The Beginning
Jerry Minton, president of P.R.C. Inc., publicly
labored as a mechanic and supervisor for
Chrysler, Plymouth, and Dodge dealerships in the
Atlanta area for many years. His love for racing was a
weekend hobby and past time. For several years he
built his own race cars, and introduced his stepson
Wayne Groover to building cars and racing also. Jerry
built cars for Gary Powell, Stan
Massey, and Rookies of the Year Buddy Smith and Bill
Irrgtam. A National Championship race car was built
for Clint Smith in early 1993. During the early years
of Jerry's involvement in racing, he rubbed shoudlers
with some of the best race car drivers in the
business.
Building and racing cars eventually evolved into more
than a hobby. Jerry then made the decision that his
future was not to include working for the other fellow.
So with the attitude of "Take this Job and Shove it," he
made a commitment and as a result, in 1977 Precision
Race Cars was born. Precision Race Cars began as a
three (3) way partnership with Jerry and two other
racers. Working out of a 30' x 50' garage in his
backyard, the business grew to a point that additions
had to be made to the garage twice, In or around 1980-81
P.R.C. became incorporated. Sometime in 1986 the
partnership ended, and Jerry became sole owner, with his
stepson Wayne as Vice President.
In November 1993, P.R.C. outgrew its previous
facility and a new location was sought. The present
facility at 8681 S. Flatrock Road is located on over 3
acres, and consist of three (3) buildings with an
approximate 14,000 so. feet and growing. These buildings
house a welding shop, a paint shop, a machine shop and
parts department. We here at P.R.C. are very
grateful to all our customers, who through the years,
have and still continue to support our efforts in
serving their racing needs. Although we no longer build
race cars as
a business venture, our parts department will continue
to make every effort to assist our customers with advice
in that area and supply them with the best parts
available.
