MR. 300 RETURNING?
Sat, 2008-03-29 17:39
Jim Epler is on the grounds of Houston Raceway Park this weekend on the sponsor side of the fence.
Next year the man who recorded the first Funny Car 300 mile per hour speed hopes to be mixing it up as a competitor.
“I’m sincerely hoping to be back out next year as a driver,” Epler said.
Epler is serving this weekend as the sponsorship rep for iLocate GPS asset tracking and recovery systems, who signed an associate marketing program with David Powers Motorsports for this weekend. He’s working with his longtime friend Craig Southerland, formerly of Ford’s Easy Care program on this venture. Jim Epler is on the grounds of Houston Raceway Park this weekend on the sponsor side of the fence.
Next year the man who recorded the first Funny Car 300 mile per hour speed hopes to be mixing it up as a competitor.
“I’m sincerely hoping to be back out next year as a driver,” Epler said.
Epler is serving this weekend as the sponsorship rep for iLocate GPS asset tracking and recovery systems, who signed an associate marketing program with David Powers Motorsports for this weekend. He’s working with his longtime friend Craig Southerland, formerly of Ford’s Easy Care program on this venture.
He’s also assisting the team on securing sponsorship monies to go racing on.
Epler hasn’t let grass grow under his feet since stepping away from the Funny Car division earlier in the decade. He kept busy as the motorsports director for Saturn’s Sport Compact racing effort. He also put in some time building off-road vehicles.
He’ll admit he just couldn’t forget about drag racing.
“You never lose your desire to go racing,” Epler said. “This is a great sport and I miss it a lot. My kids are grown now, so I can afford to come out here and spend a lot of time doing this.
“I’m looking to build my business first and then come out here and race as well. I’d love to be back out here and to compete. I really like the way the sport is going. If I can get in with a big team and race, that’s going to be the way to go.”
Epler said, as he looked around the David Powers Motorsports hospitality complex, his days of being a team owner are long gone.
“Unless you are going to be part of a multi-car team – a big team – it’s real difficult to make it. I’d rather put my resources into program that has all the resources from hospitality to PR. It’s all about people – if you don’t have the good people you’re going no where.”
And as Epler puts it, “David Powers has people.”
Next year the man who recorded the first Funny Car 300 mile per hour speed hopes to be mixing it up as a competitor.
“I’m sincerely hoping to be back out next year as a driver,” Epler said.
Epler is serving this weekend as the sponsorship rep for iLocate GPS asset tracking and recovery systems, who signed an associate marketing program with David Powers Motorsports for this weekend. He’s working with his longtime friend Craig Southerland, formerly of Ford’s Easy Care program on this venture. Jim Epler is on the grounds of Houston Raceway Park this weekend on the sponsor side of the fence.
Jim
Epler has his fingers crossed that he'll return to Funny Car racing in
2009. Will he race under the David Powers Motorsports banner? (Roger Richards)
“I’m sincerely hoping to be back out next year as a driver,” Epler said.
Epler is serving this weekend as the sponsorship rep for iLocate GPS asset tracking and recovery systems, who signed an associate marketing program with David Powers Motorsports for this weekend. He’s working with his longtime friend Craig Southerland, formerly of Ford’s Easy Care program on this venture.
He’s also assisting the team on securing sponsorship monies to go racing on.
Epler hasn’t let grass grow under his feet since stepping away from the Funny Car division earlier in the decade. He kept busy as the motorsports director for Saturn’s Sport Compact racing effort. He also put in some time building off-road vehicles.
He’ll admit he just couldn’t forget about drag racing.
“You never lose your desire to go racing,” Epler said. “This is a great sport and I miss it a lot. My kids are grown now, so I can afford to come out here and spend a lot of time doing this.
“I’m looking to build my business first and then come out here and race as well. I’d love to be back out here and to compete. I really like the way the sport is going. If I can get in with a big team and race, that’s going to be the way to go.”
Epler said, as he looked around the David Powers Motorsports hospitality complex, his days of being a team owner are long gone.
“Unless you are going to be part of a multi-car team – a big team – it’s real difficult to make it. I’d rather put my resources into program that has all the resources from hospitality to PR. It’s all about people – if you don’t have the good people you’re going no where.”
And as Epler puts it, “David Powers has people.”
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