Triad Racing Technologies
{{Short description|Company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Triad Racing Technologies
| logo = TriadRacingTechnologiesLogo.jpg
| logo_caption = Triad Racing Technologies' logo
| former_name = Triad Racing Development
| type = Private
| industry = Automotive Motorsport
| founded = 2008
| founder = Marty Gaunt
| defunct = 2020
| hq_location_city = Mooresville, North Carolina
| key_people = Marty Gaunt
(President & CEO)
| products = Race Parts
Chassis Parts
Body Parts
| website = http://www.triadrt.com
}}
Triad Racing Technologies was a body parts and chassis supplier for NASCAR teams that ran under the Toyota manufacturer. The company was originally formed as Triad Racing Development before it was merged in late 2008 with Bill Davis Racing by Michael Held and Marty Gaunt. Originally, TRT was intended to field a full-time Sprint Cup Series and three full-time Camping World Truck Series teams that were originally owned by Davis, but a lack of sponsorship caused the organization to close all of its teams and lay off most of its employees. MBM Motorsports eventually invested into TRT, acquiring the company's equipment for use in the team's Cup and NASCAR Xfinity Series programs.{{cite web|last=Whisler|first=Caleb|url=http://kickinthetires.net/index.php/2019/01/17/interview-long-gase-discuss-2019-for-mbm-motorsports/|title=INTERVIEW: Long, Gase discuss 2019 for MBM Motorsports|publisher=Kickin' the Tires|date=January 17, 2019|access-date=March 18, 2019}}
Toyota Racing Development alliance
TRT had an exclusive partnership deal with Toyota Racing Development (TRD) in providing body parts and tuner services to TRD for its NASCAR Cup Series programs. TRT previously provided engines to TRD before TRT sold its engine division.{{Cite news|url=https://autoweek.com/article/nascar/triad-racing-technologies-sell-its-nascar-engine-shop|title=Triad Racing Technologies to sell its NASCAR engine shop|work=Autoweek|access-date=2018-08-27}} It was also the exclusive parts supplier for all Toyota NASCAR body parts. Triad used to have an exclusive relationship with TRD for NASCAR Cup Series engine development.{{Cite web|url=http://www.triadrt.com/trd-partnership|title=TRD Partnership {{!}} Triad Racing Technologies|website=www.triadrt.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304172437/http://www.triadrt.com/trd-partnership|archive-date=2018-03-04|url-status=dead}}
This partnership with Toyota and TRD dates back to when Toyota had first entered NASCAR officially in 2005.
Manufacturing capabilities
Triad had a various number of capabilities when it came to building engines, bodies, and chassis' to produce dependable parts.
- Fully equipped parts department utilizing 100% serialization and parts lifting
- Brown and Sharpe Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)
- Rockwell Tester
- Confirms hardness of porous and non-porous metals (i.e. Steel and Aluminum)
- EZ Cam
- Checks lobes, Journals, and taper configuration in cams
- 99% success rate for race engine durability
- Horsepower for all engines is consistent to within +/- one half of one percent
- Four Dyno cells
- Two Spintron cells
- Five assembly Laboratories
- Full CNC Capabilities up to 5-axis
- Measures repeatability to .00008 of an inch (Pistons, Valves, Rings, Blocks, Cams, and Cranks)
- Mahr Form Tester
- Measures critical features on valves and pistons with accuracy to .00004 of an inch
- 99% success rate for race engine durability
- Horsepower for all engines is consistent to within +/- one half of one percent
- Disassembly Area, Block Prep, Grinding, Head/Manifold Department, EFI/Carb Lab, Magnaflux Lab
- Metrology lab including Brown and Sharpe coordinate measuring machine and (2) Faro arms
- Full engine inventory and spares room
Former clients
- Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.
