3M Automotive Aftermarket Division (AAD) has provided an opportunity for body shop owners to recognize their military veteran employees with a special trip to the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in Texas in November.
At the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in Texas on Nov. 6, 10 body shop owners and 10 of their veteran employees will join automotive celebrity Chip Foose to celebrate their service and enjoy an incredible day of racing.
“There are so many great veterans doing incredible work in body shops across the country,” said Dale Ross, U.S. marketing operations manager at 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division. “We are looking forward to honoring some of those veterans who are making a positive impact on the collision repair industry, and those who have hired them, with a very special weekend in Texas, filled with unique behind-the-scenes experiences, opportunities to meet celebrities, drivers and crew members, all at the eighth of the past 10 races in Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup in Texas.”
JoEd’s Customs, Yukon, Oklahoma
Joe Stults, owner
Brandon Crusha, supervisor/employee, U.S. Marine Corps
ADESA NJ Body Shop, Manville, New Jersey
Arpit Mankad, manager
Angel Rodriguez, staging coordinator, U.S. Army
Jordan Automotive Collision Center, Mishawaka, IN
Marvin Dawson, manager
Russell Hilbert, technician, U.S. Army
ABRA Auto Body and Glass, Peoria, Arizona
Michael DeVito, manager
Ben Balkcom, assistant production manager, U.S. Army
Rob Wagner Auto Body, Pittsburgh
Rob Wagner Sr., owner
Johnathan Joseph, technician, U.S. Marine Corps
CARSTAR Mundelein, Mundelein, Illinois
Jason Hart, Manager
Jeremy Dickerson, Body Repair Technician, U.S Marine Corps
Rick Hendrick Collision Center, Portsmouth, Virginia
Chad Higginbotham, Manager
Richard Lawson, Estimator, U.S. Navy
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet, Tallahassee, Florida
Greg Cole, manager
Mark Pierce, production management / quality control / dispatch coordinator, U.S. Marine Corps
Brown Collision Center, Charlottesville, Virginia
Christian Kozub, manager
Marcus Tinsley, body shop manager, U.S. Air Force
M&M Auto Body, Worcester, Massachusetts
Michael Buckley, owner
Shannon Buckley-Eca, office manager and technician, U.S. Army
As part of the weekend and to show support for the 3M Hire Our Heroes program, Foose designed a commemorative custom hood. A YouTube video from Foose on the design of the hood can be found here.
Through a partnership with the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF), 3M has donated more than $750,000 since 2013, which has been used toward scholarships and tool grants for nearly 210 military veterans and their families through the 3M Hire Our Heroes program.
