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K&M Tire Awards Mr. Tire/Big 3 Tire Top Shop Winner

Distributor K&M Tire kicked off its 2020 Dealer Conference in Columbus, Ohio, recognizing its 2020 Mr. Tire/Big 3 Tire Top Shop Winners, sponsored by O'Reilly Auto Parts and Hankook Tire.

Madeleine Winer
By Madeleine Winer
Madeleine Winer is Editor of Tire Review magazine. She joined the Tire Review staff as a senior editor in 2017. Before joining the tire industry, she worked as a producer and reporter at the Louisville Courier Journal. She is a graduate of Kent State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism and speaks Spanish fluently.
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Distributor K&M Tire kicked off its 2020 Dealer Conference in Columbus, Ohio, recognizing its 2020 Mr. Tire/Big 3 Tire Top Shop Winners, sponsored by O’Reilly Auto Parts and Hankook Tire.

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Jeff Wallick, director of training at K&M Tire, welcomed the 1,000+ attendees to the conference, which also serves as a celebration of the company’s 50th anniversary. He recognized Van Kleeck’s Tire, a single-location shop in Lake Katrine, New York, as the winner of this year’s K&M Top Shop contest, applauding the shop’s community involvement and family values.

Clayton and Karen Van Kleeck (center) collect the $2,000 grand prize for being named the 2020 Mr. Tire/Big 3 Tire Top Shop Award Winner.

Tire Review Editor Mary DellaValle presented the Mr. Tire/Big 3 Tire Top Shop Award to Clayton and Karen Van Kleeck, the shop’s owners, who expressed their gratitude to K&M for the award.

Finalists in the contest included:

  • Owner Alex Gall of Newbury Tire in Newbury, Ohio
  • Owners Doug Budig and Bob Vornhagen, TMA Yankton (Tire, Muffler & Alignment), Yankton, South Dakota
  • Owners Carl and Jeffery Peterman, Carko Tire & Auto, Findlay, Ohio
Clayton Van Kleeck, owner of Van Kleeck’s Tire, thanks K&M Tire for the Top Shop recognition at its 2020 Dealer Conference in Columbus, Ohio.
Tire Review Editor Mary DellaValle awarded Clayton Van Kleeck the Mr. Tire/Big 3 Tire Top Shop Award.

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