Wednesday, June 10, 2009

TIMOTHY PETERS AND STRUTMASTERS.COM JOIN RED HORSE RACING

MOORESVILLE, N.C.(June 9, 2009) – Red Horse Racing is pleased to announce NASCAR Camping World Truck Series driver, Timothy Peters and his sponsor, Strutmasters.com will join the RHR family.

Peters will be joined by crew chief Chad Kendrick at Red Horse Racing, with their first race being this weekend’s event at Michigan International Speedway. Peters has participated in all eight races this season for Premier Racing. Sponsor Stutmasters.com has been with Peters since Daytona and recently announced they would stay on board for the remainder of the year.

Strutmasters, which started in owner Chip Lofton's converted dairy barn in 1999, provides consumers an affordable alternative to expensive and problematic
air ride suspension systems found on luxury vehicles. The company ships suspension conversion kits to thousands of auto repair shops, parts stores and dealers across North America. Retail customers can order by visiting the Strutmasters.com website.

“We are excited Timothy and Chad have this opportunity to show their true talents, said Lofton. “We all appreciate the efforts of Premier Racing who kept Timothy out there in a very tough economy”

“I am thankful for the opportunity to come over to Red Horse Racing,” expressed Peters. “I really appreciate my opportunity at Premier Racing and all the support Strutmasters.com has given me. Obviously all our hard work paid off because we were able to get Tom DeLoach’s attention. I am thankful that he is taking a chance on me and I look forward to the future with RHR and Stutmasters.com.”

Red Horse Racing recently ceased operations of the #1 Toyota Tundra driven by Johnny Benson due to a lack of sponsorship funding. This partnership with Peters and Strutmasters.com allows Red Horse Racing to continue to field two trucks while providing the sponsorship backing they need to do so.

“We’re really looking forward to this chapter,” said Team Owner Tom DeLoach. “I’ve watched Timothy on the track and it’s evident that he is a talented driver with impeccable attention to detail and a deep seeded passion to perform and we are pleased to have him join the Red Horse Racing family. Combining the personal characteristics of both driver and crew chief with and the resources of RHR, we can’t help but believe it won’t be long before you see Timothy in the winners circle.”

Friday, June 5, 2009

CK Motorsports and Strutmasters.com, LLC Join Forces in Pro Modified Drag Racing Venture

(5-28-2009) Roxboro, NC -Strutmasters.com is joining MWP Contractors and PMS Excavation in sponsoring CK Motorsports’ “Mean Green Machine”.
Chip Lofton, owner of Strutmasters.com, and CK Motorsports owner, Chip King have a long history in the development of innovative products in their respective industries. This makes Lofton and his Strutmasters.com organization a perfect match for King’s CK Motorsports team.
Founded by Lofton in 1999, Strutmasters.com is your one stop shop for all air suspension parts and suspension conversion kits. They build automotive struts and springs for cars and provide affordable alternatives to air suspension repairs.

Lofton has been a big supporter and sponsor of racing over the years including NASCAR and USAR, formerly the Hooters Pro Cup Series. “I have had a strong connection with drag racing since my teenage years”, said Lofton. “I am excited to bring the Strutmasters team to Pro Modified, which is home to the most powerful and exotic door slammers in drag racing today.”
Strutmasters.com General Manager, Will Ansardy, was impressed by King’s racing accomplishments, such as his multiple Top 10 points finishes in every major sanctioning body, including the NHRA and IHRA. He is the 2002 Valvoline ProHeadsUp National Champion, and in 2008 finished in the Top 4 for the prestigious IHRA $100,000 Pro Mod Shootout.

King, a drag racing fan favorite for over 13 years, is known for his ‘all out’ racing style. He currently pilots a one-of-a-kind 1969 Dodge Daytona, powered by a 526 cubic inch supercharged Hemi engine producing 2600+ horsepower. Known as the “Mean Green Machine”, King’s car runs the quarter mile in under 6 seconds and at over 240 miles per hour.

Lofton and King are excited about this new partnership and look forward to giving race fans something to talk about this season. For more information please visit www.strutmasters.com and www.hemipromod.com.

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Strutmasters.com extends NASCAR Truck Series sponsorship of Timothy Peters for the rest of 2009 season



ROXBORO, NC – Strutmasters.com announced it will continue sponsorship of driver Timothy Peters and Premier Racing’s Toyotas for the rest of the 2009 season in NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series.

“I think Strutmasters and Premier Racing is a perfect match,” said Peters, a resident of Danville, Va. “The Strutmasters organization and our race team are both great Cinderella stories in their own right. We have both worked very hard to get this far. Big things lie ahead for the both of us.”
Strutmasters, which started in owner Chip Lofton’s converted dairy barn in 1999, provides consumers an affordable alternative to expensive and problematic air ride suspension systems on luxury vehicles. The company ships suspension conversion kits to thousands of auto repair shops, parts stores and dealers across North America. Retail customers can order by visiting the Strutmasters.com website.

Peters said keeping the Strutmasters.com logos on his Toyota Tundra trucks ”comes at the perfect time” because the series returns to one of his favorite tracks Friday night, Dover’s Monster Mile. He qualified fourth and came home a career-best sixth there in 2006.

“I am really stoked about going back to Dover,” said Peters, who opened the season sixth at Daytona and followed up with a ninth at California Speedway. “We’re so tickled to have Strutmasters as the final piece of the puzzle to run the whole season. Some of my best tracks are coming up and I am so glad to know we’ll be there to take advantage of it. We were there in the top 10 in points (ninth) until some bad luck dropped us back (to 16th).”

Peters was a 10-time national champion in the World Karting Association, where he forged a life-long friendship with another Danville racer, Steve Stallings. Peters, Stallings and fellow Danville businessmen Scot Jones and Philip Hudgins formed Premier Racing late last season. The team switched from Dodges to Toyotas for 2009.

“Chip Lofton and Strutmasters have always been big supporters of grassroots local racing back home,” said Peters, a champion of weekly Late Model racing at South Boston Speedway in 2004 and Orange County Speedway in 2002-2003. “Chip had helped me in the past and he promised to help us get through the first four races this year. We got off to such a good start, he agreed to two more races. Now he has really stepped up to the plate.”

Peters added: “As a racer, all you want is a chance to go racing. I can’t thank Strutmasters enough for giving us that chance. We have a great sponsor and a great relationship with Toyota. I think we’re really going to be a force to deal with the rest of the season. I know we can get the job done!”