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Market leader in power generation equipment to be primary sponsor for Grant Enfinger in select races during the 2016 season.

Statesville N.C. (February 5, 2016) – Champion Power Equipment (Champion) will expand their partnership with GMS Racing in 2016, as the primary sponsor of driver Grant Enfinger for select NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) events. Champion, a leading supplier of durable engine products, will kick off the season with Enfinger at the historic Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway later this month.

“Having Champion renew their partnership for 2016 is a testament towards Grant (Enfinger) and GMS Racing as a whole,” said Nic Moncher, Team Manager for GMS Racing. “We appreciate the support Champion has given us over the past two years, and look forward to continuing our growth together. I look forward to seeing Enfinger kick off the season in his No. 33 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet at Daytona.”

Champion has been a longstanding partner with the Statesville, N.C.-based team since the beginning of 2014. The 2015 season marked Champion’s first primary sponsorship in the motorsports realm, seeing their notable yellow design adorn Enfinger’s car while competing in the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards season finale at Kansas Speedway.

“Champion is tremendously excited to be partnering with GMS Racing and driver Grant Enfinger,” said Dennis Trine, Champion Chief Executive Officer. “We believe Grant is a strong fit for our organization and will continue to represent the logo well in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. It’s fitting that Champion was behind Grant as he became a champion, and now we stand behind him as he takes the next step in his career.”

Champion is a market leader in power generation equipment for work, recreation or home use. Champion has years of experience providing dependable and durable power products designed and engineered in the United States for the North American and world markets.

“I am excited to have Champion Power Equipment on board the No. 33 Chevrolet,” said 31-year-old Grant Enfinger. ”Champion has been a great partner to work with over the past two years. Without their durable products each week we would be at a loss at the track and at the shop. I am hoping to bring Champion a new level of success in the (NCWTS) Truck Series.”

The No. 33 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet Silverado will take to the track at Daytona International Speedway for the first time this season with live coverage on Fox Sports 1 and MRN Radio Friday, February 19 at 7:30 PM EST.

About Champion Power Equipment
: Since 2003 Champion Power Equipment has earned a reputation for designing and producing the market’s finest power equipment. From our original headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, California Champion has expanded its North American footprint to include facilities in Jackson Tennessee, Milwaukee Wisconsin and Toronto Canada.
Today Champion’s product line has expanded to include portable generators, home standby generators, inverter generators, engines, winches and log splitters. With over 2.5 million generators sold in North America, Champion is a market leader in the power equipment field.

ABOUT GMS RACING, LLC: GMS Racing LLC, competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with drivers Spencer Gallagher, Johnny Sauter and Grant Enfinger, and part-time in the NASCAR XFINITY Series. Formerly based out of Las Vegas, Nevada, home of Allegiant Travel, GMS Racing is now housed in a state of the art 51,000-square-foot shop in Statesville, North Carolina.

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Champion Power Equipment is proud to sponsor the 2015 PBR Rookie of the Year, Kaique Pacheco. Here are a few great shots from a recent event. Lookin’ good!

Link to original article published on December 8, 2015: http://ottawacitizen.com/life/homes/house-works-three-keys-to-choosing-a-generator

HOUSE WORKS: THREE KEYS TO CHOOSING A GENERATOR

The cost of standard electrical generators like this one is less than 30 per cent what it was 25 years ago. Lower cost and less reliable electrical supply mean more and more Canadians own generators. Robert Maxwell / Ottawa Citizen

“You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone” may be a line from an old Joni Mitchell song, but it also describes our relationship with electricity.

Heat, light, the ability to cook, compute, communicate and even enjoy flowing water is dependent in some way or another on electricity from the grid. This fact is being driven home where I live with more frequent power failures. I don’t know for sure if Canadians everywhere are having their faith in the grid shaken in the same way that’s happened to me, but something is going on. There are many more generator owners since I bought my first one in 1988, in part because of a huge drop in prices.

Considering a generator for your home? Start by thinking about three issues: size, portability and power quality.

