VanMeter Leads Cometic Gasket Hardcharger Standings
Salem, Indiana (Wednesday, June 3, 2015): ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS veteran racer Eddie VanMeter is currently leading the Cometic Gasket Hardcharger standings after four ARCA/CRA Super Series events so far this season. VanMeter, winner of the series April 25th event at Anderson Speedway, has gained a total of 22 positions including eight at the series last event, the Chicagoland Showdown event at Illiana Motor Speedway on May 25th. There are 11 events left in the series 2015 points schedule including the Battle at Berlin 251 Presented by Primera Plastics which is the next series event on Tuesday, June 16th at Berlin Raceway.
Paul Shafer Jr. is currently second in the Cometic Gasket Hardcharger standings with 20 gained positions so far this season. 2014 Cometic Gasket Season Hardcharger Award winner and 2014 Senneker Performance Rookie of the Year Wes Griffith Jr. is currently in third place with 19 gained positions. Rookie contender Hunter Baize, winner of the series Chicagoland Showdown event, and two time 2015 series winner Brain Campbell are tied for fourth with 13 gained positions apiece.
Cometic Gasket, the Official Gasket of the ARCA/CRA Super Series, will award a $600 bonus to the season leader in the Cometic Gasket Hardcharger Standings at the 2015 Champion Racing Association Awards Banquet. A driver has to be in the top 15 in series points to be eligible for this award.
Cometic Gasket, Inc., is a leading worldwide supplier of gaskets and engine sealing solutions for the Automotive Performance, Powersports, Original Equipment and Remanufactured Engine Industries.
All Cometic products are made in the United States with materials manufactured on American soil.
Launched by four partners including current Founder and CEO Bob Gorman in 1989, Cometic was originally dedicated exclusively to the powersports industry. Operating from a tiny 1,500 square foot manufacturing facility, the company produced a mere 900 SKUs in its first year.
Fast-forward to Cometic’s 25th Anniversary in 2014. The company is now wholly owned by the Gorman family – and has grown into a global leader and innovator in the highly competitive engine supplier marketplace.
Housed in a 70,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art R&D and manufacturing center in Concord, Ohio, Cometic Gasket has maintained its deep roots in the powersports industry while expanding to service the Domestic Automotive, Sport Compact, V-twin, Marine, Diesel, Agricultural, Industrial and Stationary Power markets.
Today, Cometic Gasket offers over 85,000 SKUs, shipping gaskets and engine sealing solutions across the globe.
Cometic is dedicated to customer satisfaction and provides quality products, delivered on time at a competitive price, designed for each customer’s specific application. Cometic is an industry leader in manufacturing processes and committed to pairing the highest possible quality materials with knowledgeable personnel. Cometic is also dedicated to continually improving all areas of its operations through employee development and involvement, as well as continual and comprehensive reviews of customer feedback.
To ensure superior performance across a wide variety of engine types and sizes, Cometic manufactures gaskets from a comprehensive range of materials. Whether the situation calls for the latest in advanced technology like the MLS (Multi-Layer Steel) Gasket, or a synthetic blend such as Aramid Fiber, Cometic finds a solution. Cometic stays on the forefront of gasket design technology by utilizing in-house dynamometers and engine assembly rooms to bring its distributors, retailers and ultimately the end-user, the most reliable gaskets available today.
Cometic combines advanced materials with the most current manufacturing processes to provide custom-tailored solutions to meet the needs of each individual customer. Engineers analyze the environment in which the gasket will perform, select the proper material, and apply the appropriate technology to offer the best-performing gaskets available in today’s ever-changing marketplace. Cometic gaskets are the industry standard for championship-winning teams across multiple disciplines of both professional and amateur motorsports.
For more information about Cometic, visit www.cometic.com.
