Team Profile
Based in Shakopee, Minnesota, Derhaag Motorsports began competing in late model stock car racing in
1972 on short tracks across the Midwest.
In 1981, the team made its first appearance in the Trans-Am
Series and has been a full-time
competitor with the series since 1983. The team, known for reliability,
boasts one
of the highest finishing records in
Trans-Am.
Owner Jim Derhaag, successful as a Trans-Am driver before transitioning to
owner/crew chief, set
Trans-Am records for most top ten finishes, consecutive
starts, total starts and laps completed - many
of which still stand today.
Derhaag Motorsports fields a two-car team,
with driver alumni include Dorsey Schroeder, Chris Neville,
Darin Brassfield, Kenny Wilden, Tony Ave, Simon Gregg, Steve Pelke, Tim McAdam
and 2001
Rookie-of-the-Year Justin Bell.
In 2000, Derhaag’s trademark #40 won the Laguna Seca round of the
series and followed that up
with two series wins in 2001.
The team’s 10,000 square foot facility features a full fabrication and chassis
shop alongside the race
preparation area. The space allows the team's custom 51’
High Tech Trailer to be parked indoors,
creating easy access to spare parts stored on-board.
In addition to the racing team, the
company has long been an approved bodywork manufacturer for the
Trans-Am, Grand-Am and GT-1 series. Derhaag currently produces the "new-style"
Corvette
and
Mustang, along with the majority of the
Camaro bodywork seen in the Trans-Am series; plus components
for Weismann and Hewland racing transmissions The
team is
also SCCA Club Racing’s designated
manufacturer of Spec Racer bodywork.
Prior
to the 2001 season, Derhaag Motorsports developed the “new style” bodywork
for the Corvette
and Mustang and announced they would build
their own
chassis. They raced this chassis in 2001 as well
as making it available for outside sales to other Trans-Am competitors.
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