Hurst Racing Tires was started in San Diego, California, in 1961 by Ron Hurst. His company started making cheater slicks and drag race tires, then got into making sprint, modified, and stockcar tires for dirt and asphalt. Many of southern California's top drivers have won races and championships at ASCOT, Saugus Speedway 605, Orange Show Speedway, Cajon Speedway, and Southbay Speedway on Hurst™ tires. Drivers include:

We moved the business to Wendell, Idaho, in 1980 continuing to make winning tires at affordable prices. Eddie McKean won the NASCAR™ Great Northern Region Championship in 1991, and Paul Peoples won the NASCAR™ Sunbelt Region Championship on Hurst Racing Tires. HURST has been building high quality retread racing tires for over 45 years.In 2005 Hurst Racing Tires was purchased by Steve and Cody Adams of Oregon City Oregon and Moved to Oregon City.