Ray Evernham sells bodily SRX racing property

GMS Race Automobiles has bought the ‘car fleet and tools’ previously used within the Celebrity Racing Expertise.

The corporate, which additionally owns GMS Fabrication and the previous GMS Racing NASCAR group in Statesville, North Carolina, now owns all 16 fully-assembled race vehicles that have been used within the IROC fashion brief observe sequence that aired on CBS after which ESPN from 2021-to-2023.

Ray Evernham, who co-founded the sequence alongside racing legend Tony Stewart and longtime sports activities media government George Pyne, maintained the fleet within the years since out of his Massive Iron Storage in Mooresville, North Carolina.

Evernham designed the vehicles upfront of its tv debut.

“These race vehicles have been constructed to an extremely excessive normal by Ray, with sturdiness, drivability, and efficiency in thoughts,” Cohen mentioned. “Our crew sees an enormous alternative to take these automobiles into a brand new period, repurposing them for premium track-day experiences, turnkey buyer packages, and specialty racing occasions throughout the nation. The chances are countless.”

GMS Racing additionally lately employed Tony Eury Jr. to supervise its new Late Mannequin chassis program. That is notable as a result of Eury labored on the fleet of vehicles throughout his time at FURY Race Automobiles, which labored alongside SRX throughout its TV tenure.

“This acquisition is a significant step ahead for GMS Fabrication as properly,” mentioned Mike Beam, President of GMS Fabrication. “Our fabrication groups are central to each racing effort, and we’re excited to steer this subsequent chapter with the craftsmanship and satisfaction that GMS is understood for.”

Picture by: Dylan Buell / SRX through Getty Pictures

GMS Race Automobiles didn’t buy any of the branding, names or broadcast rights related to SRX however he was happy to present these vehicles a brand new life in no matter course Beam, Cohen and Eury take it.

 “It’s extremely gratifying to see these vehicles dwell on in a brand new format,” Evernham mentioned. “We constructed them to be sturdy, vigorous, and enjoyable — whether or not within the arms of champions or first-timers. GMS Race Automobiles is the proper group to hold that torch ahead and put smiles on a complete new technology of drivers.”