FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: EIBACH 2014 EVENT RECAP/HIGHLIGHTS
Corona, CA (December 8, 2014)
Team Eibach Enjoys World Domination in 2014 With close to 1,000 wins and more than 60 championships claimed in racing divisions worldwide, it’s safe to say that 2014 is truly a banner year for Eibach’s customers. Here are some of the more impressive highlights from this season (and in no particular order):
NASCAR
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series – First-time, back-to-back championships in series history with Matt Crafton and Thorsport Racing
NASCAR Canadian Series Champion – Louis-Philippe Dumoulin, first career win at the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series championship with the Eibach Springs #47 WeatherTech Canada/Bellemare Group racecar
Circle Track
USMTS Champion – Rodney Sanders, second-straight United States Modified Touring title, along with 38 total wins, including King of America IV Modified Nationals, USRA National Championship and World Modified Dirt Track Championship with the Eibach #20 Swan Energy Modified
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion – Don O’Neal, first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series national title, along with 8 wins and a victory in the 22nd Annual Show Me 100 with the Eibach Springs #5 Clint Bowyer Racing/Barry Wright Racing Late Model
IMCA Stock Car National Champion – Mike Nichols, National Champion of the IMCA Sunoco Stock Car series with the Eibach Springs #63 Stock Car
Eibach Springs, Inc. I 264 Mariah Circle I Corona, CA 92879 I USA T+1 951-256-8300 I F+1 951-256-8333 I [email protected] Continued eibach.com USAC Silver Crown Champion – Kody Swanson, first USAC Silver Crown Sprint Car title in 2014, winner of five out of ten series events with the Eibach Springs #63 DePalma Motosports Maxim
CBC/MLRA Champion – Chad Simpson, record-setting fifth champion in the Corn Belt Clash Late Model series and first-time Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA) with the Eibach Springs #25 Liebe Trucking Super Late Model
Touring Car
DTM Manufacturer Champion – Team Audi Sport with Mattias Ekström, winner of the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM) finale at Hockenheim with the Eibach Springs/Red Bull Audi RS 5
V8 Supercars Champion – Jamie Whincup, winner of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship at the Sandown 500
Pirelli World Challenge Champion – Lawson Aschenbach, winner of the GTS Class championship with the Eibach Springs #1 Blackdog Speed Shop Chevrolet Camaro
Off-Road
SCORE International
Baja 500 Champion – Bryce Menzies
Baja 1000 Champion – Rob MacCachren
Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series (LOORRS)
Third-time Pro 2WD Champion – Brian Deegan with the Eibach #38 Rockstar Energy/Makita Power Tools Ford
Pro Lite Champion – Sheldon Creed with the Eibach Springs #74 Traxxas/A.M. Ortega Dodge
Rally
Red Bull Global Rally Cross Champion – Joni Wiman, first Red Bull Global Rally Cross Supercar title with the Eibach Springs/Olsbergs MSE #31 Ford Fiesta ST
Bonneville Speed Record
World’s Fastest Sprint Car – Damion Gardner, World’s Fastest Sprint Car and first Sprint Car to go 200mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats with a 211.59mph top speed
WEC
24 Hours of Le Mans – Marcel Fässler/André Lotterer/Benoît Tréluyer (CH/D/F) and Lucas di Grassi/ Marc Gené/Tom Kristensen (BR/E/DK) took a one-two victory for Team Audi at the 82nd Annual 24 Hours of Le Mans
Across multiple continents, thousands of miles and many different forms of racing, Eibach is extremely proud to have played a part in the success of all our amazing teams throughout this exciting 2014 season. We wish each and every one of them a special thanks and congratulations, and we’ll be ready to take on 2015!
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