Donnie Hottinger, Owner and President, was born and raised in Montgomery County, and has lived in Damascus since 1980. He served in the US Army from 1970-1972. Before purchasing ProStart Automotive in July 2009, Donnie was with Gaithersburg Glass Co. for thirty seven years, owning it the last twenty five years before selling it in 2007. He’s been a car enthusiast since he was a teenager and has drag raced cars since 1983. He’s joined in the auto repair business with his son Daniel.
Daniel Hottinger, Co-owner and V. President, graduated from Damascus High School in 2003. Daniel has lived in Frederick since the end of 2006. After one semester at Montgomery College, Daniel entered the Nascar Technical Institute in N. Carolina in March 2004 where he graduated from their auto mechanic course in May 2005. After returning home, Daniel went to work for an engine builder for about one year and after that a general automotive repair shop for a little over three years, before becoming partners with his father in July, 2009. Besides his NTI diploma, he is an ASE master mechanic.
Our main business is general automotive services and repairs, but we also sell performance parts and do some performance work. See our Services section for the services we perform.