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Mechanix Wear, Inc. is an American safety company headquartered in
Valencia, California Valencia is an unincorporated community in northwestern Los Angeles County, California. This area, with major commercial and industrial parks, straddles State Route 126 and the Santa Clara River. Development projects continue to be built in ...
, 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
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. In September 2020, Mechanix Wear has partnered with DuPont Personal Protection.


Motorsports involvement


NASCAR

"The Original" Mechanix Wear gloves were first used in
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during the 1991
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by the
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Number 3
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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
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crew chiefs. Past winners include: :*2002: #40 team –
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:*2003: #17 team –
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:*2004: #48 team –
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:*2005: #20 team –
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:*2006: #31 team –
Richard Childress Racing Richard Childress Racing (RCR) is an American professional stock car racing team that currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is based in Welcome, North Carolina, and is owned and operated by Richard ...
:*2007: #48 team -
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:*2008: #48 team -
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:*2009: #42 team -
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:*2010: #11 team -
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:*2011: #99 team -
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:*2012: #56 team -
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:*2013: #88 team -
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:*2014: #4 team -
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:*2015: #41 team -
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:*2016: #48 team -
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References

*"Mechanix Wear, Inc business data." Manta.com. August 22, 2007 .


External links


Official websiteOfficial Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg website
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