TYSONS, Va. -

The auto industry has been very rewarding for Jaime Drabzcak.

“So what I would say to anybody considering it: Try it. You probably will fall in love with it,” said Drabzcak, who is general manager of Morrie’s Automotive Group in Minnetonka, Minn.

Drabzcak made those comments as part of a video submission from her dealer group to the National Automobile Dealers Association’s 4th annual Women Driving Auto Retail Video Contest.

NADA on Wednesday announced Morrie’s as the contest winner during NADA’s first-ever Women Driving Auto Retail Virtual Happy Hour. NADA held the event in conjunction with NADA Show 2021.

The association launched the video contest in 2019, and it is part of NADA’s Women Driving Auto Retail initiative.

That initiative features the current voices of women working in dealerships and encourages other women to pursue automotive careers.

The video contest highlights women who work in all areas of car or truck dealerships. The contest encourages more women to pursue an auto retail career.

Because the COVID-19 pandemic had a strong impact on the country and the auto retail industry, NADA for this year’s contest asked women working in dealerships to share how they have adapted during these times. NADA asked entrants to share In a video of three minutes of less why the auto retail industry is still a great career path.

“I think 2020 challenged us in ways that really, at first, we thought we wouldn’t overcome, but no matter how hard it got, people kept showing up,” Morrie’s Automotive Group director of human resources Lisa Thorton said in a news release. “I think that speaks to the resiliency of this business. It speaks to the resiliency of our people.”

“I’m proud to see all of the amazing submissions received during the four years of the Women Driving Auto Retail Video Contest,” said Cascade Auto Group managing partner and NADA board member Michelle Primm, who announced the winner.

Primm also said, “This is where we get to witness how women have been making strides in auto and truck dealerships across the country. The stories we receive are nothing short of inspiring.”

The winner will receive a $1,000 gift card plus complimentary registration to NADA Show 2022 in Las Vegas.

The other nine semifinalists announced in late January will receive a $500 gift card. Those nine semifinalists are

— Meghan Pakenham, Autosport Acura of Denville, Hillsborough, N.J.

— Ana Loredo, BMW of San Diego, San Diego, Calif.

— Teri Saenz, Dewey Ford, Ankeny, Iowa

— Dick’s Auto Group, Hillsboro, Ore.

— Rhiannon Maloney, Honda North, Clovis, Calif.

— Maple Hill Auto Group, Kalamazoo, Mich.

— Marysville Toyota, Marysville, Wash.

— Michelle Kornman, Paul Miller Motor Company, Lexington, Ky.

— Jennifer Carroll, Trophy Nissan, Dallas