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Allied Distribution requested that all of its
partners and advertisers replace any old
logo they are using.
Tim McDonnell, Mitchell 1’s national
training manager, will serve on the 2012-
2013 board of trustees for the
Automotive Management Institute
(AMI). He joined the board as an industry
member in 2009 and was elected to the cochairman
post of the board in 2010. The
members of AMI’s board of trustees
represent both mechanical and collision
repair shops of varying sizes as well as
industry associations and companies.
PHOTO BY MARC ANFOSSI
From l., Cliff Hovis, Federated representative; John
James, winner of Federated “Let it Ride”
Sweepstakes; Betty James, James’ wife; Kenny
Schrader, Federated spokesman and race car
driver; Curt Hovis, Federated representative.
Federated customer John James of
James Automotive not only won a trip
to AAPEX in Las Vegas as the grand-prize
winner of the Federated “Let it Ride”
sweepstakes, but he will also head home to
Oil City, Pa., with a second grand prize, a
Chevy SSR. In addition to the grand-prize
trip to Las Vegas and Chevy SSR,
hundreds of other prizes were awarded to
Federated Car Care Center members
throughout the country.
Five fortunate winners of the
Federated Car Care “Get Dirty
Five Federated Car Care Center members were chosen as the
winners of the exclusive “Get Dirty with Kenny” Car Care
promotion and each was accompanied on the trip by their
respective Federated member.
With only a point to spare, Mark Stielow
claimed his second Optima Ultimate
Street Car Invitational title.
with Kenny” promotion got the chance
to learn from, and race with, dirt track
legend Kenny Schrader at the Federated
Auto Parts I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo.
Five Federated Car Care Center
members were accompanied on
the trip by their respective
Federated member. The five Car
Care winners were: Dennis
Thompson, Northgate
Transmission, Idaho Falls, Idaho;
Clyde Hartman, Walker’s
Automotive, Green Acres,
Wash.; Edward Lynch,
Exhaust Pro, Lexington, Ky.;
Marcia Oliveira, United Auto
Center, Mineola, N.Y.; and
Richard Miller, Miller’s Auto
Clinic, Staunton, Va. The annual
dirt track driving experience was
Sept. 10. In addition to getting
the chance to learn how to race, the contest
winners also received a behind-the-scenes
look at the racing business.
The fifth annual Optima Ultimate
Street Car Invitational, presented by
K&N Filters and Royal Purple, crowned
Mark Stielow and his custom 1967
Chevrolet Camaro as the 2012 Optima
Ultimate Street Car. The main race events
of the Optima Ultimate Street Car
Invitational took place Nov. 3.
In memoriam: Mary Rebecca
“Becky” Babcox, a longtime
automotive aftermarket
industry veteran, died
Oct. 15, in Akron, Ohio,
after a long battle with
Multiple System
Atrophy (MSA). She
was 60 years old. For
many years, Becky was
co-owner of Babcox
Media, along with her
brother, Bill Babcox.
Together, they were the
third generation of the
Babcox family to run
the company founded
by their grandfather,
Edward S. Babcox, in
1920. Becky retired
from the company in 2006, after nearly 30
years in the business. She was named
“Woman of the Year” by the Car Care
Council Women’s Board that same year. In
addition to serving as Corporate Secretary
of Babcox, Becky was Publisher of
Automotive Rebuilder magazine, known
today as Engine Builder magazine. She
was an active participant in the rebuilding
industry, serving as a board member of the
Production Engine Remanufacturers
Association (PERA) and numerous other
aftermarket associations, including the
Engine Builders Association (EBA), the
Automotive Parts Remanufacturers
Association (APRA) and the Car Care
Council Women’s Board. Becky was well
known and respected for her contributions
to the industry and made many friends
among aftermarket professionals during
her years of service. Becky was a graduate
of Emory University and received her
MBA from The Ohio State University. n
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new hires, training events, or any
appropriate news, e-mail
rob.merwin@partsandpeople.com.
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