John McPartlin

From the start John McPartlin was trained as an engine builder.

After years of building engines for fun John enrolled in Lewis University’s Aviation Maintenance and Management program to learn about airline jet engine repair. Before long he found himself in the marine industry after being hired as an engine builder at a Chicago marina.   After a successful run as a drag racer in the NMCA with his own engines John started McPartlin Engine Builders and McPartlin Marine Services, Inc. John and his wife, Bridget, have three dogs and enjoy boating and watching documentaries.

John McPartlin Sr.

John McPartlin Sr. has over 50 years of experience building engines and is known

for working at Prototype Racing Engines in the cylinder head and engine dyno departments. He was also a major player in AL-Tech which was a division of Prototype Racing Engines that exclusively built engines for NASCAR's Alan Kulwicki. John McPartlin Sr. is a wealth of engine building knowledge and experience. He enjoys going to car shows with his wife, Maureen, and his ’65 Bel Air.