2019 Induction & Awards Gala Ceremony
Richard E. “Dick” Dauch, Janet Guthrie, Sergio Marchionne, and Pat Ryan made up the latest class of inductees into the Automotive Hall of Fame on July 18. Mrs. Guthrie, professional race car driver and the first woman to race in the Indy 500 and the Daytona 500, and Mr. Ryan, founder the first Finance and Insurance departments in dealerships and Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Ryan Specialty Group were both in attendance to accept their awards. Sandy Dauch, wife of the late Richard E. “Dick” Dauch, attended and accepted his award in his honor. Chief Audit, Sustainability and Compliance Officer of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), Mike Keegan, attended and spoke in honor of Sergio Marchionne, former CEO of FCA.
800 guests attended the ceremony, surpassing the pervious year and making it the largest event in the AHF’s 80-year history.
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The Inductees
Our 2019 class of Inductees; from left to right: Pat Ryan, Janet Guthrie, Sandy Dauch (accepting her late husband, Richard E. “Dick” Dauch’s award), and Mike Keegan (Chief Audit, Sustainability and Compliance Officer of FCA accepting for the late Sergio Marchionne).
Janet Guthrie’s 1977 Texaco Starr Wildcat that she drove her first run at the Indy 500.
The new Jeep Gladiator, a vehicle that Sergio Marchionne was responsible for spearheading before his passing.
The Chevrolet K20, a truck that was produced at the plant which Richard E. “Dick” Dauch was the youngest plant manager in GM history.
A 1963 Corvette Stingray, one of Pat Ryan’s first cars as well as a vehicle that came out when he had first introduced F & I centers in dealerships.
2019 Inductee, Pat Ryan
Pat Ryan, Sandy Dauch, Mike Keegan, Automotive Hall of Fame Chairman, Ramzi Hermiz
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