Congratulations to all the students who competed in the 2022 Auto Tech Competition! The 3rd annual Auto Tech Competition was held December 2nd & 3rd, 2022 at Texas Motor Speedway. 40 teams from across North and East Texas came ready to compete for a chance at Fast Track Auto Tech Training Program scholarships and Snap-On professional industry tools in order to continue their career path journey. FIRST PLACE – LAGRONE ACADEMY L to R: George Arrants; Vice President, ASE Education Foundation, Carter Smith; Student Competitor, Jakob Holzer; Student Competitor, Doug Adcock; Instructor, C. Brent Franks; President, North Texas Automobile Dealers, Zach Dowdy; Student Competitor Credit: Shutterkings Photography SECOND PLACE – LONGVIEW HIGH SCHOOL L to R: George Arrants; Vice President, ASE Education Foundation, Raymond “Paul” Bouis; Instructor, Aleksandr Ortega; Student Competitor, Cayden Tipton; Student Competitor, C. Brent Franks; President, North Texas Automobile Dealers, Matt Binning; Service Director, Peltier Kia of Tyler, Alexis Araujo; Student Competitor Credit: Shutterkings Photography THIRD PLACE – TECHNOLOGY EXPLORATION AND CAREER CENTER EAST L to R: George Arrants; Vice President, ASE Education Foundation, Doug Emery; Instructor, Austin Reid; Student Competitor, C. Brent Franks; President, North Texas Automobile Dealers, Evan Arroyo; Student Competitor, Max Thomas; Student Competitor Credit: Shutterkings Photography ROUNDING OUT THE TOP 10 TEAMS Dan Dipert Career Technical Center Weatherford High School Princeton High School South Garland High School North Lamar High School Richardson High School Hallsville High School Training The Next Generation Of Skilled Auto TechsWritten by Amy Plemons December 14, 2022 CBS 11 News Coverage – 2022 COMPETITION LINE-UP High SchoolSchool DistrictDealership Partner Ben Barber Innovation AcademyMansfield ISDClassic GMC Arlington B.R. Johnson Career and Tech CenterCrowley ISDHonda of Fort Worth Birdville Center of Technology & Advanced LearningBirdville ISDFive Star Ford NRH Bridgeport High SchoolBridgeport ISDBill Utter Ford Buinger CTE AcademyHEB ISDMoritz Kia Hurst Community High SchoolCommunity ISDLakeside Chevrolet Dan Dipert Career Technical CenterArlington ISDClassic CDJR Arlington Decatur High SchoolDecatur ISDJames Wood GMC Dubiski Career High SchoolGrand Prairie ISDFreeman GMC Dunbar High SchoolFort Worth ISDNorm Reeves Honda Duncanville High SchoolDuncanville ISDSouthwest Kia Dallas Hallsville High SchoolHallsville ISDPegues-Hurst Ford Hollenstein Career & Technology CenterEagle Mountain Saginaw ISDFreeman Toyota Keller Center for Advanced LearningKeller ISDClassic Chevrolet LaGrone Academy Denton ISDToyota of Denton Longview High SchoolLongview ISDPeltier Kia of Tyler Mabank High SchoolMabank ISDTri-County Ford McKinney High SchoolMcKinney ISDSouthwest Kia Frisco McKinney North High SchoolMcKinney ISDSewell Audi North Lamar High SchoolNorth Lamar ISDParis Toyota North Side High SchoolFort Worth ISDMoritz Chevrolet O.D. Wyatt High SchoolFort Worth ISDMoritz Kia Fort Worth Plano East High SchoolPlano ISDBrandon Tomes Subaru Plano Senior High SchoolPlano ISDEwing Subaru of Plano Princeton High SchoolPrinceton ISDBob Tomes Ford Prosper High SchoolProsper ISDLongo Toyota Ratteree Career Development CenterIrving ISDToyota of Irving Red Oak High SchoolRed Oak ISDPegasus Chevrolet Richardson High SchoolRichardson ISDFive Star Ford Dallas Skyline High SchoolDallas ISDSewell Lexus South Garland High SchoolGarland ISDTown East Ford Sulphur Springs High SchoolSulphur Springs ISDJay Hodge Chevrolet Technology, Exploration and Career Center EastLewisville ISDFive Star Ford Lewisville Terrell High SchoolTerrell ISDPlatinum Chevrolet Vanguard High SchoolMesquite ISDGateway GMC W. H. Adamson High SchoolDallas ISDSewell GMC Alternate TeamCarlisle Chevrolet Weatherford