Congrats NTXAD Auto Tech Competition Winners!

The CarPro Show would like to congratulate the winning teams and participants of the 3rd annual Auto Tech Competition hosted by the North Texas Automobile Dealers. The event, which included a career day, took place last weekend at the Texas Motor Speedway. 

NTXAD says 40 high school teams from across North and East Texas participated in the competition this year.  They competed for scholarships and prizes and it was also a chance for students to network and launch careers in the automotive industry at a time there is a shortage of auto techs nationwide.

You can check out CBS 11 news coverage of the event below:

There are two parts to the competition.  The first is a Workstations Challenge where teams are tested on a number of things: their knowledge of tools, measuring instruments, specific vehicle service information, and job interview skills.  The Workstations Challenge accounts for 40 percent of the total team score. 

The second part is where teams get to work diagnosing and solving a number of pre-assigned problems on a vehicle.  Some repairs are scored higher than others based on how difficult they are. The score makes up 60 percent of the total team score.

For more on how the competition works visit the 2022 Auto Tech Competition site.

Winning Teams

First, second and third-place winning team members receive scholarships for NTXAD’s Fast Track Automotive Technician Training Program which gives students hands-on classroom instruction in conjunction with employment in a franchised new car dealership service center during a five-week training course. The scholarships are funded by the Carroll Shelby Foundation. 

Members of each winning team also receive thousands of dollars in tools from Snap-On to help them start their career.   

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.

Top 10 Winning Teams

1. Lagrone Academy

2. Longview High School

3. Technology Exploration and Career Center East  

4. Dan Dipert Career Technical Center

5. Weatherford High School

6. Princeton High School

7. South Garland High School

8. North Lamar High School

9. Richardson High School

10. Hallsville High School

About the Auto Tech Competition

The Auto Tech Competition is funded by NTXAD franchise dealerships and their participating brands, including Chevrolet, Ford, Gulf States Toyota, Toyota, Buick/GMC, Honda, Subaru, Kia and BMW. To learn more about career opportunities in automotive technology and the training/education programs available, visit www.autotecheducation.com. 

All photography credit: Shutterkings Photography.