Precision Performance Motorsports
 | |
| Owner(s) | Rick Gdovic |
|---|---|
| Base | China Grove, North Carolina |
| Series |
Xfinity Series K&N Pro Series East |
| Car numbers | 12, 46, 55, 64 |
| Race drivers |
Gray Gaulding Anthony Kumpen Quin Houff Ulysse Delsaux Brandon Gdovic Brian Henderson Parker Kligerman Jordan Anderson |
| Sponsors |
Nexteer Automotive Leaseplan Verizon EL Systems WindStax Fronius USA Pitt Ohio UrbanCarryHolsters.com ComServe Wireless BeatinCancerWithDuke.org |
| Manufacturer |
Chevrolet Toyota |
| Opened | 2011 |
| Closed | 2017 |
| Career | |
| Debut |
Xfinity Series: 2015 Zippo 200 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) |
| Latest race |
Xfinity Series: 2017 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas) |
| Races competed |
Total: Xfinity Series: 18 K&N Pro Series East: |
| Drivers' Championships |
Total: 0 Xfinity Series: 0 K&N Pro Series East: 0 |
| Pole positions |
Total: Xfinity Series: 0 K&N Pro Series East: 0 |
Precision Performance Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the K&N Pro Series East. The team was owned by Rick Gdovic and was formed from the assets of Viva Motorsports. PPM closed following the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series season so that the Gdovic family could transition to sports car racing.
Xfinity Series
Car No. 46 history
The No. 46 team debut was at the season opener at Daytona International Speedway in 2016, with Anthony Kumpen behind the wheel with sponsorship Nexteer Automotive and Leaseplan. The second race for the No. 46 was the 2016 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol with Brandon Gdovic behind the wheel with sponsorship Pitt Ohio. He started 27th and finished 18th. Gdovic also ran at Pocono, Indianapolis, the other Bristol race and Phoenix. Jordan Anderson drove the car in the season-finale at Homestead-Miami.
In 2017, Kumpen returned to the No. 46 at Daytona and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Where he finished 22nd and 18th.[1] Quin Houff made its Xfinity Series debut in the No. 46 at Bristol, with an impressive 15th place finish. Houff also ran the following race at Richmond, the spring race at Iowa, the fall race at Kentucky and Kansas. Houff also failed to qualify for the summer race at Kentucky and in the season-finale at Homestead-Miami. Parker Kligerman drove the car at Road America and finished 10th, giving the team their first Top-10.
Car No. 55 history
Brandon Gdovic drove two races in the No. 55 for Viva Motorsports before PPM purchased their equipment.
The team made their first Xfinity Series debut in 2015, at Watkins Glen, with Gdovic driving and finished a career best 13th. Anthony Kumpen signed with PPM to drive two races starting at Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway.[2]
Closure
The team announced in early December 2017 that it would be suspending its NASCAR operations and moving into the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge and posted the sale of its Xfinity Series equipment.[3] Later, team owner Rick Gdovic said that his son Brandon Gdovic wanted to move to sports car racing, and that the financial model in that discipline is better than stock car racing. Rick had tried to sell the team before the 2017 season began but an investment group set to buy the team fell through.[4]
K&N Pro Series East
References
- ↑ "NWES Champ Set For Xfinity Series Campaign". NASCAR Home Tracks. January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
- ↑ "Anthony Kumpen: 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ↑ "NASCAR XFINITY RACE TEAM EQUIPMENT for sale in CHINA GROVE, NC". RacingJunk Classifieds. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ↑ "Precision Performance Motorsports Shuts Down XFINITY Series Program". www.frontstretch.com. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
External links
- Precision Performance Motorsports driver statistics at Racing-Reference