A Kraco Super Deluxe CB transmitter

Kraco Enterprises, LLC, is an American private company. It primarily manufactures fabricated rubber products for a wide variety of purposes and applications. While they mainly produce floormats, they have also been a supplier for the automotive industry producing tire walls and even audio equipment including car speakers, stereos, and CB radios. Kraco was founded in 1954 in Compton, California. Their first product was "Snap-on" white walls to create temporary white-walled tires. They moved into making rubber, vinyl and soon thereafter, carpet floormats as the business expanded.

Bobby Rahal's Kraco-sponsored IndyCar from 1989

During the 1980s and 1990s, Kraco sponsored Indy Car racing with drivers Michael Andretti, Bobby Rahal and Al Unser Jr., winning the Indianapolis 500 in 1992.

Sun Capital Partners, an American investment firm, acquired Kraco in August 2008. In 2010, Kraco Enterprises purchased Auto Expressions, a provider of automobile accessories, which resulted in Kraco tripling its revenue.

In the U.K., Kraco products are distributed by its subsidiary Kraco Car Care International Limited (Shell Car Care International Limited until October 1, 2010), which also inherited the distribution of Rain-X products in the U.K.

On October 21, 2015, Kraco Enterprises has acquired Who-Rae, a manufacturer and distributor of automotive aftermarket accessories.

Race results

PPG CART Indycar World Series

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YearChassisEngineDriversNo.1234567891011121314151617Pts PosPos
1981PHXMILATLMCHRIVMILMCHWGLMXCPHX
Penske PC-7/79Cosworth DFXUnited States Larry Cannon991511201230th10
United States Dick Ferguson18610724th20
1982PHXATLMILCLEMCHMILPOCRIVROAMCHPHX
Penske PC-9B/81Cosworth DFXUnited States Bill Vukovich Jr.181141st2
United States Dick Ferguson17DNS47th1
March 82CUnited States Mike Mosley871671219th37
Australia Vern Schuppan99730th18
Penske PC-9B/812724
1983ATLINDYMILCLEMCHROAPOCRIVMDOMCHCPLLAGPHX
March 83CCosworth DFXUnited States Mike Mosley181313541725424DNQ112414th36
Australia Geoff Brabham201621st13
991812
United States Michael Andretti (R)1924927th4
1984LBHPHXINDYMILPORMEACLEMCHROAPOCMDOSANMCHPHXLAGCPL
March 84CCosworth DFXAustralia Geoff Brabham182163317238951421151116558th87
United States Michael Andretti991035412133201623163733247th102
1985LBHINDYMILPORMEACLEMCHROAPOCMDOSANMCHLAGPHXMIA
March 85CCosworth DFXUnited States Kevin Cogan1823111657972517219417222414th44
United States Michael Andretti991981928472721314192595259th53
1986PHXLBHINDYMILPORMEACLETORMCHPOCMDOSANMCHROALAGPHXMIA
March 86CCosworth DFXUnited States Michael Andretti1815*1*61*2*202191111*1062*2*31*182nd171
1987LBHPHXINDYMILPORMEACLETORMCHPOCROAMDONAZLAGMIA
March 87CCosworth DFXUnited States Michael Andretti184429125651*816131*221*2nd158
1988PHXLBHINDYMILPORCLETORMEAMCHPOCMDOROANAZLAGMIA
March 88CCosworth DFXUnited States Michael Andretti1837471114366th119
Lola T88/003252652217
1989PHXLBHINDYMILDETPORCLEMEATORMCHPOCMDOROANAZLAG
Lola T89/00Cosworth DFSUnited States Bobby Rahal1818426131823119962228769th88
Galles-Kraco Racing
1990PHXLBHINDYMILDETPORCLEMEATORMCHDENVANMDOROANAZLAG
Lola T90/00Chevrolet 265A V8tUnited States Al Unser Jr.531*4127315*111*11*1*341621st210
United States Bobby Rahal18212242112252223867354th153
1991SFRLBHPHXINDYMILDETPORCLEMEATORMCHDENVANMDOROANAZLAG
Lola T91/00Chevrolet 265A V8tUnited States Al Unser Jr.116*1*641944422331*352423rd197
United States Bobby Rahal182221942331*311202342242nd200
1992SFRPHXLBHINDYDETPORMILNHATORMCHCLEROAVANMDONAZLAG
Galmer G92Chevrolet 265A V8tUnited States Al Unser Jr.3454*193787432231193rd169
United States Danny Sullivan185121551212938207781777th99

IndyCar wins

#SeasonDateSanctionTrack / RaceNo.Winning driverChassisEngineTireGridLaps Led
11986April 13CARTGrand Prix of Long Beach (S)18United States Michael AndrettiMarch 86CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear747
2June 8CARTMilwaukee Mile (O)18United States Michael Andretti (2)March 86CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyearPole110
3August 29CARTPhoenix International Raceway (O)18United States Michael Andretti (3)March 86CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear4166
41987May 31CARTMilwaukee Mile (O)18United States Michael Andretti (4)March 87CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear452
5August 2CARTMichigan 500 (O)18United States Michael Andretti (5)March 87CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyearPole129
6September 20CARTNazareth Speedway (O)18United States Michael Andretti (6)March 87CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyearPole150
7November 1CARTTamiami Park, Miami (S)18United States Michael Andretti (7)March 87CCosworth DFX V8tGoodyear288
NC1988November 5CARTTamiami Park, Miami (S)18United States Michael AndrettiLola T88/00Cosworth DFX V8tGoodyear619
81989July 16CARTMeadowlands Street Circuit (S)18United States Bobby RahalLola T89/00Cosworth DFS V8tGoodyear661

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