Hutter Performance, opened in 2003 on an eight-acre site in Chardon, builds and tunes custom street and race vehicles, with fabrication and engine work shaped by the Hutter family’s racing history. The company grew from Ron Hutter’s racing-engine operation, whose engines powered 21 NASCAR Busch, Truck and Modified championships, and today combines dyno tuning with custom fabrication and track support. Its work has also expanded into fitting race-engine technology to replica vintage aircraft.
Hutter PerformanceThe Hutter name comes with a deep racing lineage: Ron Hutter began building engines in 1964, later winning eight national championships with Richie Evans, while the family’s engines powered Dale Earnhardt Jr. to back-to-back titles in 1998 and 1999. Hutter Performance, opened by the family in 2003, applies that competition experience to custom street and race vehicles for individual owners and teams from its Chardon facility. Its work has also extended to fitting race-engine technology to replica vintage aircraft.CHARDON, OH
Performance EnterprisesWith more than 30 years serving the racing community, Performance Enterprises builds custom racing engines and supplies components for circle-track teams. Its machine shop works with paved oval, late model stock, and dirt-track racers, combining engine machining with dynamometer testing and tuning. The company also offers 604 racing crate motors and related parts.CLEVELAND, OH
MVT & Pro Car AssociatesFounded in Akron in 1969 by engineers Chuck Wright and Jim Cavallero, MVT & Pro Car Associates grew out of a Pro Stock drag-racing team and remains closely tied to the Wright family, with Chuck’s son Chris now running the shop. The company is known for applying race-engine development experience to custom engine building and dyno testing for both street vehicles and competition cars.AKRON, OH
Fastlane MotorsportsFamily-owned and operated since 2001, Fastlane Motorsports builds, tunes, and fabricates high-performance Ford and Mustang vehicles from its shop outside Raleigh, North Carolina. Its in-house program covers everything from dyno tuning to Ford pushrod and modular engine development, with more than 25,000 logged Dyno Jet pulls and over 60 years of combined engine-department experience. Fastlane handles projects ranging from mild street cars to 2,000 RWHP race cars.COLUMBUS, OH