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Andy
McCoy Race Cars Steps Up to Sponsor PDRA Live Feed
‘Driver Showcase’
PITTSBORO, N.C. January 23, 2015: The Professional
Drag Racers Association is stepping up their Live Feed
coverage by Motor Mania TV for their sophomore season.
PDRA TV was a huge hit in 2014 with an average of
22,000 viewers per race. For the 2015 season, Andy
McCoy Race Cars is joining the PDRA team of sponsors
as the presenter of the Driver Showcase portion of the
Live Feed.
The Andy McCoy Race Cars Driver Showcase will feature
an inside look at the unique and storied drivers of
the PDRA, taking fans behind the scenes of all their
favorite teams.
“We wanted to do more with the PDRA,” explained Andy
McCoy. “In talking to the PDRA staff, we decided the
Driver’s Showcase would be a really good fit for us.
I’ve been friends with Jason for a long time. I grew
up with him down in Mississippi. I’ve seen him and his
dad grow in their success over the years. I like to
surround myself with successful people and with them
it’s a no brainer. I listen to what they have to say.
“I'm really thankful to Jason and Mitchell Scruggs,
Tommy Franklin, Roger Hinson, and Gene Hector for
stepping up and doing this. If it wasn’t for those
guys doing this we wouldn’t have cars to build. This
is just our way of giving back a little bit and saying
we appreciate what they’re doing.”
Since their championship-winning season in 2011 Andy
McCoy Race Cars has continued to grow. This off season
alone the shop has produced three brand new chassis
for clients. “It takes us 15 weeks to build a race car
from start to finish,” told McCoy, whose shop also
provides body kits. “And we’ve built three since
October. We’re really busy, trying to get a lot of
cars built for the 2015 season. I would like to thank
the guys out in the shop for all of their hard work
over the winter. Shop foreman Scott Wymore has done an
exceptional job helping get these cars done and my
father Stan has also done an exceptional job with the
composites this winter. I can’t thank all of my guys
enough.”
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“We did one for Doug Winters,” McCoy
continued. “He’s got a new ‘69
Chevelle and he’s committed to all 10
races. He’s also going to do some NHRA
races with it as well, so that’s
really good for us. We’ll have two
Andy McCoy Race Cars in Dallas for the
PDRA opener, the other one being the
PD Fleet machine- a Russell Miller
owned car driven by Tyler Miller. I
will be helping those guys out again
this year. Mike Kopchick, with Rage
Fuel Systems, will be Crew Chief.
We’ll also be at each of the 10 events
to support our other customers.
“I’m at all the races and I spend a
lot of time with our team and out in
the pits, so I don’t get to see a lot
of the Live Feed coverage, but my wife
and family at home tell me how great
it is, that it’s very informative.
They like being able to see us on TV.
It’s great to hear that feedback since
I can’t tune in myself.”
Often pulling double duty at the
track, McCoy indeed stays very busy,
supporting his various clients. The
Missouri native pulls on his years of
experience as a driver when building
and maintaining chassis. “By us having
some driving experience and being able
to win a championship, we bring a lot
to the table. We’re up on all the
safety stuff. I can relate to the
drivers. If they say the car is acting
a certain way, I know what they’re
talking about. When I’m struggling
with a car - like when we struggled
with the PD Fleet car. It was rattling
Tyler’s brains out. I knew where he
was coming from, and it made me want
to rectify the problem even sooner,
because I know what he’s going through
in the car.”
No team is immune to struggles and
it’s often those struggles that bring
about the greatest innovations. McCoy
has built upon the struggles of the PD
Fleet team last season, pushing
forward for his team and clients in
2015.
“We finished fifth last year in
points, which wasn’t too bad for us
having a brand new car, brand new
team, brand new motors. We had an
electrical gremlin that got us at the
first few races. We had a few
convertor issues that got us, and we
had a few chassis issues that got us.
We didn’t qualify at, I think, two of
the races this year. We struggled
quite a bit, and for us to finish
fifth in points shows the dedication
of the team - what a great driver we
have, what a great tuner we have, what
a great chassis we have. We just
didn’t have enough time last year. We
basically had to go right into
Rockingham, the very first PDRA race,
and that was the first time the car
had ever been down the track. So for
us to start there and end our season
at Virginia qualifying number two,
going rounds and finishing fifth in
points was quite an accomplishment for
everyone on our team. So I see some
really good, positive things coming
out of this team this year. We can
give everyone a run for their money
and possibly come out on top this
year. That's a goal of mine. We won
the Pro Extreme Championship in 2011.
It would be nice to have a Pro Boost
Championship in 2015.”
The Andy McCoy Race Cars Driver’s
Showcase will debut on the PDRA Live
Feed with the season opener in Dallas,
Tx. March 19-21. To tune in, visit
www.pdra660.com.
For more on the world’s premier eighth
mile drag racing organization visit
www.pdra660.com.
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Photo: Gary Rowe (RaceWorks.com)
(PDRA660.com)
PRESS CONTACT: Lisa Collier
Professional Drag Racers Association
lisa@pdra660.com
704.692.4636
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