Watts are the yardstick of power consumption in the electrical world, and watts are how generator sizes are rated. Add up the peak wattage of all the things you want to use during a power failure, add a 20-per-cent allowance for extra capacity, and that’s the size of generator you need. Sounds simple enough, but there are complications.

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First of all, not all electrical items have wattage numbers stamped on them. Voltage and amperage numbers, however, must be shown by law on all electrical items, and that’s a good thing. Simply multiply voltage and amperage specs to get a wattage consumption figure. Without getting too complicated, most people find a 3,500-watt portable generator sufficient for bare-bones basic household needs — fridge, freezer, lights, household water pump, kettle (though not all at the same time and you’d need to go larger if you also want to run your furnace). A portable 7,000- to 9,000-watt model makes life during a power outage noticeably better.

Want complete power back up without having to haul a generator out of the garage? That’s where stationary home standby generators come in. You can power most things in a modern home with a stationary model putting out at least 12,500 watts. Units like these sit in an outdoor enclosure in your backyard and fire themselves up automatically when the power goes out.

Prices on stationary models have dropped a lot over the last 10 years. The cost of a 15,000-watt stationary model is now less than half what I spent on my 3,500-watt portable model 20-something years ago — you can figure on about $600 for a 3,000-watt model and $1,100 for a 6,500-watt model.

And while there’s no shortage of cheap generators on the market these days, many are too cheap to be reliable. One of the best combinations of low price and high quality I’ve seen so far is delivered by the Canadian arm of Champion generators (championpowerequipment.com; 877-338-0999). They’ve got a larger and more responsive service network than any other economically priced generator brand I’ve discovered.

Power quality isn’t an obvious issue when selecting a generator, but it should be. In fact, it’s crucial if your generator will be powering electronics, and that means just about all of us.

Although standard generators put out alternating current with the right voltage for the things in our lives, that doesn’t necessarily mean this power is “clean” enough for sensitive electronics. Computers, stereos, DVD players, TVs, appliances with electronic controls and even some cordless tool battery chargers need power that’s free from damaging surges and wonky wave patterns.

Generators that produce exceptionally clean power are called inverters, and though they do cost more than standard models, they offer another advantage. Inverters usually have a variable load feature that controls engine speed depending on the electrical load demanded. If you’re calling for only 10 per cent of the inverter’s capacity, engine speed will run just slightly more than an idle; at 50 per cent demand the motor will run half speed; full demand, full engine speed. This translates into quieter operation and greatly reduced fuel consumption.

Generators are better than ever, so it’s easy to like them. Choose one well and you might even find yourself looking forward to the next power failure.

Steve Maxwell uses his generator often during the frequent power failures at his home on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. Read his regular blog at SteveMaxwell.ca

From Ottawa Citizen online, Dec 7, 2015

RACE INFORMATION:
Event: Full Throttle S’loonshine 98.9
Date: Friday, October 16, 2015
Venue: Kansas Speedway
Length: 100 laps, 150 miles
Time: 7:30 p.m. CDT on Fox Sports 1 Points
Position: 1st (+320)

Grant Enfinger
No. 23 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet Impala
Full Throttle S’loonshine 98.9 Event Preview – Kansas Speedway

Grant Enfinger Eyes Championship at Kansas Speedway

Champion Continues Partnership with GMS… GMS Racing officials are pleased to announce that longstanding partner Champion Power Equipment, a leading supplier of durable engine powered products, will be the primary sponsor of Grant Enfinger for the Full Throttle S’loonshine 98.9 Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) race at Kansas Speedway on Friday, October 16. This will mark Champion’s first primary sponsorship in the motorsports realm.

This Week’s Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet at Kansas Speedway… Enfinger will pilot chassis No.664 in this weekend’s 100-lap event. This GMS Racing-prepared chassis has been utilized five times this season, most recently at Kentucky Speedway where Enfinger finished fifth and visited Victory Lane with Spencer Gallagher behind the wheel at Kansas Speedway in 2014.

Kansas Speedway Statistics… The Fairhope, Ala., native has collected three top-five’s and three top-10 finishes with 28 laps led in six starts at the 1.5-mile tri-oval. Enfinger has an average starting position of 13.5 and an average finishing position of 10.3.

