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Mechanix Wear, Inc.

Company type	Private
Industry	Automotive, Industrial, Tactical, Hardware
Founded	1991
Headquarters	Valencia, California, United States
Number of locations	1
Area served	United States Canada Europe
Key people	James Hale, Founder
Products	High Performance Gloves
Number of employees	90
Subsidiaries	Ethel Gloves
Website	https://www.mechanix.com

United States Marine Corps rifleman with Mechanix Wear gloves

Mechanix Wear, Inc. is an American safety company headquartered in Valencia, California, that produces high performance work gloves in the automotive, industrial, tactical and construction segments.

Partnership

On 14 July 2020, NASCAR and Mechanix Wear LLC, the pioneer in high-performance gloves, reported a multi-year agreement that will continue to recognize the company as an approved affiliate of NASCAR.^[1]

In September 2020, Mechanix Wear has partnered with DuPont Personal Protection.^[2]

Motorsports involvement

NASCAR

"The Original" Mechanix Wear 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 Most Valuable Pit Crew award sponsor.

Most Valuable Pit Crew of the Year Award

In 2002, Mechanix Wear began sponsoring the "Mechanix Wear Most Valuable Pit Crew" award. The NASCAR year-end MVPC 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
2011: #99 team - Roush Fenway Racing
2012: #56 team - Michael Waltrip Racing
2013: #88 team - Hendrick Motorsports
2014: #4 team - Stewart-Haas Racing
2015: #41 team - Stewart-Haas Racing
2016: #48 team - Hendrick Motorsports

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References

"Mechanix Wear, Inc business data." Manta.com. August 22, 2007 <http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_ggzhvx>.

^ "NASCAR, Mechanix Wear announce multiyear partnership renewal". yahoo! sports. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
^ "Mechanix Wear Partners with DuPont Personal Protection to Expand Glove Technology". Nasdaq. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
^ "Most Valuable Pit Crew Award | Mechanix Wear". www.mechanix.com. Archived from the original on 2016-01-21.

External links

Official website
Official Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg website (in Dutch)

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