Longhorn Chassis has singed a multi-year settlement with Sheppard Riggs Racing and Co-Proprietor/Driver Brandon Sheppard. Sheppard is ready to grow to be the motive force of the Lognhorn home automotive.
Hear from Brandon Sheppard under.
Sheppard’s B5 might be based mostly out of Longhorn’s China Grove, NC. The crew will cut up operations between the NC store in addition to the store in Illinois.
Sheppard beforehand drove the housecar for Rocket Chassis. For the 2023 season, Sheppard returned to race full-time for his personal crew together with a change to Longhorn.
Tim McCreadie is the present housecar driver for Longhorn. He captured the Lucas Oil Late Mannequin Filth Collection title in 2022 and 2023.
Brandon Sheppard feedback
“What I’m most enthusiastic about with this Longhorn Home Automotive Program is the management and path this firm is headed”, stated Sheppard.
“Many of us will say ‘Hey Brandon, I assumed the entire goal of you coming again dwelling was to spend extra time with your loved ones? However what they don’t understand, is that Steve Arpin and Paul Leach are among the finest household guys you’ll ever meet.”
“This firm’s total enterprise mannequin is constructed on surrounding themselves with like-minded workers and companions. They perceive that me being balanced at dwelling and splitting time with our race program in North Carolina or in Illinois when it is smart geographically is sweet for everybody and I couldn’t be happier to be one other strong piece in serving to make our vehicles quicker week in and week out not only for our personal program, however the whole Longhorn buyer base.”
Sheppard is a 4 time World of Outlaws Late Mannequin Filth Collection champion. He’s the all-time chief with 81 wins in World of Outlaws competitors.
Steve Arpin feedback
“Once we first met Brandon Sheppard late final Fall, we knew instantly that he was somebody that aligned with imaginative and prescient of what we needed this firm to develop into within the subsequent decade,” stated Arpin.
“That being stated, we additionally knew that he and Scott have been transitioning into new roles with the launch of Sheppard Riggs Racing, and the timing simply referred to as for us to proceed to develop a powerful relationship and see the place it went.”
“Thankfully for each events, right here we’re not even a yr later excited to be partnering up collectively for our Home Automotive Program.”
“Whereas we’re very happy with the historical past of the corporate, we took a giant leap this yr in re-branding to offer it to a extra fashionable, new period really feel,” Steve Arpin continued.
“The subsequent step within the course of was to start specializing in our efforts and sources with testing and improvement and that’s the place Brandon and SRR come into play. We’re going to be aggressive in our method to R&D to make sure that we keep forward of the competitors with the following evolution of mechanics and aerodynamics in grime observe racing.”
“Brandon is younger, extremely adorned, and possesses the drive we have to hold our chassis aggressive and on the high of the leaderboard which is one thing we hope our companions and prospects can profit from as properly.”
This weekend, Sheppard will drive Kevin Rumley’s Longhorn Growth Automotive within the World 100 at Eldora Speedway.
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