Joel Ayres is the sales manager of Truck Accessories Group (TAG), a parent company to such well-known brands as Leer, Century Pace Edwards, Raider and State Wide Aluminum. But while building a distinguished 38-year career that started with a family business and eventually brought him to Leer and then TAG, Ayres also devoted himself to volunteer service and charitable causes—especially those that involve children and young adults. [Read more]

Jeff Major is the founder and owner of Bed Wood & Parts in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. His involvement in SEMA and the Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA) is a great example of the value and assets that the association and its councils can bring to each member.

Jeff Major is the founder and owner of Bed Wood & Parts in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. His involvement in SEMA and the Hot Rod Industry Alliance (HRIA) is a great example of the value and assets that the association and its councils can bring to each member.

Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO) members were once again given the opportunity to show their newest and hottest products at Spring Carlisle, held April 21–25, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The ARMO New Products Showcase gives members exposure in front of thousands of buyers and consumers. The April debate provides a perfect opportunity to jump-start the season, but the product exposure does not end there. Each product in the showcase is professionally photographed, and the photos are shown on a large flat-screen TV in the ARMO booth during the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Additionally, the products are included in this edition of SEMA Member News.

The annual New Products Showcase at Carlisle is free to all ARMO members and is one of the most popular member benefits. Nineteen companies participated in 2010, showing off more than 40 products. [Read more]

Automotive Restoration Market Organization (ARMO) members were once again given the opportunity to show their newest and hottest products at Spring Carlisle, held April 21–25, in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The ARMO New Products Showcase gives members exposure in front of thousands of buyers and consumers. The April debate provides a perfect opportunity to jump-start the season, but the product exposure does not end there. Each product in the showcase is professionally photographed, and the photos are shown on a large flat-screen TV in the ARMO booth during the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Additionally, the products are included in this edition of SEMA Member News.

The annual New Products Showcase at Carlisle is free to all ARMO members and is one of the most popular member benefits. Nineteen companies participated in 2010, showing off more than 40 products. [Read more]

EXTREME SPORT: Travis Pastrana, a multiple X Games gold medal winner and former Rally America champion, will try his hand at NASCAR next year when he enters up to seven NASCAR Nationwide Series events for Pastrana-Waltrip Racing.

CHAMPS: John Force (Funny Car), Larry Dixon (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and L.E. Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) emerged as champions of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series during the season finale at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, California.

WELCOME BACK: Chevrolet will return to the IZOD IndyCar Series as an engine supplier in 2012 after being absent from IndyCar racing since the end of the 2005 season. Team Penske has already committed to using the new Chevrolet engine in 2012.

UNEXPECTED: Sebastian Vettel came from third in the standings at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to become the youngest Formula One World Driving Champion in the history of the series.

DROUGHT OVER: Carl Edwards ended a 70-race winless streak in NASCAR Sprint Cup competition with his victory Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.

SECOND EVENT: The American-Canadian Tour for late models will visit New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, twice in 2011.

RARE FIRST: Steve Kinser earned his first victory with the traveling Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Saturday night at Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

SO LONG: SCCA Pro Racing President and CEO Bob Wildberger will resign his post effective January 17.

NEW BOSS: Former NASCAR competitor Robert Pressley has been named the new promoter of Kingsport (Tennessee) Speedway.

SECOND TITLE: Todd Bodine clinched his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship Friday at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.

SUBSCRIBE: National Speed Sport News has been published weekly since 1934. To subscribe to National Speed Sport News, visit www.nationalspeedsportnews.com.

EXTREME SPORT: Travis Pastrana, a multiple X Games gold medal winner and former Rally America champion, will try his hand at NASCAR next year when he enters up to seven NASCAR Nationwide Series events for Pastrana-Waltrip Racing.

CHAMPS: John Force (Funny Car), Larry Dixon (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and L.E. Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) emerged as champions of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series during the season finale at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, California.

WELCOME BACK: Chevrolet will return to the IZOD IndyCar Series as an engine supplier in 2012 after being absent from IndyCar racing since the end of the 2005 season. Team Penske has already committed to using the new Chevrolet engine in 2012.

UNEXPECTED: Sebastian Vettel came from third in the standings at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to become the youngest Formula One World Driving Champion in the history of the series.

DROUGHT OVER: Carl Edwards ended a 70-race winless streak in NASCAR Sprint Cup competition with his victory Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.

SECOND EVENT: The American-Canadian Tour for late models will visit New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, twice in 2011.

RARE FIRST: Steve Kinser earned his first victory with the traveling Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Saturday night at Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

SO LONG: SCCA Pro Racing President and CEO Bob Wildberger will resign his post effective January 17.

NEW BOSS: Former NASCAR competitor Robert Pressley has been named the new promoter of Kingsport (Tennessee) Speedway.

SECOND TITLE: Todd Bodine clinched his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship Friday at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.

