Ray Evernham sells physical SRX racing assets

GMS Race Vehicles has bought the ‘car fleet and tools’ previously used within the Famous person 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 had been used within the IROC model quick observe collection that aired on CBS after which ESPN from 2021-to-2023.

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

Evernham designed the vehicles prematurely of its tv debut.

“These race vehicles had been constructed to an extremely excessive customary by Ray, with sturdiness, drivability, and efficiency in thoughts,” Cohen stated. “Our workforce sees an enormous alternative to take these autos into a brand new period, repurposing them for premium track-day experiences, turnkey buyer applications, and specialty racing occasions throughout the nation. The probabilities are infinite.”

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 Vehicles, which labored alongside SRX throughout its TV tenure.

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

Photograph by: Dylan Buell / SRX through Getty Pictures

GMS Race Vehicles 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 route Beam, Cohen and Eury take it.

 “It’s extremely gratifying to see these vehicles dwell on in a brand new format,” Evernham stated. “We constructed them to be sturdy, energetic, and enjoyable — whether or not within the fingers of champions or first-timers. GMS Race Vehicles is the right group to hold that torch ahead and put smiles on an entire new technology of drivers.”