Wilwood Returns as Official Disc Brake Company of the 2026 Triple Crown of Rodding

Source: Motortopia, August 18, 2026 — Wilwood Disc Brakes has been named the Official Disc Brake Company of the Triple Crown of Rodding (TCR) for 2026, its fourth consecutive year in that role. The event runs September 11–12, 2026 at Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, TN.

What the TCR Sponsorship Signals for Shops and Builders

The Triple Crown of Rodding draws pre-1973 hot rods, classics, customs, and American-made trucks through 1998 — a segment where brake upgrades and fluid upgrades are routine parts of a build. Wilwood's continued presence as the event's exclusive brake partner for the fourth straight year isn't a one-off activation. It reflects sustained investment in this market, which matters when you're deciding whether a product line is worth stocking long-term.

For a shop or fleet buyer, vendor stability is part of the cost calculation. A brand that keeps showing up at the same events, year after year, is less likely to quietly discontinue a SKU mid-season than one chasing attention. Wilwood's Hi-Temp 570 and EXP600 Plus are the fluids associated with this program, and both are purpose-built for the temperature demands of performance and custom builds.

Wilwood Hi-Temp 570: The Spec Sheet for Buyers

The Wilwood Hi-Temp 570 Racing Brake Fluid is a DOT 3/4 compatible, glycol-ether-based fluid with a dry boiling point of 570°F (299°C) and a wet boiling point of 356°F (180°C). Those numbers matter in high-load applications where brake fade from fluid vaporization is a real failure mode, not a theoretical one. Stock DOT 3 fluid typically dry-boils around 401°F. The 570 gives you roughly 170°F of additional headroom before vapor lock becomes a concern.

At Bulk55, the Hi-Temp 570 is available as a case of 24 x 12 oz bottles at $251.76, which works out to approximately $10.49 per bottle at bulk pricing. For a shop doing regular brake rebuilds or stocking for a race team, the per-unit cost at case quantity is the relevant figure, not the single-bottle retail price you'd see at a parts counter.

EXP600 Plus: When You Need More Overhead

For builds running big brakes under sustained load, or for customers who push equipment harder than the average weekend driver, the EXP600 Plus steps up to a 610°F dry boiling point. It remains DOT 4 compatible and is a direct upgrade path from the Hi-Temp 570 without a system flush incompatibility concern. See our full technical breakdown in the Wilwood EXP 600 Plus Technical Specs and Applications post.

Stocking Considerations

If you're supplying builders or running a shop that works on performance street and custom builds, the TCR partnership is a useful market signal: this is the demographic actively upgrading brake systems, and they're being told Wilwood is the standard. Having the fluid on the shelf when a customer comes in asking for it by name is worth something. The Hi-Temp 570 case format keeps your cost-per-use reasonable while covering the most common upgrade scenario.

Wilwood's fourth consecutive TCR sponsorship also tells you the line isn't going anywhere in the near term. That's relevant if you're evaluating whether to add a Wilwood fluid SKU to your standard inventory or treat it as a special-order item.

Order Wilwood Hi-Temp 570 by the case at Bulk55.com