Editing Autoweek (section)

==History==
''Autoweek'' began publication in 1958 as a bi-weekly motorsports newsletter, titled ''Competition Press''.  One of the editors involved with the creation of the magazine was professional racer [[Denise McCluggage]].<ref name="RoadTravel">{{cite web |last=Stone |first=Matt |title=The Fastest Woman on Four Wheels |url=https://www.roadandtravel.com/celebrities/denise_mccluggage.html |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041212104109/https://www.roadandtravel.com/celebrities/denise_mccluggage.html |archive-date=12 December 2004 |access-date=24 February 2012 |website=[[Road & Travel Magazine]] |publisher=Caldwell Communications}}</ref>  In 1964, distribution was changed to weekly, the title was changed to ''Competition Press & Autoweek'', and vehicle reviews and industry news were included.<ref name=AutoBlog>{{cite web|last=Neff|first=John|title=AutoWeek going b-weekly, won't change name to AutoBiWeekly|date=11 November 2008 |url=http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/11/autoweek-going-bi-weekly-refuses-to-change-name-to-autobiweekly/|publisher=autoblog|access-date=24 February 2012}}</ref>  The name was shortened to ''Autoweek'' in 1975.<ref>{{cite web|title=Autoweek Covers 1974-1975|url=http://www.docstoc.com/docs/114703649/Autoweek-covers-1974-1975|publisher=doctoc.com|access-date=27 February 2012}}</ref>

In 1977, the magazine was purchased by [[Crain Communications]], Inc. and eventually changed into a magazine in 1986.<ref name="FundingUniverse">{{cite web |title=History of Crain Communications, Inc. |url=https://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/crain-communications-inc-history/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920040125/https://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/crain-communications-inc-history/ |archive-date=20 September 2024 |access-date=24 February 2012 |website=FundingUniverse |publication-place=South Jordan, Utah}}</ref>  In 1988, Leon Mandel was named Publisher, a position he held until November, 2001.<ref name=NYTimes>{{cite news|last=Pace|first=Eric|title=Leon Mandel, 73, Former Publisher of AutoWeek, Dies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/08/business/leon-mandel-73-former-publisher-of-autoweek-dies.html|access-date=24 February 2012|newspaper=New York Times|date=8 March 2002}}</ref>  Leon's son, Dutch Mandel, joined ''Autoweek'' in 1997 holding leadership positions culminating with his time as publisher.<ref name=WJR>{{cite web|title=Dutch Mandel - Autoweek Magazine|url=http://www.wjr.com/Article.asp?id=53350|publisher=WJR|access-date=24 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824144308/http://wjr.com/Article.asp?id=53350|archive-date=2007-08-24|url-status=dead}}</ref>  In 2016, Mandel left Autoweek and Rory Carroll became interim-publisher and later, publisher. In 2019, Patrick Carone became editorial director.