Darrell Waltrip Team Riders.
Beth Schaller, Mark Smallwood, Jamie Putman, Dick Wilson, Andy Giordano, John Gallagher, Jean "Coach" Rollins.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Darrell Waltrip Automotive Donates $500 to Battle Ground Academy
Front Row L-R: Kim Bauer, Camille Caldwell, Jacklyn Abernathy, Brenna Kirkpatrick, Mary Nowland Sessions, Catherine Raymond, Brandon Jackson, Clara Wempe, Tanner Welch, Katie Baier, & Mack Roberts
Back Row L-R: Stokes Dunavan, Evan Derry, General Manager John Gallagher, Darrell Waltrip, Mercy Clinic’s Event Director Jessica Perry, Andy Zhu, Austin Bond, Olivia Lewis, Matthew Minor, & Matthew Klett
Earlier this week, Darrell Waltrip Automotive Owner Darrell Waltrip, General Manager John Gallagher and Mercy Clinic’s Event Director Jessica Perry presented Battle Ground Academy’s (BGA) Head of Middle School Kenneth Wempe with a check for $500. The check was donated by Darrell Waltrip Automotive for the BGA cross-country track team members, the largest team raised by a school for the Franklin Classic.
The Franklin Classic was hosted earlier in September and raised money for Mercy Children’s Clinic in Franklin, TN.
Battle Ground Academy was established in 1889 and was named “due to its original location on the battle ground of the Civil War Battle of Franklin”, according to their website.
Dr. John Griffith, Head of BGA, states, “from formative kindergarten activities to rigorous college preparatory courses, students at BGA receive the individualized attention that allows them to thrive both in school and life”.
BGA is an independent college preparatory academy and currently serves over 300 students in their middle school, grades 5-8. Head of School Kenneth Wempe said no decision has been made on how to spend the funds, but they will likely be used for something tangible that benefits the school.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Darrell Waltrip Automotive Staff Ride in the 2010 Jack & Back
This is the 16th year of Jack Daniel’s “Bike to Jack & Back” MS Bike Ride. This year, the Jack & Back Ride takes place October 2-3. The Mid South Chapter of the National MS Society hopes "to raise $671,000 to help fund research and programs for people living with MS."
Here at Darrell Waltrip Automotive, we have several employees and managers looking to help the Mid South Chapter reach that goal! Jean “Coach” Rollins, John Gallagher, Andy Giordano, Dick Wilson, Mark Smallwood, Jamie Putman, and Beth Schaller have all signed up to participate in this year’s event! Rollins, Gallagher, and Giordano are veterans of the Jack & Back, with this year’s race being their 5th Jack & Back.
Training for ‘Jack’ is tough- cyclists have the option to ride either 57 or 75 miles during each day of the bike ride, with preparations for the race beginning months before!
Around 950 cyclists and 150 volunteers participate in the annual Jack & Back.
In 2009, the Mid South Chapter "raised over $2 million dollars, serving more than 8,400 clients in 107 counties across the state of Tennessee, northern Georgia, northern Mississippi, and eastern Arkansas."
For more information about the Mid South Chapter, please visit their website.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Honda Tops American-Made Index on Cars.com
The Cars.com American-Made Index
By Kelsey Mays, Cars.com
What Are the Top American-Made Cars?
Cars.com's American-Made Index rates vehicles built and bought in the U.S. Factors include sales, where the car's parts come from and whether the car is assembled in the U.S. We disqualify models with a domestic parts content rating below 75 percent, models built exclusively outside the U.S. or models soon to be discontinued without a U.S.-built successor.
Rank Make/Model U.S. Assembly Location Last Rank
1. Toyota Camry Georgetown, Ky.; Lafayette, Ind. 1
2. Honda Accord Marysville, Ohio; Lincoln, Ala. —
3. Ford Escape Kansas City, Mo. —
4. Ford Focus Wayne, Mich. —
5. Chevrolet Malibu Kansas City, Kan. 3
6. Honda Odyssey Lincoln, Ala. 4
Excludes hybrid variants (applies to Camry, Escape and Malibu). The Camry excludes the related Venza; the Accord excludes the related Crosstour.
*Quad cab and crew cab only. Excludes Ram 1500 single cab, which is assembled in Mexico.
Sources: Automaker data, Automotive News, dealership data, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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In today's global economy, there's no easy way to determine just how American a car is. Many cars built in the U.S., for example, are assembled using parts that come from elsewhere. Some cars assembled in the U.S. from strictly American-made parts don't sell well, meaning fewer Americans are employed to build them. Cars.com's American-Made Index recognizes cars that are built here, have a high amount of domestic parts and are bought in large numbers by American consumers.
Accord Up, F-150 Down
The Toyota Camry, which dethroned the Ford F-150 pickup in last year's AMI, remains at the top for 2010. But the No. 2 model, Honda's strong-selling Accord, surged unexpectedly. Since the AMI's 2006 inception, we've scrutinized two generations of Accords. In the past, Honda sold few imported Accords to U.S. buyers — "a percentage below 10 percent for many years," spokesman Ed Miller said — but the Accord spent several years with its domestic parts percentage in the 60s. That's not the case this year. With all Accords sold in the U.S. now assembled in either Ohio or Alabama, the Accord's 75 percent domestic content and strong sales came close to unseating Toyota for first place.
Full article here
By Kelsey Mays, Cars.com
What Are the Top American-Made Cars?
