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

STAY TUNED FOR PHOTOS AND PHOTO GALLERY COMING SOON!

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 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