Norwich — The Norwich Technical High School automotive team will be headed to a national competition in April after winning the state Automotive Technology Competition Tuesday at Crowley Chrysler in Bristol.

Norwich Tech students True Smith of Salem and Camryn Baron of Plainfield, both seniors, with their teacher, Peter Fiasconaro, won the statewide competition, sponsored by the Connecticut Automotive Retailers Association, on Tuesday. The event featured teams from six Connecticut technical high schools.

The Norwich Tech team will compete in the National Automotive Technology Challenge at the New York City Auto Show in April.

“This event demonstrates how the automotive training at the high schools can lead to actual jobs at the 270 new Connecticut car dealerships,” CARA President Jim Fleming said in a news release announcing the winners Thursday. “We hope these students someday join the 14,000 employees in the CARA dealerships throughout Connecticut.”

Two students from each of the Connecticut Technical High Schools represented their schools, and the top six teams were invited to participate in the competition held Tuesday at Crowley Chrysler in Bristol. This year’s competition also included the first female student participating in the event.

This year teams from Henry Abbott Technical High School, Norwich Technical High School, Emmett O’Brien Technical High School, Vinal Technical High School, Windham Technical High School and Oliver Wolcott Technical High School participated in the state finals.

Students were evaluated on electrical diagnosis and theory, hands-on vehicle repair, tire and wheel technology, vehicle diagnostics, climate control and interview skills. The challenge encompassed many of the areas the team will experience at the national competition.

Scholarships totaling more than $150,000 were distributed to the six participating teams.