Mechanix Wear
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| Private | |
| Industry | Industrial Manufacturing |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters |
Valencia, California, United States |
Number of locations | 1 |
Area served |
United States Canada Europe |
Key people | James Hale, President |
| Products |
Rubber/Plastic Footwear Fabric Gloves |
Number of employees | 72 |
| Subsidiaries | Ethel Gloves |
| Website | http://www.mechanix.com |
Mechanix Wear, Inc. is an American manufacturing company headquartered in Valencia, California, that produces high performance work gloves, specialized footwear, and related items for use in the automobile, construction, and emergency services, segments, among others.
Motorsports involvement
NASCAR
Mechanix Wear "Original" gloves were first used in NASCAR during the 1991 Daytona 500 by the Richard Childress Racing Number 3 GM Goodwrench team. The company later became a team product supplier, contingency sponsor, NASCAR officials' product supplier, NASCAR aftermarket licensee and year-end award sponsor.
Pit Crew of the Year Award
In 2002, Mechanix Wear began sponsoring the "Mechanix Wear Pit Crew of the Year" award. The NASCAR year-end award is determined by a vote of all NASCAR Nextel Cup crew chiefs. Past winners include:
- 2002: #40 team – Chip Ganassi Racing
- 2003: #17 team – Roush Racing
- 2004: #48 team – Hendrick Motorsports
- 2005: #20 team – Joe Gibbs Racing
- 2006: #31 team – Richard Childress Racing
- 2007: #48 team - Hendrick Motorsports
- 2008: #48 team - Hendrick Motorsports
- 2009: #42 team - Earnhardt Ganassi Racing
- 2010: #11 team - Joe Gibbs Racing
Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew Quarterly Winners
- 2007
- First Quarter - No. 29 RCR Shell-Pennzoil Team
- Second Quarter - No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Dupont Team
- Third Quarter - No. 99 Roush Fenway Racing Office Depot Team
- Fourth Quarter - No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Lowe's Team
References
- "Mechanix Wear, Inc business data." Manta.com. August 22, 2007 <http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_ggzhvx>.