▁and ▁Verm ont . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁VI P ▁T ires ▁& ▁Service ▁received ▁the ▁Pol k ▁In ventory ▁E ffic iency ▁Award ▁in ▁the ▁ret ail er / dist rib utor ▁category ▁for ▁advanced ▁product ▁control ▁technology . ▁The ▁Pol k ▁In ventory ▁E ffic iency ▁Award , ▁presented ▁by ▁R . L . ▁Pol k ▁& ▁Co ., ▁recogn izes ▁and ▁re wards ▁out standing ▁after market ▁companies ▁for ▁process ▁improvements ▁relative ▁to ▁invent ory ▁efficiency . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁VI P ▁T ires ▁& ▁Service ▁O wner ▁and ▁CE O , ▁John ▁Qu irk , ▁was ▁named ▁Modern ▁T ire ▁De aler ' s ▁Independent ▁T ire ▁De aler ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁Modern ▁T ire ▁De aler ▁Magazine . ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 8 1 – 2 0 0 7 ▁VI P ▁T ires ▁and ▁Service ▁spons ored ▁a ▁one - day ▁event ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Oxford ▁Pla ins ▁Speed way ▁in ▁Oxford , ▁Maine . ▁ ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁single ▁day ▁car ▁show ▁in ▁northern ▁New ▁England . ▁ ▁The ▁event ▁combined ▁a ▁car ▁show ▁with ▁a ▁drag ▁race ▁and ▁drew ▁fans ▁of ▁show ▁cars ▁from ▁classic ▁mus cle ▁cars ▁to ▁Cor v ettes ▁and ▁custom ized ▁tun er ▁cars ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁tr uck s ▁and ▁motor cy cles . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁VI P ▁T ires ▁and ▁Service ▁ ▁Category : New ▁England ▁Category : E conom y ▁of ▁the ▁N ort