Kraco Enterprises

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American private company

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::summary American private company ::

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FieldValue
nameKraco Enterprises
logo[[File:Kraco logo.jpg
typePrivate
founderMaurice H. Kraines
foundation1954
location505 E. Euclid Avenue, Compton, CA 90224, USA
industryAutomobile
productsAutomotive Aftermarket
revenue200 million USD
num_employees250
homepageKraco.com
parentSun Capital Partners
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| name = Kraco Enterprises | logo = [[File:Kraco logo.jpg|200px|Kraco Enterprises]] | type = Private | founder = Maurice H. Kraines | foundation = 1954 | location = 505 E. Euclid Avenue, Compton, CA 90224, USA | industry = Automobile | products = Automotive Aftermarket | revenue = 200 million USD | num_employees = 250 | homepage = Kraco.com | owner = | parent = Sun Capital Partners ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Kraco_Enterprises_stereo.jpg" caption="A Kraco Super Deluxe CB transmitter"] ::

Kraco Enterprises, LLC, is an American private company. It primarily manufactures fabricated rubber products for a wide variety of purposes and applications. While they mainly produce floormats, they have also been a supplier for the automotive industry producing tire walls and even audio equipment including car speakers, stereos, and CB radios. Kraco was founded in 1954 in Compton, California. Their first product was "Snap-on" white walls to create temporary white-walled tires. They moved into making rubber, vinyl and soon thereafter, carpet floormats as the business expanded.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/18_LolaCosworth_-_Rahal's_1989_Indy_Car.jpg" caption="[[Bobby Rahal]]'s Kraco-sponsored IndyCar from 1989"] ::

During the 1980s and 1990s, Kraco sponsored Indy Car racing with drivers Michael Andretti, Bobby Rahal and Al Unser Jr., winning the Indianapolis 500 in 1992.

Sun Capital Partners, an American investment firm, acquired Kraco in August 2008. In 2010, Kraco Enterprises purchased Auto Expressions, a provider of automobile accessories,{{cite web | title=Kraco Enterprises to Acquire Auto Expressions from Shell Oil Company | publisher = Motor Sports News Wire | date = June 9, 2010 | url = https://motorsportsnewswire.com/2010/06/10/kraco-enterprises-to-acquire-auto-expressions-from-shell-oil-company-0610101/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170321170407/https://motorsportsnewswire.com/2010/06/10/kraco-enterprises-to-acquire-auto-expressions-from-shell-oil-company-0610101/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=2017-03-21 | accessdate = March 20, 2017 | url = https://blogs.wsj.com/privateequity/2010/06/11/the-week-in-private-equity-the-ants-and-the-giraffes/?KEYWORDS=Kraco | title =The Week In Private Equity: The Ants And The Giraffes | author = Beckerman, Josh | date = June 11, 2010 | work = Private Equity Beat | publisher = The Wall Street Journal | accessdate = March 11, 2010

In the U.K., Kraco products are distributed by its subsidiary Kraco Car Care International Limited{{cite web | title = Kraco Car Care International Limited| url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/04057857 | work = Companies House website }} (Shell Car Care International Limited until October 1, 2010),{{cite web | url =https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/04057857/filing-history/MzAyNDM5MzcwNGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0 | title =Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name

On October 21, 2015, Kraco Enterprises has acquired Who-Rae, a manufacturer and distributor of automotive aftermarket accessories.{{cite web | url = http://www.kraco.com/2015/10/kraco-enterprises-completes-acquisition-of-who-rae/ | title = Kraco Enterprises Completes Acquisition of Who-Rae | date = October 21, 2015 | work = Kraco Press Release | accessdate = March 20, 2017

