The Hoffman Racing team announced this morning that Chad Boespflug would be its new driver for the 2017 campaign. The full press release can be seen below.
Loveland, OH (Dec 5, 2016) – The one thing constant in life is change. Coming off a banner year for Hoffman Racing (HAR), winning the Team’s unprecedented 11th USAC National Sprint
Car Series Championship, winning Indiana Sprint Week for 2016, the first ever Little 500win and reaching 100 National USAC Sprint Car wins, major changes are in store for 2017.
Staying the same are the return of our major sponsor, Mean Green Cleaner & Degreaser,associate sponsors Lykins Energy Solutions, XYZ, and the addition of EZR. HAR remainsan Official Military Order of The Purple Heart Race Team.
What is changing? Of the five “core Team members” of HAR, only Richard Hoffman andTim Waechter are remaining. Dan Launderville is moving on to a business opportunity,Rob Hoffman is retiring, after a lifetime of racing, to concentrate on family and his businesscareer in banking. Brady will not be able to run the entire schedule due to other racing conflictsand will concentrate on wing sprint cars.
“The loss of Dan, Rob and Brady necessitated a restructuring of the Team. I want to wish Dan,Brady, and my son, Rob, the best. We had one heck of a Team, as evidenced by results.Without the backing of Mean Green, Lykins, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, and now EZR, it wouldhave been difficult to continue. As it is we are excited to carry on our legacy with Chad. Hewill drive the 69 car. Chad’s career is taking off and with the addition of Davey Jones as thecrew chief, that makes us a threat every night, and for our 12th USAC National Sprint CarChampionship,” said Richard Hoffman, President of Hoffman Racing. The Team willbe headquartered out of Indianapolis, Indiana.
Chad Boespflug commented “I am looking forward to working with Dynamics Inc. HoffmanRacing. With the help of EZR we will be chasing another championship in 2017. It’s a tall featto follow in the footsteps of their accomplishments over the years, but also a huge honor tohelp carry on the Hoffman Racing legacy of excellence and championship. They have truly helpedevolve the sport of racing."
Chad began racing micros in 1998 in his home state of California. He graduated to sprint cars in 2004.He won the SCRA championship in 2005 and made the big move to Indiana in 2007. He became theLawrenceburg track champion in 2011. Chad began his own team with the help of Chuck Eberhardtand Fred Zirzow and ran the entire USAC National Sprint Car schedule. They racked up 6 USACNational wins in 2016.
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