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CHAMPIONSHIP
NASCAR WHELEN MODIFIED TEAMS
MAKE SWITCH TO LFR CHASSIS
Tinio Racing and Eddie Harvey Will Run LFR Chassis in 2016 |
 Tinio
Racing and Eddie Harvey, two championship NASCAR
Modified teams, are set to switch to LFR Chassis for
the 2016 racing season. The two teams, who have
previously found success on the track, are looking
to take their programs to the next level with LFR
Chassis.
“Having top championship caliber teams such as Tinio
and Eddie Harvey coming on board for 2016 is a huge
compliment to our company and all we have going on,”
said Rob Fuller, President of LFR Chassis. “We have
really raised the bar on the engineering and design,
as well as the customer service side of this
division. These guys have been racing with the same
equipment and basic designs for some time now, and
when they took the time to look at what we have
developed and the technical data they will have
access to, along with the open tests we provide, I
really believe the switch makes sense to them. They
are not buying a car, they are buying into a company
and its concept.”
Tinio Racing, owned by Sully Tinio and family, has
been on the modified racing season for a while now
and are planning to go into their third full-time
year. The team won multiple races from 2012 to 2014,
but 2015 saw the team go winless, prompting them to
make a change during the off-season that will get
them back into Victory Lane.
“The move to LFR Chassis really happened for a
number of reasons,” said Lawney Tinio, Team Manager.
“One was just seeing Coby and the No. 2 team run so
well last season. We were also looking for someone
who was looking to work with our race team and LFR
was making a great push for us. Then after some
further research and a trip to the shop to see what
technology they had, the switch became a no-brainer.
We’re really looking for this change to help bring
us back to being a top contending team and pick up a
couple of wins and possibly a championship next
year.”
Tinio Racing’s driver Bobby Santos, the 2010 NWMT
Champion, has worked with the team since 2012.
Having collected eight victories with Tinio Racing
and piloted an LFR Chassis twice before, Santos
feels confident about the upcoming switch.
“We’ve seen what LFR Chassis has done in a short
amount of time, and it’s really just such a great
program,” explained Santos. “Tinio Racing isn’t a
team that likes to sit still, so I think this change
will help us keep moving forward. Having ran an LFR
Chassis before I think the transition will go really
smoothly and I expect us to be back to winning and
be contenders for the championship next year.”
Eddie Harvey and his driver, Andy Seuss, are regular
competitors in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified
Tour (NWSMT), and also switching to LFR Chassis for
the 2016 season. The partnership has previously had
tons of success in the NWSMT, earning the multiple
championships in the series. Two of those
championships were back to back, as driver Andy
Seuss secured both the 2014 and 2015 NWSMT honors.
“We really want to take our race program to the next
level,” said Eddie Harvey, owner. “The competition
is closing in on us and we want to try something new
to get ahead again. I’ve been friends with Phil
Moran and Rob Fuller for a while now, so switching
to LFR Chassis made sense. Hopefully this switch
will bring us another championship!”
LFR Chassis is located at 117 Crosslake Park Drive
in Mooresville, N.C. To learn more, call (704)
662-3306 or visit
www.LFRChassis.com.
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Source:
Nealie Stufflet /
LFR Chassis
Posted:
November 18, 2015 |
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