Get to the Points… Heading into the ARCA Series season finale at Kansas Speedway, Enfinger holds first position with 4620 points; 320 points ahead of second place Josh Williams. Enfinger has won the manufacturer’s championship and will be running for the owner’s Championship. By starting the race in Kansas, Enfinger will capture his first ARCA Series Championship.

Meet Enfinger… On Wednesday, October 14 from 7-9 p.m. Enfinger will be signing autographs at Cabelas in Kansas City. On Friday, October 16 at 1 p.m. CDT Enfinger is scheduled to takeover Kansas Speedway’s Twitter account, answering fans questions using #KSAskGrant. Also, Enfinger will be at the Team Chevy stage in the midway at 4:30 p.m. CDT

Catch the Action… The ARCA Racing Series wraps up the season Friday night, October 16 at Kansas Speedway for their 2015 season finale. Enfinger and his No. 23 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet team will take the green flag shortly after 7:30 PM CDT, and it can be seen LIVE on FOX Sports 1.

About Champion Power Equipment… Since 2003 Champion Power Equipment has earned a reputation for designing and producing the market’s finest power equipment. From our original headquarters in Santa Fe Springs, California Champion has expanded its North American footprint to include facilities in Jackson Tennessee, Milwaukee Wisconsin and Toronto Canada. Today Champion’s product line has expanded to include portable generators, home standby generators, inverter generators, engines, winches and log splitters. With over 2.5 million generators sold in North America, Champion is a market leader in the power equipment field.

Social Media… Be sure to follow GMS Racing on Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram @GMSRacingLLC, Grant Enfinger on Facebook and @GrantEnfinger on Twitter. For additional information on GMS Racing, visit www.GMSracing.net.

GRANT ENFINGER QUOTE:
What are your thoughts heading into the Finale at Kansas Speedway?
“I am looking forward to the ARCA Series finale at Kansas Speedway this Friday. We are bringing the same car that Spencer won in at Kansas in 2014. I am confident that our team will come out strong and hopefully return to Victory Lane. I am excited to have a great partner on board for this weekend’s event, Champion Power Equipment. I want to thank everyone at GMS Racing, Champion Power Equipment, Allegiant Travel, Alamo Rent-A-Car, Chevrolet, Triple K Construction, WURTH U.S.A and Portable Shade for giving me the opportunity to race for the championship.”

Photo Caption: The No. 23 Champion Power Equipment Chevrolet Impala driven by Grant Enfinger (GMS Racing Photo)

ABOUT GMS RACING, LLC: GMS Racing LLC, competes full-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards with drivers Spencer Gallagher, Brandon Jones, and Grant Enfinger. Formerly based out of Las Vegas, Nevada, home of Allegiant Travel, GMS Racing is now housed in a state of the art 51,000-square-foot shop in Statesville, North Carolina.

There’s a lot of confusion out there. True sine wave? Square Wave? Modified square wave? Do you really need a degree in quantum electrodynamics to buy a generator? Not really, but you might want to read our Sine Wave White Paper.

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Joey Coulter Finishes Ninth at Michigan International Speedway

Joey Coulter and the No. 21 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet team finished ninth in the Careers for Veterans 200 at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday afternoon after battling handling issues during the 200-mile race. Taking the initial green flag from the ninth position, the Miami Springs, Fla., native was three-wide during the opening laps of the 100-lap event. As the yellow flag waved for the first and only time, Coulter immediately alerted crew chief Jeff Stankiewicz that the Allegiant Travel machine was loose around the two-mile track in the center and off, so under caution on Lap 11, Stankiewicz called Coulter to pit road for fuel and a track bar adjustment. Coulter restarted in 13th position on Lap 14, and the 24-year-old dropped as far back as 16th before the GMS Racing pit crew could work on the truck’s handling during the scheduled four-tire green-flag pit stop on Lap 51. After the stop, Coulter began working his way toward the front of the field and settled into the 11th position – at times running faster lap times than the leader. Green-flag pit-stops cycled through again, and Coulter moved into the ninth position with 20 laps remaining, but Coulter had to visit pit road for a final time on Lap 88 to take on fuel and a chassis adjustment. He returned to the track in 12th position, and during the course of the next 10 laps, Coulter maneuvered through the field and improved his position to ninth, before crossing the finish line at Michigan International Speedway. With this top-10 finish, Coulter remains ninth in the Camping World Truck Series driver championship point standings.

