In the early 1960's J.D. Eatherly saw the need for a REAL speed shop in the Nashville, Tennessee, area. He added room in the back of his already established service center and Rayco Racing Division was born. Business was good so he added on-the-road salesmen and the wholesale distribution department was officially started. Rayco Racing Division ultimately changed its name to Tennessee Speed Sport and moved across the street into a huge 17,000 sq. ft. building.
At the time, it was not known if the business would be capable of keeping that much space filled with parts.
