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SEMA Battle of the Builders Hits 250 Entries

By Della Domingo

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The SEMA Battle of the Builders competition honors SEMA Show vehicle builders, their vehicles and the products on those vehicles.

Featuring top vehicle builders who have proven their talents and craftsmanship by having a car or truck displayed at the 2016 SEMA Show, the third annual SEMA Battle of the Builders® competition includes 250 applications, including builds from 98 up-and-coming “Young Guns.” As the basis for a nationwide television special, the SEMA Battle of the Builders competition honors SEMA Show vehicle builders, their vehicles and the products on those vehicles. 

Industry experts will select the top 10 finalists during the SEMA Show in Las Vegas. The finalists will then take over and evaluate one another’s vehicles, before the ultimate winner is announced Friday, November 4, at SEMA Ignited—the official SEMA Show after-party open to the general public.

Hosted by Chris Jacobs and Adrienne “AJ” Janic from “Overhaulin’,” the competition includes special recognition for builders under the age of 35 who are entered in SEMA Battle of the Builders. 

To learn more about the competition or about SEMA Ignited, visit www.SEMAshow.com/botb or www.semaignited.com.

The competitors for the 2016 SEMA Battle of the Builders are:
 


Greg AdamsKenny HaukJason Reitz
Jesus AguiñigaMike HeimJeremy Rice
Noah AlexanderGreg HendersonTim Riley
Bobby AllowayHoward HernandezMike and Jim Ring
Terry AltmanGreg HiggsAl Robinson
Brian AlvaradoJustin HildebrandHank Robinson
Chad AndersonSteve HillDave Salvaggio
Tony ArmeDavid HinesSam Sanchez
Justin ArnoldEdward HoDavid Sawyer
Aaron AtnipJoe HoriskJosh Schilling
William BaileyKirk HowlandAlexander Schuler
Paul BakerShawn HudspethJared Sensat
Alan BanuelosMatthew IbrahimDylan Sievers
Adam BaumelZach IngramCraig Simonian
David BernheimerManny IwabuchiRuel Smith
Stephanie BlancoJohn JacksonJeremy Smith
Phil BlottieChris JaggersChris Soehren
Ryan BollensJeremy JohnsonTroy Spackman
Kelston BoodooJimmy JohnsonCharles Spencer
Tyson BootheRichard JonesChris Stafford
Randy BorcherdingRajdeep KalkatJustin Starkey
Jonathan BrownKevin KeepMike Staveski
Damian BuckleyCharvonia KeithJacob Stone
Miranda BuiltJesse KerrBlake Stoner
Junior BurnsBrandon KnowlesHeather Swindoll
Shaun CallawayTroy LaddStephen Talbot
Jamie CampbellScott LaitinenIvan Tampi
Chad CantcolorLuke LangrenIke Taylor
Orlando CarattiniDominic LeRuss Taylor
Justin CarrilloAndy LeachDenny Terzich
Mark CataniaRodger LeeSean Tessman
Michael CaudillSteve LegensMike Tilley
Steve ChapmanRick LeosGordon Ting
Jeff CleerDavid LightnerNeil Tjin
John ColeBryan LinMarco Trejo
Dylan ColemanDean LivermoreKyle Tucker
Archie ConconRoger LoCody Turner
Trevor CookCarl LofthouseMark Turner
Jared CotterRoss LogsdonAaron Vaccar
Goolsby CustomsTom LongoVincent Vandyke
John D'AgostinoJeremy LookofskyMatthew Vasquez
Robert DahmNick LopezJay Velez
Frank DanielsAndrew LoweKevin Villazon
Sal DanleyArt LucasForrest Wang
Brandon DavisMichael MaJohn Wargo
Kaylie DavisErnie ManansalaGary Warner
Anthony De GuzmanJon MarshallJoe Weaver
Brad DeBertiTeddy MatavosianRandy Weaver
Brandon DeFazioJesse MatlockGary Wescott
Manny DiazLyon McClenahanTim White
Austin DicusLonnie McCurryCraig Wick
JJ DubecWayne McdanielJenna Wilhite
Jason DuhonNick McDonaldKyle Williams
Aaron ElenbaumJake McKiddieLandon Willis
Jonny EspeCarlos MedranoDanielle Wing
Jerry FanJoey MendozaAlan Yee
Andrew FarisBig Mike
Jeromie FehrenbachCam Miller
Shawn FischerKyle Mohan
EJ and Amy FitzgeraldJustin Moreno
Jason FlisAlban Morina
Dar FortneyNathan Mueller
Ira FouquetteJohn Muratori
Bryan FullerAdriana Murillo
Jeffery GarlandRod Neilsen
Jeremy and Phil GerberHung Ngo
Mark GiambalvoJoel Nichols
Doug GonzalesDanielle Norton
Jesse GonzalezJon Nyberg
Johny GonzalezSteve Osorio
Johnathan GoodwinJeff Page
Lukasz GranicyTim Palazzolo
Jagraj GrewalWalter Palencia
Jacob GriffinCris Payne
Jared GrossmanJason Pecikonis
Troy GudgelCharlie Pehrson
Truck GuruKevin Peverill
David GutierrezMurray Pfaff
Travis HaeckerSteve Pham
Gary HagarRob Phillips
Greg HarperSam Piazza
Kyle HarperRobert Pigue
Bruce HarveyKamaka Pocock
Matthew HaugenIgor Polishchuk