Save the Date: Randy Dorton Hendrick Engine Builder Showdown presented by Valvoline
What happens when you pair the top-performance Hendrick Certified Master Technicians from Hendrick Automotive Group with the best Hendrick Motorsports engine builders? The annual Randy Dorton Hendrick Engine Builder Showdown presented by Valvoline, Nov. 8-9.
SAVE THE DATE: The 22nd Annual Randy Dorton Hendrick Engine Builder Showdown presented by Valvoline is just around the corner! LIVE coverage from Hendrick Motorsports of this year’s competition begins Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 9 am ET at RacingAmerica.tv and HendrickEBS.com.
WHAT IS IT? The biggest recognition event of the year between Hendrick Automotive Group and Hendrick Motorsports, celebrating the highest-performing Hendrick Certified Master Technicians inside our dealerships throughout the company and the best engine builders in NASCAR – whose engines recently celebrated its 500th overall victory.
COMPETITION: Once a random draw pairs build teams the night before, qualifying rounds begin between the 12 Hendrick Automotive Group master technicians and 12 Hendrick Motorsports engine shop team members. From a base block, each team assembles 243 total parts into a fully functioning 358-cubic-inch Chevrolet engine similar to the fuel-injected versions that race every NASCAR Cup Series weekend.
RULES: The competition takes place over a two-day period, with one round of qualifying setting up the championship build, which pairs to the two quickest times recorded. The winners are determined by the quickest time with least number of errors. The quickest time ever recorded in the modern era of this competition (fuel-injected engines) is 21 minutes, 40 seconds in 2014.
LAST YEAR: The 2022 competition was dramatic, as Hendrick Automotive Group’s (Hendrick Lexus Kansas City) Brad Huston and Hendrick Motorsport’s Danny Emerick defeated Stephen Moore (Hendrick Collision Center Kansas City) and Scott Vester (Hendrick Motorsports) with an overall time of 22 minutes, 31 seconds. It was Emerick’s fifth overall title, pulling him within one of Vester’s six Showdown victories, most all-time for the competition.
SERVICE TECHNICIAN CAREERS: If you would be interested in learning more about the service technician opportunities that are available at Hendrick Automotive Group, visit HendrickCars.com and click the “Careers” tab. You can also type in “Hendrick Careers” into your favorite browser, and start exploring the numerous opportunities available. Who knows, you may be competing in the Engine Builder Showdown one day too.
Check out pre-event action at HendrickEBS.com
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