company, which had been based in Florida, was relocated to Torrance by 2001. As of June 30, 2004, the company employed 722 persons, and achieved revenues of $125.98 million USD. Since the company went private again in 2004, revenue findings have not been available to the general public. On June 7, 2010, the Chicago-based private equity firm Industrial Opportunity Partners (IOP) acquired Edelbrock Corporation. In January 2021, the company was announced that its headquarters would be relocated to Mississippi. Modern-day racing The Edelbrock logo is prevalent in NASCAR but the company does not sponsor a racing team. Instead it engages in advertising through a $250,000 per year (2004) contract with NASCAR by which the Edelbrock contingency sticker is placed on every NASCAR race car. Contingency is a common form of "after the fact" sponsorship whereby racers place stickers on their vehicles from companies that post monetary awards to racing teams for winning, in exchange for the right to use images of winning drivers and their cars in promotional literature and advertising. Edelbrock also posts contingency awards for drag racers, including NHRA sportsman categories. Since 2002, Edelbrock has been the title sponsor of the PRO Edelbrock Drag Racing Series, which features both professional and sportsman racing classes. The racing series includes seven classes of heads-up style racing and three classes of index style racing. In 2021, Edelbrock partnered with Ilmor to build engines for the Superstar Racing Experience. Using the Ilmor 396 as a base, Edelbrock provides components such as the camshaft and ignition coils. Products Eighty years after Vic Edelbrock Sr. manufactured the first Flathead Ford intake manifold, the Edelbrock company now designs and manufactures camshaft and lifter kits, carburetors, crate engines, cylinder heads, electronic fuel injection, engine blocks, engine dress-up, fuel pumps, intake manifolds, nitrous oxide injection, power packages, superchargers, top end kits, valvetrain, and water pumps. The company relies on online and catalog resellers along with traditional brick-and-mortar retailers. In 2018, Edelbrock launched a direct-to-consumer e-commerce website. Timeline 1931 – Edelbrock moves to California 1934 – Edelbrock moves into a shop on Venice and Hoover in Los Angeles 1938 – Edelbrock moves to the Breawood Garage in Los Angeles 1938 – Edelbrock buys a 1932 Ford Roadster and designs the first Edelbrock product, the Slingshot manifold 1941 – Edelbrock sets land speed record in a V8 roadster September 28 1941–45 – Edelbrock contributes to the WWII war effort