBM Motorsports eventually invested into TRT, acquiring the company's equipment for use in the team's Cup andNASCAR Xfinity Series programs.[1]
TRT had an exclusive partnership deal withToyota Racing Development (TRD) in providing body parts and tuner services to TRD for itsNASCAR Cup Series programs. TRT previously provided engines to TRD before TRT sold its engine division.[2] It was also the exclusive parts supplier for all Toyota NASCAR body parts. Triad used to have an exclusive relationship with TRD for NASCAR Cup Series engine development.[3]
This partnership withToyota and TRD dates back to when Toyota had first entered NASCAR officially in 2005.
