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The So-Cal gang was voted the Number One Racing Team in 1952 by Mechanix Illustrated magazine. [2] Tony Thacker was the marketing vice president for So-Cal Speed Shop. Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum, for which Thacker is executive director, features an exhibit on So-Cal Speed Shop.
[1] [3] [2] After working with his uncle Fred H. Offenhauser in the 1930s and 1940s, Fred C. served in the US Navy during World War II, and returned home to found his speed parts business. The company is unrelated to the Offy or Offenhauser racing engine, and after a suit over the use of the name, Offenhauser Sales Corporation was allowed to ...
Super Shops Automotive Performance Centers was an American chain of 165 aftermarket auto parts stores which operated from 1963 to 1998. The chain was founded as a single store on July 1, 1963, by Harry Eberlin, a United States Air Force Veteran and freelance auto-parts dealer.
It sells performance auto parts, aftermarket accessories, tools, and race apparel. JEGS was founded by Jeg Coughlin Sr. in 1960 as a small speed shop. [1] Jeg's remained family owned and operated until 2022 when a majority stake of the company was purchased by Greenbriar Equity Group .
In 2023, Advance Auto Parts took over as the official sponsor of the checkered flag in IndyCar. [38] Advance Auto Parts has served as a sponsor in NASCAR, where it is the official auto parts retailer of the sanctioning body. [39] The company sponsored the 2017 Advance Auto Parts Clash exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway. [40]
Summit Racing Equipment started in 1968 [1] in Akron, Ohio and grew to over 100 employees by 1993, with their mail-order catalog driving their performance auto parts sales. [ 2 ] In 2016, Summit Racing announced it would open a warehouse and retail facility in Arlington, Texas; their fourth location after McDonough, Georgia; Sparks, Nevada and ...
Edelbrock, LLC is an American manufacturer of specialty automotive and motorcycle parts. The company is headquartered in the Memphis area (specifically Olive Branch, Mississippi), with a Southern California R&D Tech Center located in Cerritos, CA.
Feliciano Sergio "Félix" Sabates Jr. [1] [2] [3] (born September 9, 1945) is a Cuban-born former entrepreneur, and philanthropist living in the United States of America. He is a partner in Chip Ganassi Racing teams, which formerly fielded teams in the NASCAR Cup Series (as Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates), as well as fielding the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, World Endurance ...