Weld Racing, LLC is pleased to announce that it has been acquired by a group led by management and Granite Creek Partners, LLC (www.granitecreek.com ).
Weld
Racing is a US-based manufacturer of aluminum wheels for performance
automotive enthusiasts and the auto racing industry. The company was
founded in 1967 and has a single manufacturing and distribution
facility in Kansas City, Missouri. For over four decades, the Weld
Racing brand has been known throughout the automotive aftermarket as
the premier aluminum race wheel manufacturer in all forms of
motorsports.
Structured as a management buyout, the acquisition
places ownership and leadership of the company in the hands of racers,
and allows the Weld Racing brand to do what it does best: engineer and
manufacture the best aluminum racing and street/strip wheels available.
The investor group includes management team members Kyle Fickler,
formerly of Aeromotive, Inc. and Scott Rider, Engineering and
Motorsports Group Manager of American Racing/Weld Motorsports.