Chet Herbert operated his company, Chet Herbert Cams and Speed Shop in Anaheim, California from 1949 until he passed away in 2009. His younger sister Doris, and his son Doug played prominent roles in the sport. Doris was the publisher of Drag News, the first great Drag Racing Newspaper, while his son, Doug, acquitted himself as a Pro Driver winning four Championships and ten National level Events. Doug has continued his father's legacy at his shop in North Carolina.

Doug Herbert in 1990 earned his pilot’s license and shortly thereafter launched his own business and started his professional racing career. Doug Herbert Performance Parts was born and a legendary drag racer in the making took his first blasts down the pro drag strip. “Working and driving a dragster are the two things I know how to do best,” Herbert said. “Drag racing has changed so drastically over the years and it constantly evolves. You have to pay attention and try to stay with the pack, but it takes a lot of time and money to do it. I keep after it because I love racing.” In 1991, Herbert moved his business to the Charlotte, N.C. area where he currently resides.

Ray Evernham, president and CEO, founded Evernham Motorsports in 1999, the mission was to lead Dodge back into prominence in NASCAR's elite racing series and field two competitive teams. For five consecutive years, a Dodge Dealers/UAW Dodge from Evernham Motorsports visited victory lane, a testament to the success of the organization in achieving its mission.

Stock Car Steel & Aluminum, Inc. was founded by Greg Fornelli in 1996 to serve the extremely demanding world of NASCAR racing. Better than 90% of all NASCAR race teams are located within a 100 mile radius of our 35,000 ft² Distribution Center. We are the primary Metal and Plastics supplier to just about all of them. We service all business in our local market with our own fleet of trucks and are happy to deliver products free of charge.

CNC Performance Engineering is a contract, precision machine shop specializing in prototype to short and intermediate production machining using metals such as Titanium, Magnesium, Aluminum and Steel. Since 1971, CNC Performance Engineering has been providing value added precision machining and tooling design services for industrial OEM manufacturers in a range of markets. CNCPE's facility is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and features 8,000 square feet with all late model, state of the art CNC machining capabilities.

ProCharger the industry’s leading aftermarket supercharger manufacturer, for nearly thirty years, ProCharger has been designing, engineering, and building the most powerful, reliable, and advanced centrifugal superchargers on the market. Along with sister company, Inovair, focusing on aerospace, industrial, and commercial applications, ProCharger is headquartered in Kansas City. We take great pride in being a fully integrated company manufacturing our top of the line products here in the U.S.

Since 1980, Jesel Valvetrain Innovation has been at the forefront of valvetrain technology, delivering precision-engineered components that have become the gold standard in the racing industry. Their unwavering commitment to quality and performance makes them an invaluable partner in our quest to break the 500 mph land speed record.

John Force Racing is one of America’s great sports dynasties with 24 championships, hundreds of wins and a huge fan following from around the world. JFR remains the sport’s undeniable “Home to Champions” as the winningest team in motorsports history.

For years LaJoie has been at the forefront of racing seat safety with his company, The Joie of Seating, but now he is putting an emphasis on sharing safety information with novice and experienced short track drivers. Previously, this information was only available to the top-tier racers.

Goodyear is a proud sponsor of the LSR Project. Few names are as intertwined with the Bonneville Salt Flats — Goodyear tires carried Craig Breedlove's Spirit of America through the 400, 500, and 600 mph barriers in the 1960s, and Gary Gabelich's Blue Flame to the 622 mph land speed record in 1970. Their partnership brings more than a century of racing innovation to our pursuit of 500 mph.

Armed with the foresight to recognize the future of materials were changing as fast as our culture was. Revchem gained notoriety in Southern California for reliability, efficiency, expert technical support, and an unrivaled commitment to customer service. Soon one delivery vehicle turned into two. Today, we have a fleet of semi-trucks and delivery vans at strategic locations dedicated to delivering composite solutions daily.

After George Poteet's sudden death in July 2024, his family retired the record-setting gold Speed Demon — the world's fastest piston-powered car — to a museum, but let the racing team keep the engines, trailers, and gear to keep going. The team is now building a new car on a Tom Hanna chassis donated by Jim Knapp, aiming to debut it at Bonneville SpeedWeek 2025 and chase the E-class record, with the gold car making one final salt appearance as a tribute.

Trevor Ashline is known worldwide for game changing innovations in Frontal Head Restraints, belts and accessories. With 11 Patents in the field of Head Restraints, many sanctioning bodies as well as SFI and the FIA have relied on the testing and consultations of ESS’s founder to formulate standards for the latest cockpit configurations. We continue this trend with our latest program for NHRA Top Fuel and Funny Car head surrounds.

Symmetrix has its roots firmly grounded in America’s Cup campaigns. Modern Cup teams are a showcase for technological achievements and advancements in the fields of hydrodynamics, aerodynamics, and composite construction techniques. John Barnitt and Scott Vogel, the President and Vice President of Symmetrix Composite Tooling, have the unique benefit of not only having been part of many America’s Cup teams but also having won the trophy with Dennis Conner’s Stars & Stripes crew in 1987. They since went on to be parts of two more Cup teams and have shared familial career paths