Start – 9 Finish – 9 Laps Led – 0

Joey Coulter Quote:

“We had a lot of great things going for us at Michigan this weekend for our No. 21 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet team. The truck was fast, the pit stops were good, but the race just didn’t fall our way. I am really proud of our top-10 finish and look forward to continuing our progress at GMS Racing for the rest of the season.”

Spencer Gallagher Finishes 13th in the Irish Hills

Spencer Gallagher and the No. 23 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet team rolled out of the Irish Hills and Michigan International Speedway this weekend with their third top-15 finish of the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The Las Vegas native secured a solid 13th-place finish in the Careers for Veterans 200 at the Michigan International Speedway on Saturday, August 16 after starting the blue and orange Chevrolet in the 12th position for the 200-mile event. After the drop of the green flag, the No. 23 Chevrolet was shuffled back to the 14th position in the first laps and Gallagher promptly radioed to crew chief Ryan “Pickle” London that the GMS Racing machine was tight. Under caution on Lap 11, London instructed the 24-year-old driver to bring his Silverado in for a fuel-only pit stop with a chassis adjustment. Gallagher restarted in the 15th position on Lap 14, but slipped back to 17th within six laps. However, he made progress as green-flag pit stops cycled through, and Gallagher was scored in the 11th position at the halfway maker in the 100-lap affair. The No. 23 Chevrolet had acquired a tight-handling condition, making it difficult for Gallagher to run his preferred line, prompting the London-led crew to execute a track bar adjustment on the next pit stop to combat the ill-handling truck. On Lap 50, Gallagher pitted for four tires with an air pressure adjustment, chassis adjustment and fuel. The adjustments improved conditions for Gallagher, and over the next 40 circuits at the Brooklyn, Mich.-based facility, he remained a fixture in the top-15. As the last round of pit stops occurred also under green-flag conditions, teams employed a variety of strategies, so the No. 23 team made its final pit stop on Lap 90 for fuel only. After returning to the track, he was able to improve by one position, to 13th, before the checkered flag waved.

Start – 12 Finish – 13 Laps Led – 0

Spencer Gallagher Quote:

“That was not the finish our GMS Racing team was looking for as we had a fast Silverado throughout the weekend. “Pickle” (Ryan London, crew chief) and the entire Allegiant Travel team put together a solid Chevrolet. I enjoyed getting back in the No. 23 Allegiant Travel Chevrolet and we’ll take a 13th-place finish. I can’t thank the whole GMS Racing team enough for all of their hard work this weekend. I had a lot of fun and I’m looking forward to our next NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race later in the season.”

Grant Enfinger Takes Home Third-Place Prize at the Illinois State Fairgrounds

Grant Enfinger has proved this year he can be fast and racy on the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards’ circuit. On Sunday he also proved he’s versatile on any surface when he’s behind the wheel of his No. 90 Motor Honey/Casite, Allegiant Travel Chevrolet. A week after his victory at Berlin Raceway, Enfinger started second and finished third, and also lead the most laps on the one-mile clay oval at the historic Illinois State Fairgrounds for the SuperChevyStores.com 100. It was just his third ARCA Racing Series career start on dirt. Due to poor track conditions officials canceled qualifying at the Springfield, Ill., facility, so the lineup for the 30-car field was set by the owner point standings. Once the green flag dropped, Enfinger stayed consistent and clicked off lap after lap on the slick racing surface. Under caution on Lap 29, crew chief Ryan “Pickle” London called the 29-year-old to pit road for four tires and fuel. Enfinger was blocked into his pit stall and as a result, he had to reverse. Shortly after, he took the lead for the first time on Lap 46 – Enfinger led a total of 33 laps. Enfinger’s No. 90 Motor Honey/Casite, Allegiant Travel Chevrolet proved to run well on old tires running multiple grooves. He remained up front until Lap 52 when he was passed in a battle for the lead. Under a caution on Lap 59, London made a strategic call to stay out and not pit and when the restart occurred on Lap 62, Enfinger regained the lead. The race stayed green for the last stretch, and across the next 26 laps he maintained position. Near the end, his position allowed the GMS Racing driver to race into the top three during the final laps and cross the finish line third. Following the 100-lap event, Enfinger is second in the ARCA Racing Series driver championship point standings.

