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Abstract
Hoosier Racing Tire is an American tire manufacturer primarily specializing in the production of tires for competition use. Based in Lakeville, Indiana the company was founded in 1957. Hoosier employs nearly 500 people, and has provided tires for use in series sanctioned by Grand-Am, IHRA, ARCA, CRA, NASCAR, IMCA, WISSOTA, SCCA, AIS, and Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. On November 23, 2012, it was announced that the UARA-Stars Late Model series would begin using Hoosier tires in 2013. The business was purchased by Continental AG on October 4th of 2016. The tire company was purchased for a total nearing 140 million dollars. Following the purchase, 27 year old John DeSalle was named president.

Founders
Based in Indiana, the company was founded in 1957. Stock car racer Robert Newton wished to design a faster tire compound to gain an advantage against fellow racers. This was done by retreading street tires in order to obtain a compound that would grab onto the clay tracks. Using an abandoned barn to start his business, he began sales to local racers. The Hoosier logo is colored after Newton's race car at the time which was purple.

The founder of Hoosier Racing Tire, Robert Newton, died in 2012, aged 85, at his home in Lakeville, Indiana. His wife and co-founder, Joyce Newton, passed away at the age of 85 on January 16th, 2018.

U.S. Distributors

 * Hoosier Tire Canada-NY. (Niagara Falls, NY) Hoosier Tire East. (Manchester, CT) Hoosier Tire Great Plains. (Bennington, NE) *Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic. (Sarver, PA)
 * Hoosier Tire Mid-Atlantic. (Finksburg, MD) Hoosier Tire Mid-West. (Brownsburgh, IN) *Hoosier Tire Mid-West. (Plymouth, IN)
 * Hoosier Tire Mid-West. (Springfield, IL)
 * Hoosier Tire North. (Rogers, MN)
 * Hoosier Tire Ohio-Valley (Parkersburg, WV) Hoosier Tire South Asphalt Oval Inc. (Welcome, NC) Hoosier Tire South Dirt Oval Inc. (Clinton, TN) *Hoosier Tire South Road and Drag (Maryville,TN) Hoosier Tire Southwest (Mesquite, TX) Hoosier Tire Southwest (Oklahoma City, OK) *Hoosier Tire Southwest (Houston, TX)
 * Hoosier Tire West (Fresno, CA)

International Distributors

 * Shuwaikh Industrial Area Auto Mall (Shuwaikh, Kuwait)
 * Hoosier Tire Australia (Sydney, Australia)
 * Magma Pro-Scheffer International (Parana, Brazil)
 * Hoosier Tire Canada (St.Catharines, Ontario)
 * Hoosier Tire Western Canada (Leduc, Alberta)
 * Guyana, Caribbean, and Suriname MAKK LLC. (Miami,FL)
 * Hoosier Tire Chile Spa (Vina del Mar,Chile)
 * Formula SAE China Union (Shanghai, China)
 * Gunnar Askov Motorsports(Egtved, Denmark)
 * Hoosier Racing Tire Europe (Cologne, Germany)
 * Schlag GmbH (Leimback, Germany)
 * Werdohler Weg 20 Hoosier-Rennreifen (Berlin, Germany)
 * PIT-STOP Motorsport (Holon, Israel)
 * Deepstage Racing (Chiba, Japan)
 * JOUMIC S.A. de C.V. Av. (Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City)
 * Cardwells LTD (Auckland, New Zealand)
 * Shortcar AS (Gjerdrum, Norway)
 * Hoosier Tire South Africa (Krugersdorp, South Africa, Gauteng)
 * Sweden Lovén Racing (Bettna, Sweden)
 * Jeunesse Enterprise Co LTD (Pakkret Nonthabruri, Thailand)
 * Underground Racing Auto Spare Parts Trading (Jebel Ali, Dubai)
 * Viper Racing UK (Lancashire, United Kingdom)
 * Hoosier Tire U.K. (Surrey, United Kingdom)
 * Protyre Motorsports (Staffordshire, United Kingdom)