Precision Performance Motorsports

Precision Performance Motorsports (PPM) is an American professional sports car racing and former stock car racing team that currently competes full-time in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship using a GT Daytona-class Lamborghini Huracán GT3 Evo.[1] In stock car racing, the team was known for competing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the K&N Pro Series East. The team is owned by Rick Gdovic and was formed from the assets of Viva Motorsports. After the 2017 season, PPM shuttered its stock car operation to transition to sports car racing.

Precision Performance Motorsports
Owner(s)Rick Gdovic
BaseChina Grove, North Carolina
SeriesWeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Race driversUnited States Brandon Gdovic
United Kingdom Johnathan Hoggard
United States Mark Kvamme
United States Eric Lux
ManufacturerLamborghini
Opened2011
Career
DebutXfinity Series:
2015 Zippo 200 at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Latest raceXfinity Series:
2017 Kansas Lottery 300 (Kansas)
Races competedTotal:
Xfinity Series: 18
K&N Pro Series East:
Drivers' ChampionshipsTotal: 0
Xfinity Series: 0
K&N Pro Series East: 0
Pole positionsTotal:
Xfinity Series: 0
K&N Pro Series East: 0

Xfinity Series

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Car No. 46 history

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Quin Houff's No. 46 at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2017

The No. 46 team debut was at the season opener at Daytona International Speedway in 2016, with Anthony Kumpen behind the wheel with sponsorship Nexteer Automotive and Leaseplan. The second race for the No. 46 was the 2016 Fitzgerald Glider Kits 300 at Bristol with Brandon Gdovic behind the wheel with sponsorship Pitt Ohio Express. He started 27th and finished 18th. Gdovic also ran at Pocono, Indianapolis, the other Bristol race and Phoenix. Jordan Anderson drove the car in the season-finale at Homestead-Miami.

In 2017, Kumpen returned to the No. 46 at Daytona and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Where he finished 22nd and 18th.[2] Quin Houff made its Xfinity Series debut in the No. 46 at Bristol, with an impressive 15th-place finish. Houff also ran the following race at Richmond, the spring race at Iowa, the fall race at Kentucky and Kansas. Houff also failed to qualify for the summer race at Kentucky and in the season-finale at Homestead-Miami. Parker Kligerman drove the car at Road America and finished 10th, giving the team their first Top-10.

Car No. 46 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts
2016 Anthony Kumpen 46 Chevy DAY
26
ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX 44th 112
Brandon Gdovic BRI
18
RCH TAL DOV CLT POC
26
MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND
27
IOW GLN MOH BRI
21
ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO
21
Jordan Anderson HOM
36
2017 Anthony Kumpen DAY
22
ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX MOH
16
BRI 40th 145
Quin Houff BRI
15
RCH
27
TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW
12
DAY KEN
DNQ
NHA IND IOW GLN KEN
27
DOV CLT KAN
22
TEX PHO HOM
DNQ
Parker Kligerman ROA
10
DAR RCH CHI

Car No. 55 history

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Brandon Gdovic drove two races in the No. 55 for Viva Motorsports before PPM purchased their equipment.

The team made their first Xfinity Series debut in 2015, at Watkins Glen, with Gdovic driving and finished a career best 13th. Anthony Kumpen signed with PPM to drive two races starting at Phoenix International Raceway and Homestead-Miami Speedway.[3]

Car No. 55 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts
2015 Brandon Gdovic 55 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN
13
MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX 38th 296
Anthony Kumpen PHO
24
HOM
27

Sports car racing

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The team announced in early December 2017 that it would be suspending its NASCAR operations and moving into the Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge and posted the sale of its Xfinity Series equipment.[4] Later, team owner Rick Gdovic said that his son Brandon Gdovic wanted to move to sports car racing, and that the financial model in that discipline is better than stock car racing. Rick had tried to sell the team before the 2017 season began but an investment group set to buy the team fell through.[5] In 2018, the team fielded two entries in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series before expanding to the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship for 2019.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Dagys, John (17 October 2018). "PPM Steps Up to Full-Season Lamborghini GTD Effort". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. ^ "NWES Champ Set For Xfinity Series Campaign". NASCAR Home Tracks. January 20, 2017. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Anthony Kumpen: 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "NASCAR XFINITY RACE TEAM EQUIPMENT for sale in CHINA GROVE, NC". RacingJunk Classifieds. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  5. ^ "Precision Performance Motorsports Shuts Down XFINITY Series Program". www.frontstretch.com. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  6. ^ Allaway, Phil (19 December 2018). "Precision Performance Motorsports Launches WeatherTech Championship Effort". Frontstretch. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
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