TRG Motorsports Team
With a home based in the heart of the NASCAR community, TRG Motorsports is centrally located to utilize the premium talent in the stock car racing industry. With a staff of 50+ employees ranging from engineers, mechanics, fabricators, marketing employees, PR and administration representatives, TRG Motorsports combines a highly trained work force with a state-of-the-art facility to provide the blue prints for racing and business success. Amenities include an onsite paint shop, in-ground chassis dynamometer, covered transporter parking and an onsite gym. TRG MS will grow in the future, with our eye on the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, while adding additional racing programs and employees. The Mooresville facility will be able to handle all of the future expansions.
Kevin entered his first professional race, the 1995 IMSA California Grand Prix, after several years of running up-front in the amateur ranks. Against long odds, Kevin won that race, and The Racer's Group professional racing team was born. All the while, Kevin continued the development of all of the company's racing related parts and accessories and stayed true to his roots by staying involved in multiple club racing programs. In late 1995, The Racer's Group moved it s operation from the Monterey shop and garage where it started to a new home at Sears Point International Raceway in Sonoma, CA, and continued on a steady climb. From 1995 until 1999, The Racer's Group gained valuable experience and respect at some of the best tracks in the country, including Kevin's first entry in the Rolex 24 at Daytona in 1996. The company continued to evolve its performance parts business and opened it's service and performance shop trackside in 1996. With the success of the race team, came the formation of the Arrive & Drive business, and the company expanded into 2 additional shops at the race track. TRG has to give credit to Kevin's friend (and first sponsor) Mike Cobler in assisting in the build of the teams first professional race car and helping to get it all started.
In 2008 TRG Motorsports became an established force in NASCAR. Debuting with two trucks in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series at the season-opening race in Daytona, the 71 Chevy Silverado of Donny Lia would go on to win in his only his eighth start, highlighting a season of multiple top-fives and top-tens. In Rolex GT class, TRG had a strong open to the season with a second and third place finish at the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. Following a season of multiple podium and top-10 finishes, drivers Andy Lally and Tim George, Jr. highlighted the season with a win at the inaugural race at New Jersey Motorsports Park, contributing to George, Jr.'s season as rookie-of-the-year. In the Koni Challenge Series, TRG fielded two entries with multiple podium finishes, including Scott Schroeder winning his first ever professional race with teammate Andy Lally at Iowa Speedway.
In Rolex GT, the team opened up the season by not only winning their third Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, but they put a stamp on their Daytona dominance with a first and second place. In a bold move, TRG Motorsports made the leap to enter the premier level of NASCAR in the Sprint Cup Series. After failing to qualify for the Daytona 500, the team went on to qualify for all remaining 35 races. Running with driver David Gilliland for the first half of the season, TRG Motorsports established a major coupe when they signed NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Bobby Labonte in August. Finishing out the season in the No. 71 Chevrolet Impala SS, Labonte went on to qualify a season-high eigth, and record the team's first-ever top-10 finish at Talladega Superspeedway.
In the Koni Challenge Series, TRG fielded two entries, garnering the first professional wins for two different drivers. At New Jersey Motorsports Park, driver Duncan Ende scored his long-awaited first win in the series with teammate Spencer Pumpelly. At Watkins Glen International Raceway, driver John Potter also scored his first ever series win with teammate Andy Lally.
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