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Time Award Nominees Named

Forty-nine across the country are under consideration for 2025 honor.

January 24, 2025
Time Award Nominees Named

Nominations for the 2026 Time award open in July.

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Time announced the nominees for its prestigious 2025 Time Dealer of the Year award.

The honor, sponsored by Ally Financial, lauds a U.S. new-car dealer that demonstrates “exceptional performance and outstanding community service.”

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Last year’s award winner was Rita Case of Florida-based Rick Case Automotive Group.

This year’s nominees are: 

  • Erick Anderson of Placer Subaru in Montana

  • Shawn Ball of L&S Toyota of Beckley in West Virginia

  • Sean Baxter of Kayser Ford in Wisconsin

  • Michael Brown of Empire Toyota of Huntington in New York

  • Brandon Campbell of KarMart Volkswagen of Maui'

  • Kirk Carroll of Carroll’s Auto Sales in Maine

  • Jim Casey of Halladay Motors in Wyoming

  • Kevin Collins of Bill Collins Ford in Kentucky

  • Rick Curia of Ken Nelson Auto Group in Illinois

  • Daniel Dagesse of Nucar Automall of Tilton in New Hampshire

  • John Deery of John Deery Motors in Iowa

  • Shaun Del Grande of Del Grande Dealer Group in California

  • Brady Dolan of Dolan Lexus in Nevada

  • Ivette Dominguez Drawe of Alpine Buick GMC in Colorado

  • Matt Einspahr of Einspahr Auto Plaza in South Dakota

  • Raymond Farabaugh of D-Patrick Inc. of Indiana

  • Mark Fox of Fox Ford in Pennsylvania

  • Rady Fusz of Lou Fusz Toyota in Missouri

  • Alan Gamblin of Art Gamblin Motors in Washington

  • Kevin Grover of Kevin Grover GMC in Oklahoma

  • Andy Guelcher of Mohawk Chevrolet in New York

  • George Haddad of Haddad Toyota in Massachusetts

  • Robert Hager of Ourisman Chantilly Toyota in Virginia

  • Julia Herrera of Toyota of Cedar Park in Texas

  • Wanda Howell of Chronic Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Georgia

  • Bradford Jacobs of Jacobs Ford in Nebraska

  • Gary Kaminsky of Toyota of El Cajon in California

  • Michael LaFontaine of LaFontaine Cadillac Buick GMC Highland in Michigan

  • Eric Lane of Gerry Lane Chevrolet in Louisiana

  • Lori Lum of Lum’s Auto Center in Oregon

  • Colin MacLean of Crown Acura in Ohio

  • A. Foster McKissick III of Fairway Automotive Group in South Carolina

  • Trudy Moody of Mercedes-Benz of Jackson in Mississippi

  • Neill Nelson of Davenport Autopark in North Carolina

  • Con Paulos of Con Paulos Chevrolet in Idaho

  • Mark Pellegrino of Pellegrino Chevrolet in New Jersey

  • Dave Perno of Loyalty Toyota in Virginia

  • Elyse Puklich of Puklich Chevrolet in North Dakota

  • Michael Rouen of Rouen Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Ohio

  • Roger Scholfield of Scholfield Honda in Kansas

  • Roger Smart Jr. of Smart Chevrolet Co. in Arkansas

  • Cathy Stender of Woody Anderson Ford in Alabama

  • Joe Street of Street Toyota in Texas

  • Farrar Vaughan of Jaguar Land Rover Bluff City in Tennessee

  • Andrew Walser of Walser Automotive Group in Minnesota

  • Perry Max Webb II of Webb Chevrolet in New Mexico

  • Jon Weese of Heritage Chrysler in Utah

  • Dave Wilson of Preston Ford in Maryland

  • Karl Zimmerman Jr. of George Matick Chevrolet in Michigan

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