Gene Price Motorsports

Gene Price Motorsports was an American professional stock car racing team that currently competed in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West, But in early 2008, Gene got a call from Greg telling him that he had bought a West Series car and wanted to run a limited schedule, but needed a little help along the way to do so. So Gene helped his former crewchief and Showdown-winning driver get everything he needed to run at Phoenix in April of 2008. Greg proved that he had what it took to be successful once again, running up front before something broke on the car.

But Gene didn’t want to just be a race team. He was looking to do more for the racing community. So in addition to the race team, Gene Price Motorsports expanded to include a full-service race shop that provided chassis work, a parts store and support to local race tracks.

History
Speed51.com has confirmed with Gene Price on Thursday that he will no longer be a car owner in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West after Thursday’s season finale at Phoenix International Raceway.

Price confirmed the report on the heels of possibly winning his third title in five years as a car owner. He won the title with Greg Pursley in 2011 and in 2012 with Dylan Kwasniewski.

Pursley started driving for Price on a limited basis in 2008 and went full-time in 2009. He has 20 victories in the K&N West Series. Dylan Kwasniewski has five West wins and Cameron Hayley had one win under the Gene Price Motorsports banner.

After just 3 full-time years in the series, Gene Price Motorsports won the 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship with Greg Pursley. They accomplished a repeat performance in 2012 winning the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West championship this time with Dylan Kwasniewski behind the wheel.

But in early 2008, Gene got a call from Greg telling him that he had bought a West Series car and wanted to run a limited schedule, but needed a little help along the way to do so. So Gene helped his former crew chief and Showdown-winning driver get everything he needed to run at Phoenix in April of 2008. Greg proved that he had what it took to be successful once again, running up front before something broke on the car.

Greg, a former NASCAR Weekly Racing Series National Champion, asked Gene if he could drive one of the team’s backup cars in the Super Late Model portion of the 2007 NASCAR Toyota All Star Showdown. Price granted Greg this wish, and Greg promptly went out to the track and won, which Gene thought was “pretty cool.”

At that point, Gene was planning to sell everything and get out of racing. At the same time, he was in the process of selling his personal business, building himself a new home on the river and getting ready to enjoy the perks of retired life.