After nearly 30 years in business, Jack Burns and Rick Popovits, partners and owners of Burns Stainless, have transitioned the company’s ownership to longtime technical partner Vince Roman. The company has also changed addresses, noted below, but will remain in Costa Mesa, California.

Roman has been a part of the Burns Stainless team for over 17 years, with the transition in the planning stages “for quite some time,” says company officials.

Rick Popovits will retire while Jack Burns will remain at Burns Stainless “doing what he loves best, creating in the fabrication shop.”

"It is a great pleasure for me to turn the reigns of Burns Stainless over to Vince," Burns said. “I have the utmost confidence that Vince will continue our legacy at Burns Stainless to supply the finest quality parts to the motorsports industry."

Officially Roman Werks Inc., the company is continuing to do business as Burns Stainless. The official transition began on September 1, 2017, and is now complete.

"I am very excited to step into Jack and Rick's shoes," Roman said. "Jack has been a great mentor and friend over these past many years, and I look forward to continuing the tradition of innovation, quality and service that Burns Stainless is known for."

Burns Stainless LLC is a provider of exhaust components for professional racers and fabricators. Customers include race teams in NASCAR, NHRA, ALMS, FIA and other top-tier race series. The company also provides engineering services for specific racing applications including exhaust collector and header design.