- Toyota Racing Development
- AM Racing
- BK Racing (defunct){{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/24454984|title=Front Row purchase of BK Racing approved|date=2018-08-23|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-02-07}}
- Bill McAnally Racing
- Chris Fontaine Enterprises
- Fortin Racing
- Furniture Row Racing (defunct)
- Gaunt Brothers Racing (defunct){{cite web|last=Long|first=Dustin|url=https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2018/08/04/gaunt-brothers-racing-expanding-its-schedule/|title=Gaunt Brothers Racing expanding its schedule|publisher=NBC Sports|date=August 4, 2018|access-date=March 18, 2019}}
- Germain Racing (defunct){{cite web|last=Spencer|first=Lee|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nascar/story/germain-racing-ends-two-year-deal-with-ford-will-move-to-general-motors-in-2014-100113#!kN2yq|title=Germain Racing leaving Ford for GM|publisher=Fox Sports|date=2013-10-02|access-date=2013-10-02}}
- Hattori Racing Enterprises (TRD)
- Joe Gibbs Racing (TRD)
- JTG Daugherty Racing (now Chevrolet){{Cite news|url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/news/jtg-daugherty-switch-to-chevy-aj-allmendinger-richard-childress-racing-alliance/ddkgcskwc18811pcgd7ejzdkz|title=JTG Daugherty switches to Chevy, forms alliance with RCR|date=2013-11-26|work=Sporting News|access-date=2018-03-03}}
- Kyle Busch Motorsports (TRD)
- Michael Waltrip Racing (defunct){{cite web|author=Michael Waltrip Racing|author-link=Michael Waltrip Racing|url=http://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/michael-waltrip-racing-toyota-extend-partnership/|title=Michael Waltrip Racing, Toyota extend partnership|publisher=Motorsport|date=2013-05-22|access-date=2013-12-26}}
- NEMCO Motorsports (now Chevrolet){{Cite news|url=https://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/nemco-motorsports-reunites-with-chevrolet-for-2015-season-010915|title=NEMCO Motorsports reunites with Chevrolet for 2015 season|date=2015-01-09|work=FOX Sports|access-date=2018-03-04|language=en-US}}
- Ken Schrader Racing (now Ford)
- Swan Racing (defunct){{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/news/121204/swan-racing-new-nascar-team/|title=New ownership team enters NASCAR|publisher=NASCAR|date=2012-12-10|access-date=2012-12-15}} (defunct){{Cite news|url=https://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2014/4/23/swan-racing-closes-doors-brandon-davis-owner-sprint-cup-series.html|title=Swan struggles became 'nightmare' for owner|access-date=2018-03-03|language=en}}
- Rusty Wallace Racing (defunct){{Cite news|url=https://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2012/1/6/2687845/rusty-wallace-racing-nascar-steve-wallace-michael-annett-nationwide-series-2012|title=Rusty Wallace Racing Shuts Down NASCAR Teams For 2012 Season|work=SBNation.com|access-date=2018-03-03}}
- RAB Racing (defunct)
- Red Horse Racing (defunct){{Cite news|url=https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-truck/news/red-horse-racing-to-shut-down-effective-immediately-909188/|title=Red Horse Racing to shut down, effective immediately|work=Motorsport.com|access-date=2018-03-03|language=en}}
- Win-Tron Racing (now Chevrolet){{Cite news|url=https://speedsport.com/stock-cars/arca-stock-cars/win-tron-arca-chevrolet/|title=Win-Tron Switches To Chevrolet In ARCA Series {{!}} SPEED SPORT|last=Staff|first=SPEED SPORT|date=2018-01-22|work=SPEED SPORT|access-date=2018-03-03|language=en-US}}
- TriStar Motorsports (defunct)
- ThorSport Racing{{Cite news|url=https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2018/01/22/thorsport-racing-partners-ford-performance/|title=ThorSport Racing partners with Ford Performance {{!}} NASCAR.com|date=2018-01-22|work=Official Site Of NASCAR|access-date=2018-03-03|language=en-US}}
- Diversified Motorsports Enterprises (now Chevrolet){{Cite web|url=https://motorsportstribune.com/jjl-motorsports-increase-truck-schedule-switch-to-ford/|title=JJL Motorsports Increase Truck Schedule, Switch to Ford|website=Motorsports Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-03}}
- Tommy Baldwin Racing (now Chevrolet)
- Venturini Motorsports (TRD)
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090403155247/http://triadracingtechnologies.com/index.php Triad Racing Technologies]
{{Gaunt Brothers Racing}}
Category:2008 establishments in North Carolina
Category:Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2008