The 4th Annual Auto Tech Competition was held December 1st & 2nd, 2023 at Texas Motor Speedway. 44 teams from across North and East Texas came ready to compete for a chance at Fast Track Auto Tech Training Program scholarships and professional industry tools in order to continue their career path journey. Thank you to all the students, instructors, mentors, dealerships, and sponsors who came together to invest their time and resources in the cultivation of our future workforce in the high-demand field of Automotive Technology. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2023 AUTO TECH COMPETITION WINNING SCHOOLS AND DEALERSHIPS! SchoolDealership Buinger CTE AcademyFive Star Ford North Richland Hills Dan Dipert Career Technical CenterAutoNation Ford Arlington Hollenstein Career & Technology CenterAudi Fort Worth FIRST PLACE – BUINGER CTE ACADEMY & FIVE STAR FORD NORTH RICHLAND HILLS SECOND PLACE – DAN DIPERT CAREER TECHNICAL CENTER & AUTONATION FORD ARLINGTON THIRD PLACE – HOLLENSTEIN CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER & AUDI FORT WORTH Winning Alternate Team – Hosted by Local Colleges TeamStudentHome SchoolStudentHome School Dallas College Jacob RojasHollenstein Career & Technology CenterJose VeraMarshall Center for Advanced Careers - Houston Region Team ROUNDING OUT THE TOP 10! Red Oak High School & Autoplex Ford Hallsville High School & Pegues-Hurst Ford North Lamar High School & Toyota of Paris Birdville Center of Technology & Advanced Learning & Classic Chevrolet Keller Center for Advanced Learning & Mortiz Kia Alliance Technology, Exploration & Career Center East & Park Place Lexus of Plano Dubiksi Career High School & Sewell BMW Grapevine 2023 PHOTO GALLERY SCHOOL & DEALER MATCHING 2023 SchoolISDMentoring Dealership B.R. Johnson CTE CenterCrowley ISDSewell Lexus of Fort Worth Ben Barber Innovation AcademyMansfield ISD Classic Buick GMC Birdville Center of Technology & Advanced LearningBirdville ISDClassic Chevrolet Bridgeport High SchoolBridgeport ISDJames Wood Motors-GMC Buinger CTE AcademyHurst-Euless-Bedford ISDFive Star Ford NRH Burleson High SchoolBurleson ISDAutonation Ford Burleson Community High SchoolCommunity ISDLakeside Chevrolet Creekview High SchoolCarrollton Farmers Branch ISDFive Star Ford Carrollton Dan Dipert Career Technical CenterArlington ISDAutonation Ford Arlington Decatur High SchoolDecatur ISDJames Wood Motors -Chevy Dubiski Career High SchoolGrand Prairie ISDSewell BMW of Grapevine Duncanville High SchoolDuncanville ISDFreeman Honda Hallsville High SchoolHallsville ISDPegues-Hurst Ford Hollenstein Career & Technology CenterEagle Mountain-Saginaw ISDAudi Fort Worth Keller Center for Advanced LearningKeller ISDMoritz Kia Alliance LaGrone AcademyDenton ISDHonda of Denton Longview High SchoolLongview ISDKia of Longview Mabank High SchoolMabank ISDTri-County Ford Marshall Center for Advanced Careers - Houston Region Qualifying TeamAlief ISDSterling McCall Nissan McKinney North/ Collin Dual CreditMcKinney ISDKia of Frisco North Lamar High SchoolNorth Lamar ISDParis Toyota North Side High SchoolFort Worth ISDHiley Buick GMC Subaru Plano East High SchoolPlano ISDEwing Buick GMC Plano Senior High SchoolPlano ISDFive Star Ford Dallas Polytechnic High SchoolFort Worth ISDAutobahn BMW Princeton High SchoolPrinceton ISDBrandon Tomes Subaru Prosper High SchoolProsper ISDBob Tomes Ford Ratteree Career Development CenterIrving ISDToyota of Irving Red Oak High SchoolRed Oak ISDAutoplex Ford Richardson High SchoolRichardson ISDReliable Chevrolet Skyline High SchoolDallas ISDTown East Ford South Garland High SchoolGarland ISDJupiter Chevrolet Sulphur Springs High SchoolSulphur Springs ISDBrian Toliver Ford Technology, Exploration and Career Center EastLewisville ISDLexus - Plano Trimble Technical High SchoolFort Worth ISDAutobahn VW Vanguard High SchoolMesquite ISDTrophy Nissan W H Adamson High SchoolDallas ISDAudi Dallas Waxahachie High SchoolWaxahachie ISDLegacy Chevrolet Weatherford High SchoolWeatherford ISDSouthWest Ford Wichita Falls Career Education CenterWichita Falls ISDHerb Easley Chevrolet 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 three students. Two students will advance to the On-Vehicle phase of the competition on 12/2 based on the top two scoring students from each school in the Workstations phase on 12/1. Teams are paired with NTXAD new-car franchised dealerships to act as mentors and help train them leading up to 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 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. New in 2023, the Top 8 alternate competitors for Phase I will be randomly matched to comprise a two-person team to compete in a separate Alternate competition. Each team is tasked with interpreting, diagnosing, and repairing a number of ‘bugs’ on their vehicles. 2022 First Place Team: LaGrone Academy (L to R): George Arrants – ASE, Carter Smith, Jakob Holzer, Doug Adcock- Instructor, C. Brent Franks – North Texas Automobile Dealers, Zach Dowdy. PRIZES First Place Team Each student from the school team will receive tool sets valued at $5,000, provided by Snap-on. Each student from the school team will be awarded a scholarship to the Fast Track Automotive Technician Training Program upon graduation in 2024. Classes are held at Collin College, Dallas College, and Tarrant College. This award is generously funded by The Caroll Shelby Foundation. (Certain restrictions apply, restrictions detailed in official rules provided to students and instructors.) One team Instructor from the school receives a $500 gift card. Second Place Team Each student from the school team will receive tool sets valued at $4,000, provided by Snap-on. Each student from the school team will be awarded a scholarship to the Fast Track Automotive Technician Training Program upon graduation in 2024. Classes are held at Collin College, Dallas College, and Tarrant College. This award is generously funded by The Caroll Shelby Foundation. (Certain restrictions apply, restrictions detailed in official rules provided to students and instructors.) One team Instructor from the school receives a $350 gift card. Third Place Team Each student from the school team will receive tool sets valued at $3,000, provided by Snap-on. Each student from the school team will be awarded a scholarship to the Fast Track Automotive Technician Training Program upon graduation in 2024. Classes are held at Collin College, Dallas College, and Tarrant College. This award is generously funded by The Caroll Shelby Foundation. (Certain restrictions apply, restrictions detailed in official rules provided to students and instructors.) One team Instructor from the school receives a $250 gift card. Alternate First Place Team Each student from the alternate team will receive tool sets valued at $2,500, provided by Snap-on. Each student from the alternate team will be awarded a scholarship to the Fast Track Automotive Technician Training Program upon graduation in 2024. Classes are held at Collin College, Dallas College, and Tarrant College. This award is generously funded by The Caroll Shelby Foundation. (Certain restrictions apply, restrictions detailed in official rules provided to students and instructors.) Note: In the event an alternate competitor’s home school wins prizes for first, second, or third place, the alternate has the option to keep the alternate prize package or elect the higher-value prize package, resulting in a choice of one prize award. THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 SUPPORTING SPONSORS Training Program Sponsors Workstation Providers For more information call 214.637.0531 or email: info@ntxad.com 2022 COMPETITION OVERVIEW – CLICK HERE 2022 PHOTO GALLERY – CLICK HERE