Race results

PPG CART Indycar World Series

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YearChassisEngineDriversNo.1234567891011121314151617Pts PosPos198119821983198419851986198719881989Galles-Kraco Racing199019911992
PHXMILATLMCHRIVMILMCHWGLMXCPHX
Penske PC-7/79Cosworth DFXUSA Larry Cannon991511201230th10
USA Dick Ferguson18610724th20
PHXATLMILCLEMCHMILPOCRIVROAMCHPHX
Penske PC-9B/81Cosworth DFXUSA Bill Vukovich Jr.181141st2
USA Dick Ferguson17DNS47th1
March 82CUSA Mike Mosley871671219th37
Australia Vern Schuppan99730th18
Penske PC-9B/812724
ATLINDYMILCLEMCHROAPOCRIVMDOMCHCPLLAGPHX
March 83CCosworth DFXUSA Mike Mosley181313541725424DNQ112414th36
Australia Geoff Brabham201621st13
991812
USA Michael Andretti (R)1924927th4
LBHPHXINDYMILPORMEACLEMCHROAPOCMDOSANMCHPHXLAGCPL
March 84CCosworth DFXAustralia Geoff Brabham182163317238951421151116558th87
USA Michael Andretti991035412133201623163733247th102
LBHINDYMILPORMEACLEMCHROAPOCMDOSANMCHLAGPHXMIA
March 85CCosworth DFXUSA Kevin Cogan1823111657972517219417222414th44
USA Michael Andretti991981928472721314192595259th53
PHXLBHINDYMILPORMEACLETORMCHPOCMDOSANMCHROALAGPHXMIA
March 86CCosworth DFXUSA Michael Andretti1815*1*61*2*202191111*1062*2*31*182nd171
LBHPHXINDYMILPORMEACLETORMCHPOCROAMDONAZLAGMIA
March 87CCosworth DFXUSA Michael Andretti184429125651*816131*221*2nd158
PHXLBHINDYMILPORCLETORMEAMCHPOCMDOROANAZLAGMIA
March 88CCosworth DFXUSA Michael Andretti1837471114366th119
Lola T88/003252652217
PHXLBHINDYMILDETPORCLEMEATORMCHPOCMDOROANAZLAG
Lola T89/00Cosworth DFSUSA Bobby Rahal1818426131823119962228769th88
PHXLBHINDYMILDETPORCLEMEATORMCHDENVANMDOROANAZLAG
Lola T90/00Chevrolet 265A V8tUSA Al Unser Jr.531*4127315*111*11*1*341621st210
USA Bobby Rahal18212242112252223867354th153
SFRLBHPHXINDYMILDETPORCLEMEATORMCHDENVANMDOROANAZLAG
Lola T91/00Chevrolet 265A V8tUSA Al Unser Jr.116*1*641944422331*352423rd197
USA Bobby Rahal182221942331*311202342242nd200
SFRPHXLBHINDYDETPORMILNHATORMCHCLEROAVANMDONAZLAG
Galmer G92Chevrolet 265A V8tUSA Al Unser Jr.3454*193787432231193rd169
USA Danny Sullivan185121551212938207781777th99
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IndyCar wins

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#SeasonDateSanctionTrack / RaceNo.Winning driverChassisEngineTireGridLaps Led1986198719881989
1April 13CARTGrand Prix of Long Beach (S)18USA Michael AndrettiMarch 86CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear747
2June 8CARTMilwaukee Mile (O)18USA Michael Andretti (2)March 86CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyearPole110
3August 29CARTPhoenix International Raceway (O)18USA Michael Andretti (3)March 86CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear4166
4May 31CARTMilwaukee Mile (O)18USA Michael Andretti (4)March 87CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear452
5August 2CARTMichigan 500 (O)18USA Michael Andretti (5)March 87CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyearPole129
6September 20CARTNazareth Speedway (O)18USA Michael Andretti (6)March 87CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyearPole150
7November 1CARTTamiami Park, Miami (S)18USA Michael Andretti (7)March 87CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear288
NCNovember 5CARTTamiami Park, Miami (S)18USA Michael AndrettiLola T88/00Cosworth DFX V8tGoodyear619
8July 16CARTMeadowlands Street Circuit (S)18USA Bobby RahalLola T89/00Cosworth DFS V8tGoodyear661
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References

References

  1. "Kraco Enterprises, LLC". [[Dun & Bradstreet]].
  2. "Kraco Enterprises". [[Sun Capital Partners]].
  3. "''Rain-X UK website''".

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