Start – 2 Finish – 3 Laps Led – 33

Grant Enfinger Quote:

“I knew “Pickle” (crew chief Ryan London) would give me a good car. In practice I didn’t offer him much feedback, I just was content to let him set up the car.

“I’ll take third place for sure. Everybody at GMS Racing gave me another really fast race car. The No. 90 Motor Honey/Casite, Allegiant Travel Chevrolet was better than I was, but I learned a lot and we were in contention for a lot of the race. Thanks to everyone that busted their tails at the shop and at the track to get us here, and also thanks to Motor Honey/Casite, Allegiant Travel, and WURTH USA. I’m looking forward to Madison and then returning to the dirt at DuQuoin State Fairgrounds a week later.”

Grant Enfinger Dominates at Berlin Raceway

Enfinger Gives GMS Racing First ARCA Racing Series Win

Grant Enfinger and GMS Racing called for a simple strategy Saturday at Berlin (Mich.) Raceway: Start on the front row, stay out front, and win the race with the strongest car. Enfinger delivered on the strategy, performing admirably on every lap, dusting the rest of the field at the respected short track in Marne, Michigan, to pull away and win the Federated Auto Parts 200. The victory was Enfinger’s fifth in 14 ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards starts this season. Enfinger, who led 181 of 200 laps, earned the organization its first victory in 58 ARCA Racing Series starts. Enfinger and the No. 90 Motor Honey/Casite, Allegiant Travel Chevrolet team had a strong Chevrolet Saturday, qualifying second at the 0.438-mile track. The Fairhope, Ala., native was able to take the lead before the 26-car field made it to the backstretch on the first lap. The 29-year-old commanded that lead for the next 56 circuits, even when battling lapped traffic. When the caution fell on Lap 54, Enfinger came down to visit his No. 90 GMS Racing team on Lap 56 for two tires and fuel. Restarting in the second position, Enfinger returned to first by Lap 61. Later, when being challenged for the lead, the Ryan “Pickle” London-led team chose not to pit during the Lap 88 caution to hold position. Enfinger began to battle tight handling conditions, and slipped to fourth position on Lap 122 as the caution flag flew. However, London was able to remedy this during the Lap 125 pit stop when he called for four tires, fuel and an adjustment. The quick work by the Motor Honey/Casite, Allegiant Travel pit crew paid off: Enfinger moved up to second-place for the restart, and by Lap 128, Enfinger had again wheeled his blue and orange machine back to the front of the field. Enfinger held off all opposition and earned his first victory with GMS Racing after just his third start with the team. This was also crew chief London’s first race win as a crew chief. Enfinger earned his 12th top-10 of the season at Berlin, and remained second in the driver point standings, 25 points behind first-place. The team goes to the Illinois State Fairgrounds on August 17 for the first of two dirt track races of the season.

Start – 2 Finish – 1 Laps Led – 181

Grant Enfinger Quote:

“This win is huge for so many reasons. This GMS Racing pit crew worked hard tonight and gave me a great pit stop. We came in fourth and came out challenging for the lead. They just did a great job in the pits. My spotter and teammate, Joey Coulter, did a great job getting me through some lapped traffic and changing my lines a couple times. I’m so happy for everyone on this No. 90 Motor Honey/Casite, Allegiant Travel Chevrolet team. Things just couldn’t have come together better. This whole team just pulled together tonight. GMS Racing did all of the right things.”