Kraco Enterprises

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.[1] 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.

Bobby Rahal's Kraco-sponsored IndyCar from 1989
Kraco Enterprises
TypePrivate
IndustryAutomobile
Founded1954
FounderMaurice H. Kraines
Headquarters505 E. Euclid Avenue, Compton, CA 90224, USA
ProductsAutomotive Aftermarket
Revenue200 million USD
Number of employees
250
ParentSun Capital Partners
WebsiteKraco.com
A Kraco Super Deluxe CB transmitter

During the 1980s and 1990s, Kraco became involved with 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.[2] In 2010, Kraco Enterprises purchased Auto Expressions, a provider of automobile accessories,[3] which resulted in Kraco tripling its revenue.[4]

In the U.K., Kraco products are distributed by its subsidiary Kraco Car Care International Limited[5] (Shell Car Care International Limited until October 1, 2010),[6] which also inherited the distribution of Rain-X products in the U.K.[7]

On October 21, 2015, Kraco Enterprises has acquired Who-Rae, a manufacturer and distributor of automotive aftermarket accessories.[8]

Race Results

PPG CART Indycar World Series

(key)

Year Chassis Engine Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Pts Pos Pos
1981 PHX MIL ATL MCH RIV MIL MCH WGL MXC PHX
Penske PC-7/79 Cosworth DFX Larry Cannon 99 15 11 20 12 30th 10
Dick Ferguson 18 6 10 7 24th 20
1982 PHX ATL MIL CLE MCH MIL POC RIV ROA MCH PHX
Penske PC-9B/81 Cosworth DFX Bill Vukovich, Jr. 18 11 41st 2
Dick Ferguson 17 DNS 47th 1
March 82C Mike Mosley 8 7 16 7 12 19th 37
Vern Schuppan 99 7 30th 18
Penske PC-9B/81 27 24
1983 ATL INDY MIL CLE MCH ROA POC RIV MDO MCH CPL LAG PHX
March 83C Cosworth DFX Mike Mosley 18 13 13 5 4 17 25 4 24 DNQ 11 24 14th 36
Geoff Brabham 20 16 21st 13
99 18 12
Michael Andretti (R) 19 24 9 27th 4
1984 LBH PHX INDY MIL POR MEA CLE MCH ROA POC MDO SAN MCH PHX LAG CPL
March 84C Cosworth DFX Geoff Brabham 18 2 16 33 17 2 3 8 9 5 14 21 15 11 16 5 5 8th 87
Michael Andretti 99 10 3 5 4 12 13 3 20 16 23 16 3 7 3 3 24 7th 102
1985 LBH INDY MIL POR MEA CLE MCH ROA POC MDO SAN MCH LAG PHX MIA
March 85C Cosworth DFX Kevin Cogan 18 23 11 16 5 7 9 7 25 17 21 9 4 17 22 24 14th 44
Michael Andretti 99 19 8 19 28 4 7 27 2 13 14 19 25 9 5 25 9th 53
1986 PHX LBH INDY MIL POR MEA CLE TOR MCH POC MDO SAN MCH ROA LAG PHX MIA
March 86C Cosworth DFX Michael Andretti 18 15* 1* 6 1* 2* 20 2 19 11 11* 10 6 2* 2* 3 1* 18 2nd 171
1987 LBH PHX INDY MIL POR MEA CLE TOR MCH POC ROA MDO NAZ LAG MIA
March 87C Cosworth DFX Michael Andretti 18 4 4 29 1 2 5 6 5 1* 8 16 13 1* 22 1* 2nd 158
1988 PHX LBH INDY MIL POR CLE TOR MEA MCH POC MDO ROA NAZ LAG MIA
March 88C Cosworth DFX Michael Andretti 18 3 7 4 7 11 14 3 6 6th 119
Lola T88/00 3 25 26 5 2 2 17
1989 PHX LBH INDY MIL DET POR CLE MEA TOR MCH POC MDO ROA NAZ LAG
Lola T89/00 Cosworth DFS Bobby Rahal 18 18 4 26 13 18 2 3 1 19 9 6 22 28 7 6 9th 88
Galles-Kraco Racing
1990 PHX LBH INDY MIL DET POR CLE MEA TOR MCH DEN VAN MDO ROA NAZ LAG
Lola T90/00 Chevrolet 265A V8t Al Unser, Jr. 5 3 1* 4 1 27 3 15* 11 1* 1 1* 1* 3 4 16 2 1st 210
Bobby Rahal 18 2 12 2 4 2 11 2 25 22 2 3 8 6 7 3 5 4th 153
1991 SFR LBH PHX INDY MIL DET POR CLE MEA TOR MCH DEN VAN MDO ROA NAZ LAG
Lola T91/00 Chevrolet 265A V8t Al Unser, Jr. 1 16* 1* 6 4 19 4 4 4 2 23 3 1* 3 5 2 4 2 3rd 197
Bobby Rahal 18 2 2 2 19 4 2 3 3 1* 3 11 20 2 3 4 2 24 2nd 200
1992 SFR PHX LBH INDY DET POR MIL NHA TOR MCH CLE ROA VAN MDO NAZ LAG
Galmer G92 Chevrolet 265A V8t Al Unser, Jr. 3 4 5 4* 1 9 3 7 8 7 4 3 2 2 3 11 9 3rd 169
Danny Sullivan 18 5 12 1 5 5 12 12 9 3 8 20 7 7 8 17 7 7th 99

IndyCar wins
#SeasonDateSanctionTrack / RaceNo.Winning DriverChassisEngineTireGridLaps Led
1 1986 April 13 CART Grand Prix of Long Beach (S) 18 Michael Andretti March 86C Cosworth DFX V8t Goodyear 7 47
2 June 8 CART Milwaukee Mile (O) 18 Michael Andretti (2) March 86C Cosworth DFX V8t Goodyear Pole 110
3 August 29 CART Phoenix International Raceway (O) 18 Michael Andretti (3) March 86C Cosworth DFX V8t Goodyear 4 166
4 1987 May 31 CART Milwaukee Mile (O) 18 Michael Andretti (4) March 87C Cosworth DFX V8t Goodyear 4 52
5 August 2 CART Michigan 500 (O) 18 Michael Andretti (5) March 87C Cosworth DFX V8t Goodyear Pole 129
6 September 20 CART Nazareth Speedway (O) 18 Michael Andretti (6) March 87C Cosworth DFX V8t Goodyear Pole 150
7 November 1 CART Tamiami Park, Miami (S) 18 Michael Andretti (7) March 87C Cosworth DFX V8t Goodyear 2 88
NC 1988 November 5 CART Tamiami Park, Miami (S) 18 Michael Andretti Lola T88/00 Cosworth DFX V8t Goodyear 6 19
8 1989 July 16 CART Meadowlands Street Circuit (S) 18 Bobby Rahal Lola T89/00 Cosworth DFS V8t Goodyear 6 61

References
  1. "Kraco Enterprises, LLC". Hoover's Inc. website. Dun & Bradstreet. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  2. "Kraco Enterprises". Sun Capital Partners. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  3. "Kraco Enterprises to Acquire Auto Expressions from Shell Oil Company". Motor Sports News Wire. June 9, 2010. Archived from the original on 2017-03-21. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
  4. Beckerman, Josh (June 11, 2010). "The Week In Private Equity: The Ants And The Giraffes". Private Equity Beat. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  5. "Kraco Car Care International Limited". Companies House website.
  6. "Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name".
  7. "Rain-X UK website".
  8. "Kraco Enterprises Completes Acquisition of Who-Rae". Kraco Press Release. October 21, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
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