About DHR
Audentes Fortuna Iuvat
Fortune favors the bold. Dark Horse Racing is a veteran-led Trans Am program built on four decades of road racing — and a mission that outlasts the checkered flag.
Origins
Four Decades in the Making
The road to the #47 started long before the Trans Am grid.
- 1985
WERA Motorcycles
The racing roots reach back to WERA motorcycle road racing — where corner speed, commitment and mechanical sympathy were learned the hard way.
- 1990s–2000s
Endurance & Vintage — HSR, SVRA, SCCA
A progression through Historic Sportscar Racing, the Sportscar Vintage Racing Association and SCCA club racing sharpened the program across eras and machinery.
- 2000s–2010s
Grand-Am & V8 Supercars
Professional-level competition in Grand-Am and time in and around V8 Supercars widened the team's engineering and racecraft base.
- Today
Trans Am Series — SGT
Dark Horse Racing now campaigns the #47 Factory Five Type 65R Daytona Coupe in the Trans Am Series' SGT class, podiuming against the deepest GT field in the country.
The Team
Built by Those Who Served
Combat veterans, naval aviators, engineers and family — a crew that functions like a deployment: everyone has a job, and everyone covers it.
Combat Veterans
Discipline and mission focus under pressure.
Naval Aviators
Checklists, briefings and zero-drama execution.
Engineers
Data-driven setup, fabrication and race strategy.
Family
Sons, fathers and spouses working one pit box.
New for 2026–2027
Schultz Fueling Technologies Partnership
Dark Horse Racing welcomes Schultz Fueling Technologies as a technical partner for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. Fueling performance at the highest level of amateur GT racing, the partnership pairs Schultz's fuel-system expertise with a race program that puts real hardware to the test every round — and puts the mission in front of every camera.
Values
The Four Pillars
Legacy
Racing is a craft passed down — from motorcycles to coupes, from one generation of the team to the next. The #47 carries every lap that came before it.
Commitment
Long nights in the garage, thousand-mile hauls, and a standard that doesn't bend on race day. Commitment is the price of the podium.
Service
This team exists to serve — veterans, Gold Star families, and the partners who make the mission possible. The racing is the vehicle; the impact is the point.
Speed
Obsessive preparation, honest debriefs and relentless iteration. Speed is earned in the shop long before it's displayed on track.