Two of the most notable names in short course off-road racing join Team Cooper Tire for the 2014 TORC season.

FINDLAY, Ohio, March 18, 2014 - Building on the recent announcement that Cooper Tire has returned as the Official Series Partner for the 2014 TORC season, the company today announced the signing of Kincaid Motorsports. Kincaid Motorsports features a world-class father and son combination of Jeff Kincaid, racing in the Traxxas #4 Pro 2 truck, and his son Keegan, the 2013 Pro Light Champion, in the Traxxas #7 Pro Light truck.

"Kincaid Motorsports is synonymous with winning in short course racing, especially at Bark River and world famous Crandon International Raceway," stated Chris Pantani, Director of Motorsports for Cooper Tire. "Cooper Tire is excited to be teaming up with Kincaid Motorsports for the 2014 TORC Series. As proven winners, the Kincaid family has a long legacy in short track off-road racing. We expect both Jeff and Keegan to have an immediate impact in their respective classes."

"Keegan and I are thrilled to partner with Cooper Tire for the 2014 TORC season," said Jeff Kincaid. "We have admired the Cooper brand ever since its arrival in off-road racing and we are looking forward to Cooper Tire getting us on top of the box and competing for more championships. We can't wait to grow our relationship with Cooper and take Kincaid Motorsports to the next level."

Jeff Kincaid, who is a 22-year short course off-road racing veteran and has captured seven Pro Light championships and over 80 career wins, will be racing in the Pro 2 division. In 2009, he began building his first Pro 2 truck to compete in the 2010 TORC Series. In his first year in Pro 2, he captured three wins including the 2010 Pro 2 versus Pro 4 Crandon Cup Challenge.

Keegan Kincaid won his first Pro Light Championship in 2013 with five wins and 11 podium finishes. Following in his dad's footsteps, Keegan will once again compete in the Pro Light class, determined to add another championship to his resume.

Keep up to date with all the action from the 2014 season on Twitter by following @TeamCooperTire as well as Jeff Kincaid (@JeffKincaid_4) and Keegan Kincaid (@KeeganKincaid_7).

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Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) is the parent company of a global family of companies that specialize in the design, manufacture, marketing, and sales of passenger car and light truck tires. Cooper has joint ventures, affiliates and subsidiaries that also specialize in medium truck, motorcycle and racing tires. Cooper's headquarters is in Findlay, Ohio, with manufacturing, sales, distribution, technical and design facilities within its family of companies located in 11 countries around the world.www.coopertire.com, www.facebook.com/coopertire or www.twitter.com/coopertire.

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