ECR Engines has promoted
longtime Chief Operating Officer Richie Gilmore to the position of President.
The championship winning engine builder will assume his new role effective
immediately.
Gilmore, 50, is a native
of Rochester, N.H. and has been part of ECR Engines since it was formed in 2007
when Richard Childress Racing and Dale Earnhardt, Inc. combined their engine
development and production efforts. His responsibilities will still include
overseeing the daily operations of ECR Engines, business operations and the
engine lease programs currently in place.
Since its inception with
Gilmore at the helm, ECR Engines has won more than 200 races on various levels,
multiple championships and continues to be a leader in engine development and
production through innovative technology.
"Richie has served
as our COO of ECR Engines for the past eight years," said Richard
Childress, CEO and Chairman of RCR. "Under his guidance, we have grown our
engine program with great success. Richie has built a talented team at ECR.
Making him President of the organization will allow the team to exercise more
day-to day control, and give him more time to focus on the continued growth of
ECR.
"That includes advancing
ECR's new business efforts and strengthening relationships with our valued
technical partners."
Gilmore has been part of
the NASCAR landscape since 1988 as an employee of Bob Whitcomb Racing before he
went to work at Hendrick Motorsports as an assistant engine builder in 1990.
Since then, he has been part of six Daytona 500 victories, numerous
championships on all three NASCAR national series levels, Tudor United
SportsCar Championship series, and various short track teams who use ECR
horsepower.
"It has been a
great honor to be part of ECR Engines and to see how much it has grown since
2007," Gilmore said. "I look forward to continuing that growth and
the exceptional performance of our engine organization. There are a lot of
talented people at ECR who give it their all every day to make us successful. I
can't thank them enough for their dedication and involvement."
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