Toyota 120

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Toyota 120
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NASCAR Mexico Series
Venue Phoenix International Raceway
Corporate sponsor Toyota
First race 2013
Last race 2015
Distance75 mi (121 km)
Laps75

The Toyota 120 is a NASCAR stock car race, competed as part of the NASCAR Mexico Series at Phoenix International Raceway. [1] The inaugural running of the event in 2013 was the first NASCAR Toyota Series race ever held outside Mexico, and served as the season-opening event for the 2013 NASCAR Toyota Series season. The race has been scheduled to run for 75 laps, making up a distance of 75 miles (121 km) [2] and is part of the TicketGuardian 500 weekend.

Past winners

YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed
(mph)
Ref
LapsMiles (km)
2013 March 1 Abraham Calderón SC Racing Toyota 7575 (121)1:00:1474.709 [3]
2014 February 28 Daniel Suárez Alejandro Cruz Toyota 120120 (193.121)1:23:5185.868 [4]
2015 March 13 Rubén Pardo Rafael Oliveras Toyota 120120 (193.121)1:30:0479.936 [5]

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