Triple Crown Motors is a small family owned and operated business in Newton, North Carolina Here is our team:
Dealer Principal – Mike Twist is a veteran of the automotive and motorsports industries.
Twist previously owned Twist Family Motors in Maine and a trailer dealership in New Hampshire. Most recently, he has worked in the wholesale automotive business inspecting and marketing thousands of cars over the past five years for a publicly traded corporation. It’s now time for him to return to being a small businessman and to build something with his family.
In racing, Twist has worked on race teams up to the NASCAR Cup Series level. He is a well-known motorsports journalist and has worked in print, broadcast and internet media. He has even contributed to a few racing and automotive books through the years.
Twist has also served as a race announcer and racecar driver. He currently assists the ARCA Menards Series team of KLAS Motorsports and serves on the board of directors for the Maine Vintage Race Car Association. He is also the founder and editor of TachNeedle.com.
Apprentice – Ella Parsons might still just be a teenager, but she has a bright future in the automotive and racing worlds. She was an honorable mention for the 2024 Ken Schrader/Speedway Illustrated Real Racer of the Year award based on her hard work through adversity. She is currently an apprentice for the KLAS Motorsports ARCA Menards Series team. She has worked on racecars ranging from ARCA machines to Street Stocks to Modifieds to a Ferrari Challenge car.
Human Resources and Business Consultant – Lori Mullen has helped make the world a better place during a decades long career in social services. She assists Triple Crown Motors as our human resources director and in an advisory role over business operations.
