Boespflug Takes The Wheel Of The Hoffman #69

Chad Boespflug Will Drive the Hoffman No. 69 That Brady Bacon Drove to the USAC Championship This Season, in 2017.

Story By: RICJIE MURRAY / USAC SERIES MEDIA

Photos By: DICK AYERS / RACERSGUIDE.COM

LOVELAND, Ohio — Deccember 5, 2016-Chad Boespflug will take the wheel of the famed Hoffman Racing No. 69 sprint car next season.

The team, which won its 11th USAC National Sprint Car Series championship with Brady Bacon in 2016, will be making wholesale changes for the new year.

Longtime sponsor Mean Green Cleaner & Degreaser will return to the team, which is owned and operated by Richard Hoffman, but several others, including Bacon are leaving the team.

Rob Hoffman is retiring and Dan Launderville will devote his time to other business. Crew member Tim Waechter also returns to the fold with the Hoffman family sprint car racing business.

“The loss of Dan, Rob and Brady necessitated a restructuring of the team,” Richard Hoffman said. “I want to wish Dan, Brady, and my son, Rob, the best. We had one heck of a team, as evidenced by results. Without the backing of Mean Green, Lykins, XYZ, Hoosier Tire, and now EZR, it would have been difficult to continue.”

Boespflug will take over for Bacon, who was unable to run the full USAC schedule because of his growing commitments in a winged sprint car.

“We are excited to carry on our legacy with Chad,” Hoffman said. “He will drive the 69 car. Chad’s career is taking off and with the addition of Davey Jones as the crew chief, that makes us a threat every night, and for our 12th USAC National Sprint Car Championship.

The team will also operate out of Indianapolis instead of its traditional home in Loveland, Ohio.

“I am looking forward to working with Dynamics Inc. Hoffman Racing,” Boespflug said. “With the help of EZR we will be chasing another championship in 2017. It’s a tall feat to follow in the footsteps of their accomplishments over the years, but also a huge honor to help carry on the Hoffman Racing legacy of excellence and championship. They have truly helped evolve the sport of racing.”

Boespflug began racing micros in 1998 in his home state of California. He graduated to sprint cars in 2004. He won the SCRA championship in 2005 and made the big move to Indiana in 2007. He became the Lawrenceburg track champion in 2011. Chad began his own team with the help of Chuck Eberhardt and Fred Zirzow and ran the entire USAC National Sprint Car schedule. They racked up six USAC National wins in 2016.