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J.D. Byrider Names Award Winners at Annual Convention

The Franchise of the Year winners were chosen in three categories - single (one location), mid (two-three locations) and multiple (more than three locations). The winners were:

• Single: Greg Maier, for his location in Savannah, Ga. This is his second consecutive Franchise of the Year award.
• Mid: Russ Larson, Doug Stewart, Gary Brotherson, Randy Winegard and Jeff Lee, for their locations in Burlington and Davenport, Iowa. This is their fifth consecutive Franchise of the Year award.
• Multiple: Rob Palmer, for his five locations in areas near Youngstown, Ohio, and Pittsburgh, Pa. This is Palmer's fourth consecutive Franchise of the Year award and his eighth overall.

J.D. Byrider also distributed 14 President's Awards, which are given to individual locations based on store earnings, portfolio quality and customer service rankings. This year's President's Award winners are located in:

• Indiana
  • Indianapolis (1525 N. Shadeland Ave.) - J.D. Byrider company-owned location
  • Bloomington (2425 W. 3^rd St.) - Rich Stutts, owner
• Iowa
  • Burlington (125 S. Roosevelt Ave.) - Russ Larson, Doug Stewart, Gary Brotherson, Randy Winegard and Jeff Lee, owners
  • Davenport (925 W. Kimberly Rd.) - Russ Larson and Doug Stewart, owners
• Ohio
  • Mansfield (1810 W. 4^th St.) - Chris McPhie, owner

• Pennsylvania
  • Pittsburgh (7200 McKnight Rd.) - Rob Palmer, owner
• South Carolina
  • Columbia (3815 W. Beltline Blvd.) - J.T. Gandolfo, owner
• Tennessee
  • Madison (1525 Gallatin Pike North) - Chris Hadley, owner
• Texas
  • Tyler (3908 SSW Loop 323) - Mark Bedgood and Bill Evans, owners
• Virginia
  • Lynchburg (2828 Candlers Mountain Rd.) - Tony Terry, owner; Charles Crumpler, managing partner
• West Virginia
  • South Charleston (3129 MacCorkle Ave. SW) - Bill Rowland, owner
    
• Wisconsin
  • Appleton (2301 W. College Ave.) - Russ Darrow, Jr., Mike Darrow, owners
  • Madison (6525 Odana Rd.) - Russ Darrow, Jr., Mike Darrow, owners
  • Milwaukee (4810 S. 27^th St.) - Russ Darrow, Jr., Mike Darrow, owners

About J.D. Byrider

J.D. Byrider is the nation's leading used car and finance franchise company. The company was founded to serve customers with special auto financing needs and to ensure that they receive the same quality service in every J.D. Byrider dealership. With more than 800,000 consumers matched to quality, affordable vehicles, the company continues its focus on reliability and customer satisfaction. Headquartered near Indianapolis in Carmel, Ind., J.D. Byrider maintains 124 franchisee- and company-owned dealerships in 29 states. Visit www.jdbyrider.com to learn more.

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