SUBSCRIBE: National Speed Sport News has been published weekly since 1934. To subscribe to National Speed Sport News, visit www.nationalspeedsportnews.com.

EXTREME SPORT: Travis Pastrana, a multiple X Games gold medal winner and former Rally America champion, will try his hand at NASCAR next year when he enters up to seven NASCAR Nationwide Series events for Pastrana-Waltrip Racing.

CHAMPS: John Force (Funny Car), Larry Dixon (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and L.E. Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) emerged as champions of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series during the season finale at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, California.

WELCOME BACK: Chevrolet will return to the IZOD IndyCar Series as an engine supplier in 2012 after being absent from IndyCar racing since the end of the 2005 season. Team Penske has already committed to using the new Chevrolet engine in 2012.

UNEXPECTED: Sebastian Vettel came from third in the standings at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to become the youngest Formula One World Driving Champion in the history of the series.

DROUGHT OVER: Carl Edwards ended a 70-race winless streak in NASCAR Sprint Cup competition with his victory Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.

SECOND EVENT: The American-Canadian Tour for late models will visit New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, twice in 2011.

RARE FIRST: Steve Kinser earned his first victory with the traveling Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Saturday night at Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

SO LONG: SCCA Pro Racing President and CEO Bob Wildberger will resign his post effective January 17.

NEW BOSS: Former NASCAR competitor Robert Pressley has been named the new promoter of Kingsport (Tennessee) Speedway.

SECOND TITLE: Todd Bodine clinched his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship Friday at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.

SUBSCRIBE: National Speed Sport News has been published weekly since 1934. To subscribe to National Speed Sport News, visit www.nationalspeedsportnews.com.

EXTREME SPORT: Travis Pastrana, a multiple X Games gold medal winner and former Rally America champion, will try his hand at NASCAR next year when he enters up to seven NASCAR Nationwide Series events for Pastrana-Waltrip Racing.

CHAMPS: John Force (Funny Car), Larry Dixon (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and L.E. Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) emerged as champions of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series during the season finale at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, California.

WELCOME BACK: Chevrolet will return to the IZOD IndyCar Series as an engine supplier in 2012 after being absent from IndyCar racing since the end of the 2005 season. Team Penske has already committed to using the new Chevrolet engine in 2012.

UNEXPECTED: Sebastian Vettel came from third in the standings at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to become the youngest Formula One World Driving Champion in the history of the series.

DROUGHT OVER: Carl Edwards ended a 70-race winless streak in NASCAR Sprint Cup competition with his victory Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.

SECOND EVENT: The American-Canadian Tour for late models will visit New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, twice in 2011.

RARE FIRST: Steve Kinser earned his first victory with the traveling Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Saturday night at Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

SO LONG: SCCA Pro Racing President and CEO Bob Wildberger will resign his post effective January 17.

NEW BOSS: Former NASCAR competitor Robert Pressley has been named the new promoter of Kingsport (Tennessee) Speedway.

SECOND TITLE: Todd Bodine clinched his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship Friday at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.

SUBSCRIBE: National Speed Sport News has been published weekly since 1934. To subscribe to National Speed Sport News, visit www.nationalspeedsportnews.com.

EXTREME SPORT: Travis Pastrana, a multiple X Games gold medal winner and former Rally America champion, will try his hand at NASCAR next year when he enters up to seven NASCAR Nationwide Series events for Pastrana-Waltrip Racing.

CHAMPS: John Force (Funny Car), Larry Dixon (Top Fuel), Greg Anderson (Pro Stock) and L.E. Tonglet (Pro Stock Motorcycle) emerged as champions of the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series during the season finale at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, California.

WELCOME BACK: Chevrolet will return to the IZOD IndyCar Series as an engine supplier in 2012 after being absent from IndyCar racing since the end of the 2005 season. Team Penske has already committed to using the new Chevrolet engine in 2012.

UNEXPECTED: Sebastian Vettel came from third in the standings at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to become the youngest Formula One World Driving Champion in the history of the series.

DROUGHT OVER: Carl Edwards ended a 70-race winless streak in NASCAR Sprint Cup competition with his victory Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.

SECOND EVENT: The American-Canadian Tour for late models will visit New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, twice in 2011.

RARE FIRST: Steve Kinser earned his first victory with the traveling Lucas Oil ASCS National Tour Saturday night at Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

SO LONG: SCCA Pro Racing President and CEO Bob Wildberger will resign his post effective January 17.

NEW BOSS: Former NASCAR competitor Robert Pressley has been named the new promoter of Kingsport (Tennessee) Speedway.

SECOND TITLE: Todd Bodine clinched his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship Friday at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.

SUBSCRIBE: National Speed Sport News has been published weekly since 1934. To subscribe to National Speed Sport News, visit www.nationalspeedsportnews.com.