Dan Ebert revealed he is retiring his Rocket XR2 The Topless 100 race-winning car to the Ebert Acres Boneyard.

Ebert won his first-ever Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race in The Topless 100 earlier this year at Batesville Motor Speedway bringing home $50,000. Ebert won the chaotic race that saw numerous drivers pit for flat tires. Ebert himself pitted on lap 38 and then charged back through the field and was running in second behind Josh Rice, who suffered a right rear flat tire on lap 89.

Ebert inherited the lead and controlled the race the rest of the way besting Dale McDowell and Jonathan Davenport by 4.984 seconds.

“This is unbelievable, really, to win our first Super Late Model race. We won that dash last week (at Florence), and we have had speed here. To win one of the biggest, hardest races to win is unbelievable. I am just speechless. It’s just incredible, the crowd here. You know, we ran good here last year, and I just had a good feel for it, and we built on the setups since then,” said Ebert, who saw his right rear go flat as he finished the race.

In a post to Facebook, Ebert revealed he is retiring the car to his Ebert Acres Boneyard. 

“This here’s the XR2 that I won with at Batesville and it’s a little bent up so we’re going to retire to the Ebert Acres Boneyard and put it in a tree so it can live on.”

In a subsequent video, Ebert revealed where he is likely going to put the car. 

“Well, we’re just admiring Stop No. 1. That was my first B-Mod. Got 100 wins with that one. Changed owners a couple times, but was fortunate enough to get it back.”

“I’m thinking somewhere over here is going to be the final resting place for this baby,” he added.

Ebert and his James Trantina-owned team will make the switch to a Longhorn to begin 2027. Trantina made the announcement on Facebook earlier this month. He stated, “Triple B Motorsports and driver Dan Ebert are excited to announce a new chapter for the team as they transition from Rocket Chassis to Longhorn Chassis.”

“This decision comes after a great deal of thought and discussion as a team, and it certainly wasn’t an easy one. We want to make it clear that there are absolutely no hard feelings toward Rocket Chassis. Rocket didn’t do anything wrong, and this decision is not a reflection of the company, its people, or the support they have given us over the years,” Trantina continued. “We cannot thank Mark, Steve, and the entire Rocket Chassis crew enough for everything they have done for us. We have built an incredible relationship with them, and the friendships and memories we’ve made along the way mean a great deal to our team. This decision was not made lightly, and leaving a program and people we have so much respect for makes it that much harder. When Dan made the move from open-wheel modifieds into late models, Rocket Chassis was the only chassis he ever raced. It has been our foundation in the late model world, and we are grateful for everything that experience has taught us.”

As for why the team decided to make the switch to Longhorn, Trantina explained, “As a team, we feel it is time to try something different and see what Longhorn Chassis can bring to our program. At the end of the day, we don’t want to go through life wondering, ‘What if?’ We feel this is the right time to explore a new opportunity, challenge ourselves, and see what we can accomplish with a different chassis underneath us.”

“We know better than anyone that making a chassis change doesn’t mean instant results. We race against some of the best drivers and teams in the country every single week, and we understand the level of competition we’re up against,” Trantina added. “Just as Dan had to learn and adapt when he first climbed into a Rocket, there will be a learning curve with Longhorn as well. It will take time, hard work, and plenty of laps to figure things out and get comfortable with the new equipment.”

“We’re excited about this next step and look forward to getting behind the wheel of a Longhorn Chassis, learning its characteristics, and seeing what we can accomplish together. We understand the work ahead of us, but we’re ready for the challenge and eager to get started,” he said.

Ebert finished 13th in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points standings in his second year. He had the one win in The Topless 100, four Top 5s, and 12 Top 10s in 47 feature starts. He sat on the pole twice in the North/South 100 and The Topless 100.

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