Race Winning Brands

Race Winning Brands

Race Winning Brands is a family office based in Mentor, Ohio, formed around the H. family's wealth, which originated in automotive and aerospace component manufacturing via the founder's prior role at ArvinMeritor. The firm's exact founding year is not public, but it emerged as the family shifted from industrial manufacturing into brand aggregation. The office's strategy centers on acquiring undercapitalized aftermarket automotive performance brands — piston rings, cylinder sleeves, valve train components — and running them as a portfolio. Known holdings include Hastings Manufacturing (piston rings), Perfect Circle (piston rings), and Sealed Power (engine components). The firm invests directly, avoids third-party fund commitments, and focuses on manufacturing-intensive assets in Ohio and neighboring states. Deployment scale is undisclosed. The team size is not publicly listed, but the firm maintains a lean operating structure, likely under 50 professionals. No additional offices beyond Mentor have been confirmed. A dated operational event: June 2024: Acquired the assets of Diamond Racing Products, a Michigan-based piston manufacturer (per industry trade reports). A structural differentiator is Race Winning Brands' hybrid model — it operates as both a family office and an industrial holding company, with direct operational control over portfolio companies. This allows the family to apply hands-on engineering and supply-chain expertise that a passive financial investor cannot replicate.