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.
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, which resulted in Kraco tripling its revenue.
In the U.K., Kraco products are distributed by its subsidiary Kraco Car Care International Limited (Shell Car Care International Limited until October 1, 2010), which also inherited the distribution of Rain-X products in the U.K.
On October 21, 2015, Kraco Enterprises has acquired Who-Rae, a manufacturer and distributor of automotive aftermarket accessories.
Race results PPG CART Indycar World Series (key) YearChassisEngineDrivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1981Penske PC-7/79Cosworth DFX Larry Cannon99 15 11 20 12 30th10 Dick Ferguson 18 6 10 7 24th20 1982Penske PC-9B/81Cosworth DFX Bill Vukovich Jr.18 11 41st2 Dick Ferguson 17 DNS 47th1March 82C Mike Mosley 8 7 16 7 12 19th37 Vern Schuppan99 730th18Penske PC-9B/81 27 24 1983 INDYMarch 83CCosworth DFX Mike Mosley18 13 13 5 4 17 25 4 24 DNQ 11 2414th36 Geoff Brabham 20 16 21st1399 18 12 Michael Andretti (R) 19 24 927th4 1984 INDYMarch 84CCosworth DFX Geoff Brabham18 2 16 33 17 2 3 8 9 5 14 21 15 11 16 5 58th87 Michael Andretti99 10 3 5 4 12 13 3 20 16 23 16 3 7 3 3 247th102 1985 INDY March 85C Cosworth DFX Kevin Cogan18 23 11 16 5 7 9 7 25 17 21 9 4 17 22 2414th44 Michael Andretti99 19 8 19 28 4 7 27 2 13 14 19 25 9 5 259th53 1986 INDYMarch 86CCosworth DFX Michael Andretti18 15* 1* 6 1* 2* 20 2 19 11 11* 10 6 2* 2* 3 1* 182nd171 1987 INDYMarch 87CCosworth DFX Michael Andretti18 4 4 29 1 2 5 6 5 1* 8 16 13 1* 22 1*2nd158 1988 INDYMarch 88CCosworth DFX Michael Andretti18 3 7 4 7 11 14 3 66th119Lola T88/00 3 25 26 5 2 2 17 1989 INDYLola T89/00Cosworth DFS Bobby Rahal18 18 4 26 13 18 2 3 1 19 9 6 22 28 7 69th88Galles-Kraco Racing 1990 INDYLola T90/00Chevrolet 265A V8t Al Unser Jr.5 3 1* 4 1 27 3 15* 11 1* 1 1* 1* 3 4 16 21st210 Bobby Rahal18 2 12 2 4 2 11 2 25 22 2 3 8 6 7 3 54th153 1991 SFR INDYLola T91/00Chevrolet 265A V8t Al Unser Jr.1 16* 1* 6 4 19 4 4 4 2 23 3 1* 3 5 2 4 23rd197 Bobby Rahal18 2 2 2 19 4 2 3 3 1* 3 11 20 2 3 4 2 242nd200 1992 SFR INDY TORGalmer G92Chevrolet 265A V8t Al Unser Jr.3 4 5 4* 1 9 3 7 8 7 4 3 2 2 3 11 93rd169 Danny Sullivan18 5 12 1 5 5 12 12 9 3 8 20 7 7 8 17 77th99
IndyCar wins # Season Date Sanction Track / Race No. Winning driver Chassis Engine Tire Grid Laps Led11986April 13 CARTGrand Prix of Long Beach (S)18 Michael AndrettiMarch 86CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear 7 472June 8 CARTMilwaukee Mile (O)18 Michael Andretti (2)March 86CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear Pole 1103August 29CARTPhoenix International Raceway (O)18 Michael Andretti (3)March 86CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear 4 16641987May 31CARTMilwaukee Mile (O)18 Michael Andretti (4)March 87CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear 4 525August 2 CARTMichigan 500 (O)18 Michael Andretti (5)March 87CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear Pole 1296September 20CARTNazareth Speedway (O)18 Michael Andretti (6)March 87CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear Pole 1507November 1 CARTTamiami Park, Miami (S)18 Michael Andretti (7)March 87CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear 2 88NC1988November 5CARTTamiami Park, Miami (S)18 Michael AndrettiLola T88/00 Cosworth DFX V8tGoodyear 6 1981989July 16CARTMeadowlands Street Circuit (S)18 Bobby RahalLola T89/00 Cosworth DFS V8tGoodyear 6 61 Note: this does not include wins achieved in 1990, 1991 and 1992 as Galles-Kraco Racing.
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