High SchoolWeatherford ISDSouthWest Ford Wichita Falls Career Education CenterWichita Falls ISDFoundation GMC Wilmer-Hutchins High SchoolDallas ISDClay Cooley Hyundai Dallas Students were individually interviewed to test their communication skills. There currently is a need for 76,000 trained automotive technicians nationwide in dealerships, with many of these job openings in our own North Texas backyard. Experienced, well-trained technicians will always be in demand and able to earn top dollar, however achieving the highest level of expertise is a process. With this in mind, the North Texas Automobile Dealers (NTXAD) joined forces with educators, state and local government, and local dealerships to train, certify and employ students to work in the auto industry in North Texas. The Auto Tech Competition gives high school seniors a high-profile stage to demonstrate their skills, measure of knowledge, and a race against the clock – all rolled into one. It features North Texas’ best high school automotive education students from across the country competing for top honors, scholarships, and other prizes. Teams are comprised of two students each and are selected based on preliminary ASE (Automotive Service Excellence) certification tests in Maintenance & Light Repair, Steering & Suspension, Brakes, and Electrical. The final teams are then paired with NTXAD new-car franchised dealerships to act as mentors and help train them for the competition. HOW THE CONTEST WORKS The Auto Tech Competition is held in two Phases. Phase I: Workstations Challenge Contestants are tested on their knowledge of tools, measuring instruments, specific vehicle service information, and job interview skills at the Workstations. Phase II: On-Vehicle Challenge Each team has an allotted amount of time in which to interpret, diagnose and repair a number of pre-assigned problems on the vehicle, based on the repair order for that vehicle. Each correctly repaired “bug” is worth a set number of points depending on the level of difficulty. Each team is tasked with interpreting, diagnosing, and repairing a number of ‘bugs’ on their vehicles. 2021 First Place Team: Technology Exploration Career Center East. Student competitors Lance Wood and Matthew Wringer with Instructor Doug Emery. PRIZES FIRST PLACE $5,000 in tools from Snap-On for each team member Fast Track Automotive Technician Training Program for each team member The program combines hands-on classroom instruction in conjunction with employment in a franchised new car dealership service center during a concentrated 5-week training course. One Team Instructor receives a $500 gift card. SECOND PLACE $4,000 in tools from Snap-On for each team member Fast Track Automotive Technician Training Program for each team member The program combines hands-on classroom instruction in conjunction with employment in a franchised new car dealership service center during a concentrated 5-week training course. One Team Instructor receives a $350 gift card. THIRD PLACE $4,000 in tools from Snap-On for each team member Fast Track Automotive Technician Training Program for each team member The program combines hands-on classroom instruction in conjunction with employment in a franchised new car dealership service center during a concentrated 5-week training course. One Team Instructor receives a $250 gift card. Any Fast Track Automotive Technician Program Scholarships not used by the top 3 teams will be awarded to the students of the top-scoring runner-up schools in order of overall scores. The scholarship awards are generously funded by The Carroll Shelby Foundation. For more information call 214.637.0531 or email: info@ntxad.com THANK YOU TO OUR 2022 PARTICIPATING SPONSORS: Training Program Sponsors Workstation Providers 2021 AUTO TECH COMPETITION OVERVIEW – CLICK HERE 2021 PHOTO GALLERY – CLICK HERE