The Automotive Service and Technology Expo (ASTE) honored winners and sponsors during the closing awards banquet on Saturday, Sept. 25 in Cary, North Carolina.
Below are the honorees:
- Most Outstanding Booth By Attendee Vote – Shopmonkey
- Most Outstanding Booth by Board Vote – Jarhead Diagnostics
- Diamond Sponsors – Tekmetric, Advance Auto Parts/Carquest and NAPA Auto Parts
- Platinum Sponsors – Motorage and ILM Auto Supply
- Gold Sponsors – Autoshop Solutions, Garage Gurus, Shop-Ware and AutoLeap
- Silver Sponsors – Autel US, Automotive Training Institute, AutoZone, Dorman Products, Jasper Engines & Transmissions, Overall Parts Solutions, Autotext.me, Sirius XM, Shopmonkey, Topdon
- Bronze Sponsors – Elite, Mitchell 1, Total Energies, Turnkey Marketing, Schaeffler
- Apprentice Sponsor – Total Energies
The Independent Garage Owners of North Carolina (IGONC) also named award winners during the event. Below are the list of honorees:
- Member of the Year – Chad Whitley of Whitley Automotive in Locust, NC
- Associate Member of the Year – Justin Allen of Hunter Engineering
- IGONC President’s Award – Todd Compton of Compton’s Automotive in Charlotte, NC
IGONC inducted one member as a Lifetime Member: Paul Morro with Morrobuilt. IGONC also honored two past presidents: John Hill of AutoTrends in Greensboro, NC was IGONC President from 2019-2020, and Stan Creech of Creech Import Repair in Raleigh, NC was IGONC President from 2020-2021.