Cars.com's American-Made Index rates vehicles built and bought in the U.S. Factors include sales, where the car's parts come from and whether the car is assembled in the U.S. We disqualify models with a domestic parts content rating below 75 percent, models built exclusively outside the U.S. or models soon to be discontinued without a U.S.-built successor.
Rank Make/Model U.S. Assembly Location Last Rank
1. Toyota Camry Georgetown, Ky.; Lafayette, Ind. 1
2. Honda Accord Marysville, Ohio; Lincoln, Ala. —
3. Ford Escape Kansas City, Mo. —
4. Ford Focus Wayne, Mich. —
5. Chevrolet Malibu Kansas City, Kan. 3
6. Honda Odyssey Lincoln, Ala. 4
Excludes hybrid variants (applies to Camry, Escape and Malibu). The Camry excludes the related Venza; the Accord excludes the related Crosstour.
*Quad cab and crew cab only. Excludes Ram 1500 single cab, which is assembled in Mexico.
Sources: Automaker data, Automotive News, dealership data, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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In today's global economy, there's no easy way to determine just how American a car is. Many cars built in the U.S., for example, are assembled using parts that come from elsewhere. Some cars assembled in the U.S. from strictly American-made parts don't sell well, meaning fewer Americans are employed to build them. Cars.com's American-Made Index recognizes cars that are built here, have a high amount of domestic parts and are bought in large numbers by American consumers.
Accord Up, F-150 Down
The Toyota Camry, which dethroned the Ford F-150 pickup in last year's AMI, remains at the top for 2010. But the No. 2 model, Honda's strong-selling Accord, surged unexpectedly. Since the AMI's 2006 inception, we've scrutinized two generations of Accords. In the past, Honda sold few imported Accords to U.S. buyers — "a percentage below 10 percent for many years," spokesman Ed Miller said — but the Accord spent several years with its domestic parts percentage in the 60s. That's not the case this year. With all Accords sold in the U.S. now assembled in either Ohio or Alabama, the Accord's 75 percent domestic content and strong sales came close to unseating Toyota for first place.
Full article here
Monday, September 13, 2010
Darrell Waltrip Automotive Supports 32nd Franklin Classic
On Labor Day, September 6, 2010, Mercy Children’s Clinic in Franklin, TN held the 32nd annual Franklin Classic, with proceeds from the fundraiser benefiting their clinical services. Mercy Clinic is a “comprehensive pediatric healthcare facility that serves thousands of children from 32 counties”, according to Event Director Jessica Perry. The clinic has been operating in the Franklin Community since 1999 and, as a non-profit organization, relies on fundraising events, such as the Franklin Classic, to keep its facilities open.
Events at the Franklin Classic included a 5k run, a 10k run, a 4k family walk, and a 1k children’s run. The 5k race winner was Donald Bowman, with a total time of 17:28. Jacob Carrigan placed second with a time of 17:45, and David Scott came in a close third at 17:55. In the 10k race, Scott Wietecha finished first with a time of 32:12. Additionally, there were activities for children in the KidZone, and Scat Springs performed live at the Classic.
The Franklin Classic is Mercy Clinic’s “largest fundraising effort… With an annual budget of nearly $3 million, 50% of which is raised through sponsors and donations, we're hoping to raise $100,000 through this year’s event”, according to the Franklin Classic event guide. Official figures will not be out for a few weeks. The number of race runners and walkers totaled over 3,000 and Perry estimates there were an additional 3,000-5,000 spectators at the event Monday morning.
Darrell Waltrip Automotive helped the clinic by donating $20 per test drive during the two registration days September 3-4. The test drives took race participants and volunteers around a short route, and were met with much enthusiasm. Darrell Waltrip Automotive donated over $2,000 to Mercy Clinic from the two days of test drives. In total, Darrell Waltrip Automotive donated $12,000 to benefit Mercy Clinic through sponsorships and other miscellaneous donations, including a $500 cash prize to the school that put together the largest team for the Franklin Classic.
Check out our photo collage on our website!
Events at the Franklin Classic included a 5k run, a 10k run, a 4k family walk, and a 1k children’s run. The 5k race winner was Donald Bowman, with a total time of 17:28. Jacob Carrigan placed second with a time of 17:45, and David Scott came in a close third at 17:55. In the 10k race, Scott Wietecha finished first with a time of 32:12. Additionally, there were activities for children in the KidZone, and Scat Springs performed live at the Classic.
The Franklin Classic is Mercy Clinic’s “largest fundraising effort… With an annual budget of nearly $3 million, 50% of which is raised through sponsors and donations, we're hoping to raise $100,000 through this year’s event”, according to the Franklin Classic event guide. Official figures will not be out for a few weeks. The number of race runners and walkers totaled over 3,000 and Perry estimates there were an additional 3,000-5,000 spectators at the event Monday morning.
Darrell Waltrip Automotive helped the clinic by donating $20 per test drive during the two registration days September 3-4. The test drives took race participants and volunteers around a short route, and were met with much enthusiasm. Darrell Waltrip Automotive donated over $2,000 to Mercy Clinic from the two days of test drives. In total, Darrell Waltrip Automotive donated $12,000 to benefit Mercy Clinic through sponsorships and other miscellaneous donations, including a $500 cash prize to the school that put together the largest team for the Franklin Classic.
Check out our photo collage on our website!
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