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Will Power overtook Ryan Hunter-Reay in the final minutes of Sunday’s São Paulo Indy 300 in São Paulo, Brazil, to earn his second IZOD IndyCar Series victory; Badger Midget Auto Racing Association and Angell Park Speedway in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, end their 63-year relationship; Texas Motor Speedway ad campaign displays disapproval for NASCAR's handling of the Edwards/Keselowski incident at Atlanta Motor Speedway; and more racing news.

California Assemblymember Tony Mendoza, born in South Central Los Angeles, is the second youngest of nine children. As a young man living in a single-parent home, he witnessed firsthand the struggles of working families and the opportunities that a good education provides. [Read More]

Also new for 2010: the opportunity to showcase your products and services within our popular weekly electronic newsletter. Limited online advertising programs are currently available and began with the March 11 edition (Volume 13/Issue 10) of SEMA eNews. Begin expanding your brand messaging this week!

Surrounded by a world of social media and mobile technology, members of Generation Y apparently don't have the same motivation toward all things automotive. That's according to new research from J.D. Power and Associates that will be presented by Mike Cooperman, senior director of marketing for the company's Web Intelligence division at the 2010 Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS). GAAS 2010 will be held at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare near Chicago, May 18–19.

The Technical Skills and Training Conference, launched by the Professional Restylers Organization, is a new program designed specifically for restylers and installers.

Leading automakers and suppliers use simulations to accelerate the new-product development process—and so can your company! Learn how through a new SEMA webinar set for Thursday, March 25, at 10:00 a.m. (PDT).

The SEMA CIAPE China Business Development Conference is a low-cost way for members to explore the Chinese market's business potential.

The all-new SEMA-member Pay Per Buyer (PPB) benefit program is an online auto parts consumer comparison shopping network of more than 60 different websites and forums that draw over four million visitors monthly. Example sites include EnjoyTheDrive.com, StreetPerformance.com, AutoWeek.com and more.

The U.S. Senate passed a SEMA-supported bill to extend various expiring tax credits and deductions, including the Research and Development (R&D) Tax Credit. The House of Representatives passed a different version of the $140 billion bill last December.

SEMA-opposed legislation to provide that the noise from a motor-vehicle exhaust system that has been deemed “disturbing or unreasonably loud” constitutes the crime of disturbing the peace is dead for the year.