Raybestos Brakes Help Make Bristol Victory Look ‘EZ’ for Kyle Busch

Kyle Busch earned Joe Gibbs Racing and Raybestos Brakes & Chassis their first win of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup series season this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway. In his No. 18 M&M's Toyota, Busch took the checkered flag in Sunday's Scotts EZ Seed 300 to sweep the weekend at the famed Tennessee short track.

Kyle Busch earned Joe Gibbs Racing and Raybestos Brakes & Chassis their first win of the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup series season this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway.

In his No. 18 M&M’s Toyota, Busch took the checkered flag in Sunday’s Scotts EZ Seed 300 to sweep the weekend at the famed Tennessee short track. This is Busch’s 5th Cup win at Bristol, where the driver also boasts three Nationwide victories and three Camping World Truck victories.

“As we’ve come to expect, the Raybestos brakes were there for us all day,” said Dave Rogers, crew chief of Busch’s No. 18 M&M’s Toyota. “It’s great to be able to go into a short track race, knowing that Kyle can drive it hard to get the win, and the brakes aren’t going to be a concern.”

With the benefit of more than 100 years of on-track development, the famous Raybestos “ST” series of racing brake pad compounds provided Busch with consistent, reliable stopping power needed to win at short track events.

The Raybestos Racing calipers used by Joe Gibbs Racing are engineered to provide a competitive advantage at hard-braking short tracks. With one of the most advanced caliper designs in all of motorsport, the Raybestos “Heavy Intermediate” brake package employed at tracks like Bristol can provide up to a 6-pound weight savings, as compared to similar competitive brake packages currently available in NASCAR. The Optimized Structure Caliper Architecture design for the Intermediate calipers includes mono-block aluminum alloy construction, integral crossover cooling and progressively sized titanium pistons.

Engineered to withstand the high-heat torture of short tracks and road courses, the Raybestos Racing two-piece rotors provide effective, durable operation thanks to the S-Groove slot design, racing-specific vane configuration and optimized metallurgy.

For reliable performance, all the Joe Gibbs Sprint Cup racecars are also equipped with Raybestos Racing ball joints and tie rods. The premium quality chassis parts help the team in its efforts to fine tune each car’s suspension setup for optimal grip and handling.

The lessons learned on tracks like Bristol are continually translated into product improvements across the entire Raybestos product line, which includes racing, street performance, police patrol/pursuit vehicles and heavy-duty trucks.

For more information on the Raybestos Sprint Cup braking system, or for questions on any Raybestos brand brake or chassis products, visit www.raybestos.com or call (800) 323-0354.

When Your Shop Is Worth Much More Than You Thought

Although every sale of a shop in which I am involved has its own unique set of circumstances, which makes my job both very interesting and very challenging, Cowden Automotive stands out as particularly memorable because I was able to demonstrate to the long-time owner, Paul Cowden, that his business was worth about three times what he had initially thought.

Case Study: Owner of San Francisco-based Import Service Shop Delighted to Discover Just How Valuable His Business is to Qualified Buyers
I sometimes share case studies of the clients I have been able to assist in my role as an aftermarket business broker and provider of intermediary and advisory services. I do that when I think the story will provide a reader in similar circumstances with new insights or helpful information.
In the case of Cowden Automotive, Inc., I acted in a consulting capacity assisting the owner and his broker in valuing the business, creating a marketing plan, finding a qualified buyer, and arranging financing for the sale.
Although every sale of a shop in which I am involved has its own unique set of circumstances, which makes my job both very interesting and very challenging, Cowden Automotive stands out as particularly memorable because I was able to demonstrate to the long-time owner, Paul Cowden, that his business was worth about three times what he had initially thought.
Needless to say, delivering that kind of good news to a shop owner is a rewarding experience. Discovering that the sale of his business would result in his retirement nest-egg being substantially larger than he had ever thought was a fitting tribute to someone who had spent his entire working career as a busy automotive service shop owner.

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