Virginia TIME Quality Dealer of the Year Nominees

2025 Virginia TIME Dealer of the Year

Dave Perno

Loyalty Automotive, Chester

Past Virginia TIME Dealer of the Year nominees:

2024	Barry Nelson
2023	Steve Snyder
2022	Christopher Lindsay
2021	Dan Banister
2020	William Farrell
2019	Ron Kody
2018	Art Hudgins
2017	Jay Burchell
2016	Dennis M. Ellmer
2015	Rick Gallaer
2014	Larry Shelor
2013	Michael Suttle, III
2012	Ed Lewis
2011	H Carter Myers, III
2010	John E Taylor, Jr
2009	Bruce M Farrell
2008	Charles R Obaugh, Jr^†
2007	Williams R Shepherd, Jr
2006	Charles G Barker
2005	Robert M Woodall^†
2004	William T “Pat” Patrick^†
2003	Michael C Martin
2002	Earl E Dellinger^†
2001	Clifton B “Kip” Killmon, Jr
2000	Dois I Rosser, Jr^†
1999	Edward B Snyder^†
1998	Karen C Radley^†
1997	R Onex Bolling^†
1996	Larry C Tucker^†

1995	G Conoly Phillips^†
1994	George W. Whitlow^†
1993	Ashton Lewis
1992	Thomas A Barton, Jr
1991	Donald S Beyer, Jr
1990	Max H Pearson^†
1989	George L Harvey^†
1988	H E “Buddy” Derrick, Jr^†
1987	Richard Kern^†
1986	Joshua P Darden*^†
1985	Steve P Horvath^†
1984	Richard G Barkhouser^†
1983	W R “Bill” Sandy^†
1982	Richard E Strauss*
1981	M G Ted Britt^†
1980	D J Jack Martin^†
1979	John C Swanson^†
1978	Smyth Meador^†
1977	Frank C Silvey, Jr^†
1976	Harold Heischober^†
1975	Fred Beck^†
1974	William G Thompson, Jr^†
1973	C B “Buddy” Gifford, Jr^†
1972	H Carter Myers, Jr^†
1971	Landon R Wyatt, Sr^†
1970	William Vaughan^†

NADA Overall Time Dealer of the Year

Josh Darden (1986)

Richard Strauss (1982)

† indicates dealers who have passed away