Willard Auto Machine
7620 N 96th Street
Omaha, NE 68122
(402)573-8984
www.dirtdrivers.com/wam
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Company History
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Chuck Willard has over 20 years of experience building race motors. He spent 10 years as Machine
Shop Manager at Art's Auto Parts and CarQuest from the late 80's through most of the 90's.
During
this time Chuck was also very involved in racing, serving many years as technical inspector at
Sunset Speedway. In addition, Chuck also began to do motor work on the side for many of the
local racers.
By 1994 Chuck's customer base grew enough to where he began operating his shop on a regular
part-time basis during evenings and weekends. Chuck's experience, knowledge, and understanding
of the local racing rules he gained while working at the racetrack gave him an edge that
enabled him to pack maximum power into his motors while still staying within the legal
boundaries of the rulebook.
It didn't take long for the racing community to notice that his motors were regularly running
up front, winning races and track championships. The word of mouth spread quickly and many
more racers began running his motors. Finally on April 1, 1998, Chuck resigned from CarQuest
and he and his wife Cyd officially opened the doors to Willard Auto Machine, Inc. full-time.
In 2001 Willard Auto Machine expanded its services by adding a Land & Sea Pro Series engine
dynomometer. The shop was remodeled to add a dyno cell room, which houses the dyno in a
controlled testing lab environment. An adjacent dyno monitor room was also added, where the
computer that runs and controls the dyno is located. The addition of the dyno now allows Chuck
to test and study the performance of the motors he builds, in order to continually search for
additional horsepower to give his customers that competitive edge.
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