By SEMA Editors

Richard Petty’s (left) presence at the 2019 PRI Trade Show helped Sunnen set a new record of $120,000 in donations during the Sunnen Engine Charity Sweepstakes.

Sunnen set a new record of $120,000 in donations during the Sunnen Engine Charity Sweepstakes, held at the 2019 PRI Trade Show in Indianapolis. The previous record of $102,000 was set at last year’s show. A visit from Richard “The King” Petty had a positive impact on sales, as fans swarmed the ticket booth to meet and photograph the NASCAR legend, as well as purchase tickets for the chance to win a high-performance engine.

This was the 31st anniversary of the Sunnen Engine Charity Sweepstakes, and once again, all proceeds went to Victory Junction—a camp for children living with serious medical conditions, founded by the Petty family. The winning ticket was held by Jerry Lavender of Layton, Utah.

For the second straight year, Sonny Leonard and the team from Sonny’s Automotive Racing (SAR) in Lynchburg, Virginia, built a high-performance engine valued at more than $66,000. The custom-built 762-cid, 1,400hp, naturally aspirated, hemispherical head EFI engine can be street and strip driven on 93-octane gasoline. 

Over the past 31 years Sunnen, PRI and many well-known engine builders have teamed up to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charities within the racing community. To learn more about Victory Junction, visit https://victoryjunction.org/sunnen-sweepstakes.         

By SEMA Editors

Richard Petty’s (left) presence at the 2019 PRI Trade Show helped Sunnen set a new record of $120,000 in donations during the Sunnen Engine Charity Sweepstakes.

Sunnen set a new record of $120,000 in donations during the Sunnen Engine Charity Sweepstakes, held at the 2019 PRI Trade Show in Indianapolis. The previous record of $102,000 was set at last year’s show. A visit from Richard “The King” Petty had a positive impact on sales, as fans swarmed the ticket booth to meet and photograph the NASCAR legend, as well as purchase tickets for the chance to win a high-performance engine.

This was the 31st anniversary of the Sunnen Engine Charity Sweepstakes, and once again, all proceeds went to Victory Junction—a camp for children living with serious medical conditions, founded by the Petty family. The winning ticket was held by Jerry Lavender of Layton, Utah.

For the second straight year, Sonny Leonard and the team from Sonny’s Automotive Racing (SAR) in Lynchburg, Virginia, built a high-performance engine valued at more than $66,000. The custom-built 762-cid, 1,400hp, naturally aspirated, hemispherical head EFI engine can be street and strip driven on 93-octane gasoline. 

Over the past 31 years Sunnen, PRI and many well-known engine builders have teamed up to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charities within the racing community. To learn more about Victory Junction, visit https://victoryjunction.org/sunnen-sweepstakes.         

By SEMA Editors

Gale Banks will be available to talk about identifying and adapting to new technology, entrepreneurship and racing.

SEMA’s Young Executives Network (YEN) presents a Live Chat with American engineer, hot rodder, drag racer and entrepreneur Gale Banks, president and founder of Banks Power. He will be available to talk about identifying and adapting to new technology, entrepreneurship and racing.

Event: YEN Live Chat: Gale Banks—Identifying and Adapting to New Technology
Location: YEN Facebook Page
Date: January 8, 2020
Time: 12:00 p.m.–12:15 p.m. (PST), 1:00 p.m. (MST), 2:00 p.m. (CST), 3:00 p.m. (EST)

This Live Chat is an open Q&A where you will have a chance to communicate directly with Gale as he answers questions regarding how he successfully leads a company defined by innovation in technology.

Join the Live Chat on YEN’s Facebook Page, January 8, at 12:00 p.m. (PST), and come ready with questions to tap into Banks’ expertise.

By SEMA Editors

Gale Banks will be available to talk about identifying and adapting to new technology, entrepreneurship and racing.

SEMA’s Young Executives Network (YEN) presents a Live Chat with American engineer, hot rodder, drag racer and entrepreneur Gale Banks, president and founder of Banks Power. He will be available to talk about identifying and adapting to new technology, entrepreneurship and racing.

Event: YEN Live Chat: Gale Banks—Identifying and Adapting to New Technology
Location: YEN Facebook Page
Date: January 8, 2020
Time: 12:00 p.m.–12:15 p.m. (PST), 1:00 p.m. (MST), 2:00 p.m. (CST), 3:00 p.m. (EST)

This Live Chat is an open Q&A where you will have a chance to communicate directly with Gale as he answers questions regarding how he successfully leads a company defined by innovation in technology.

Join the Live Chat on YEN’s Facebook Page, January 8, at 12:00 p.m. (PST), and come ready with questions to tap into Banks’ expertise.

By SEMA Editors

Gale Banks will be available to talk about identifying and adapting to new technology, entrepreneurship and racing.

SEMA’s Young Executives Network (YEN) presents a Live Chat with American engineer, hot rodder, drag racer and entrepreneur Gale Banks, president and founder of Banks Power. He will be available to talk about identifying and adapting to new technology, entrepreneurship and racing.

Event: YEN Live Chat: Gale Banks—Identifying and Adapting to New Technology
Location: YEN Facebook Page
Date: January 8, 2020
Time: 12:00 p.m.–12:15 p.m. (PST), 1:00 p.m. (MST), 2:00 p.m. (CST), 3:00 p.m. (EST)

This Live Chat is an open Q&A where you will have a chance to communicate directly with Gale as he answers questions regarding how he successfully leads a company defined by innovation in technology.

Join the Live Chat on YEN’s Facebook Page, January 8, at 12:00 p.m. (PST), and come ready with questions to tap into Banks’ expertise.

Retailer Best Practices—Picking the Right Brands and Product Mix

The SEMA Data Co-op (SDC) is an ideal tool to zero in on trusted brands and products for your customers and the comprehensive, accurate data needed to sell them.

https://www.sema.org/sema-news/2019/12/brand-selection

Retailer Best Practices—Picking the Right Brands and Product Mix

The SEMA Data Co-op (SDC) is an ideal tool to zero in on trusted brands and products for your customers and the comprehensive, accurate data needed to sell them.

https://www.sema.org/sema-news/2019/12/brand-selection

How Hackers Hijack Your Processing Power

Hackers are much more likely these days to steal your computing processing power than embedding ransomware or other malware in your network.

https://www.sema.org/sema-news/2019/12/hackers-new-trick-stealing-your-computing-processing-power

https://www.sema.org/sema-news/2019/12/chassis-tips-for-draggin-1961-style

Hot Rod Technical Editor Ray Brock was on hand to document the car club’s visit and explain why an automotive chemical manufacturer happened to have a late-model Ford display chassis at its headquarters.

https://www.sema.org/sema-news/2019/12/chassis-tips-for-draggin-1961-style

Hot Rod Technical Editor Ray Brock was on hand to document the car club’s visit and explain why an automotive chemical manufacturer happened to have a late-model Ford display chassis at its headquarters.