Considered the auto industry’s most prestigious retail honor, the annual TIME Dealer of the Year award recognizes outstanding franchised new car dealers-selected by state and metro dealer associations across the country who have met high business standards and been active in community affairs. The award is presented to about 50 dealers each year at the annual NADA convention.
Damon Lester Honored as TIME Dealer of the Year
WANADA is proud to select Damon Lester, owner of Nissan of Bowie, as its 2024 nominee for the TIME Dealer of the Year award. Damon Lester is one of a select group of 49 dealer nominees from across the country who will be honored at the 107th annual National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 3, 2024. The TIME Dealer of the Year award is one of the automobile industry’s most prestigious and highly coveted honors. The award recognizes the nation’s most successful auto dealers who also demonstrate a long-standing commitment to community service.
Time Magazine Dealer of the Year Winners
George L. “Chip” Doetsch, III,
President and CEO,
Apple Ford/Lincoln
John Bowis,
President
Chevy Chase Acura
Dottie Fitzgerald,
President
Fitzgerald Subaru
Ralph Mastantuono,
General Manager
Mercedes-Benz of Arlington
Kevin Reilly, President/Owner
Alexandria Hyundai
Charlie Stringfellow, Chairman & CEO
Brown Automotive Group
Chip Lindsay, President/Owner
Lindsay Cadillac
Richard Patterson, President & CEO
RRR Automotive Group
Geoff Pohanka, Co-Owner
Pohanka Automotive
Daniel Jobe, President
Capitol Cadillac
Jack E. Taylor, Jr., President
Alexandria Toyota
Dennis O. Rippeon, Vice President, COO
Ourisman Automotive
George Doetsch, Chairman
Apple Ford
Vince Sheehy, President
Sheehy Auto Stores
Daniel L. Korengold, President & CEO
Ourisman Automotive of Virginia
Tamara C. Darvish, Vice President
DARCARS Toyota
John Darvish, President
DARCARS Toyota
Christopher Zourdos, President
Courtesy Jeep
Dudley Dworken, President
Curtis Chevrolet & Kia
Clifton B. (Kip) Killmon, President
Kip Killmon’s Tysons Ford
Robert H. Fogarty, President
Sport Chevrolet Company, Inc.
Lawrence H. Pateros, President
Fair Oaks Dodge
Mandell J. Ourisman, Chairman of the Board
Ourisman Chevrolet Co., Inc.
John Mandell Ourisman, President
Ourisman Mitsubishi
Fred Frederick, President
Fred Frederick Chrysler-Plymouth
Edward Friedson, Chairman of the Board
Capitol Ford, Inc.
James E. Koons, President
Koons Ford, Inc.
William Lane, President
Lane Honda
John J. Fitzgerald, Jr., Chairman
Colonial Dodge, Inc.
Donald S. Beyer, Jr., Vice President
Don Beyer Motors, Inc.
L.N. Kairys, President
Lustine Chevrolet, Inc.
Jerry C. Cohen, President
Jerry’s Ford
Barry T. Covington,
Covington Buick/Pontiac/GMC, Inc.
Morton J. Zetlin
American Service Center, Associates
Joseph Herson
Manhattan Auto Group
Steve P. Horvath
Tysons Toyota
Thomas R. Moffett
Jerry’s Dodge
Charles T. Lindsay, Jr.
Lindsay Cadillac Company
Edwin L. Stohlman, Jr.
Stohlman Nissan/Saab
Curtis E. McCalip, Jr.
Northeast Ford
Frederick H. Bowis
Chevy Chase Cars, Inc.
John J. Pohanka
Pohanka Automotive