The 4th Annual Auto Tech Competition will be held December 1st & 2nd, 2023 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 professional industry tools in order to continue their career path journey. 2023 COMPETITION LINE-UP School Azle High School B.R. Johnson CTE Center Ben Barber Innovation Academy Bridgeport High School Buinger CTE Academy Burleson High School Collin Dual Credit High School TBA Community High School Dan Dipert Career Technical Center Decatur High School Dubiski Career High School Duncanville High School Hallsville High School Hollenstein Career & Technology Center Keller Center for Advanced Learning LaGrone Academy (Denton ISD) Longview High School Mabank High School North Lamar High School North Side High School Plano Senior High School Prosper High School Ratteree Career Development Center Red Oak High School Richardson High School Skyline High School South Garland High School Sulphur Springs High School Technology, Exploration and Career Center East Terrell High School Trimble Technical High School Vanguard High School W H Adamson High School Waxahachie High School Weatherford High School Wichita Falls Career Education Center Wilmer-Hutchins High School 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 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. 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 Prize information coming Fall 2023 For more information call 214.637.0531 or email: info@ntxad.com 2022 COMPETITION OVERVIEW – CLICK HERE 2022 PHOTO GALLERY – CLICK HERE