NATIONWIDE DEBUT: The next-generation NASCAR Nationwide Series cars will make their debut this Friday during the Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

KING OF SPRINT WEEK: Tim Shaffer may have won three events during the 28th annual O’Reilly All Star Circuit of Champions Ohio Sprint Speedweek, but 18-year-old David Gravel walked away with the overall crown Sunday at Fremont Speedway.

TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN: Nobuhiro Tajima claimed the overall and unlimited class titles for the fifth-straight year during the 88th annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

BIG MONEY: Shane Clanton bagged a $30,500 payday with his victory in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania, Saturday.

STILL CERTIFIED: Impact Racing won a temporary injunction against the SFI Foundation last week, preventing SFI from decertifying its products made in 2009 and 2010 until Impact is given the chance “to be heard either in writing or by personal appearance.”

WELCOME BACK: The IZOD IndyCar Series confirmed its plans to return to New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire, for the first time since 1998 Sunday. The series will return to the track July 30, 2011, as part of a three-year contract.

BUSTED: Two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series champion Randy LaJoie was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR last week after violating NASCAR’s substance-abuse policy. LaJoie was also suspended by ESPN, where he worked as analyst.

BANNED: US F1, which failed to field make the Formula One grid this year, has been “disqualified” by the FIA from taking part in any FIA-sanctioned competition. Team officials were also fined $382,000. The team recently sold most of its equipment via auction.

BIG WEEKEND: Not only did Greg Anderson pocket $50,000 for winning the K&N Horsepower Challenge event for Pro Stock teams, but he also won the overall Pro Stock crown during the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Nationals in Norwalk, Ohio, to bag an extra $25,000 double-up bonus from the NHRA.

FACELIFT: Reports are circulating that current owners Handy Racing Promotions could sell the California-based Golden State Challenge Sprint Car Series to former racer Dan Simpson.

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	The SEMA Show's New Products Showcase is a great way to display your new innovations and attract buyers to your booth to learn more. Exhibitors can register their first Showcase entry for free.

How do I attract buyers to my booth? This is the number-one question exhibitors have when they exhibit at a tradeshow. SEMA offers many options to help exhibitors promote their participation, not only before the Show, but also throughout the year.

Free Opportunities:

• Show Directory Listing – make sure your Show Directory Listing is updated prior to the September 3 deadline in order to ensure the correct information is provided in the printed directory.
• Participate in the New Products Showcase. Your first entry is free.
• Display your press kits or hold a press conference in the Media Center.
• Let SEMA promote a celebrity or famous vehicle in your booth by completing the Celebrity Appearance Notification.
• Connect with potential buyers using the SEMA Show Matching Program, available soon.
• Promote your booth location to your own clients through invoices, e-mail signatures, company website, Facebook and Twitter.

Additional Opportunities:

• Purchase mailing labels of buyers for your own pre-Show promotions.
• Extend your onsite visibility with Show banners and/or kiosks around the Las Vegas Convention Center.
• Promote your presence through available Show Sponsorships.
• Highlight your booth online through the new Online Promotional Tool. Contact Motor Media at sales@motormediainc.com or 818/248-4449 for more information.
• Sponsor a Feature Vehicle to be placed around the Show.

Questions? Contact Show Management at 702/450-7662, ext. 120

	The SEMA Show's New Products Showcase is a great way to display your new innovations and attract buyers to your booth to learn more. Exhibitors can register their first Showcase entry for free.

How do I attract buyers to my booth? This is the number-one question exhibitors have when they exhibit at a tradeshow. SEMA offers many options to help exhibitors promote their participation, not only before the Show, but also throughout the year.

Free Opportunities:

• Show Directory Listing – make sure your Show Directory Listing is updated prior to the September 3 deadline in order to ensure the correct information is provided in the printed directory.
• Participate in the New Products Showcase. Your first entry is free.
• Display your press kits or hold a press conference in the Media Center.
• Let SEMA promote a celebrity or famous vehicle in your booth by completing the Celebrity Appearance Notification.
• Connect with potential buyers using the SEMA Show Matching Program, available soon.
• Promote your booth location to your own clients through invoices, e-mail signatures, company website, Facebook and Twitter.

Additional Opportunities:

• Purchase mailing labels of buyers for your own pre-Show promotions.
• Extend your onsite visibility with Show banners and/or kiosks around the Las Vegas Convention Center.
• Promote your presence through available Show Sponsorships.
• Highlight your booth online through the new Online Promotional Tool. Contact Motor Media at sales@motormediainc.com or 818/248-4449 for more information.
• Sponsor a Feature Vehicle to be placed around the Show.

Questions? Contact Show Management at 702/450-7662, ext. 120

Take advantage of multiple sponsorship and brand exposure opportunities at the SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser, Pinewood Drag Races or the Show 'N Shine car show.

Summer marks the specialty-equipment industry’s season of charitable giving, a generosity that annually raises more than $100,000 for children’s groups through the SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser, Pinewood Drag Races and Show N’ Shine car show. This year’s events are scheduled July 23–24 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.

These events and their beneficiaries—Childhelp and Victory Junction Gang Camp, two charities working to improve the lives of children—need your continued support! Consider signing your company on as a contributing sponsor to one of these worthwhile summer events; there are few better ways to highlight your brand while giving back to the community.

You can take advantage of opportunities for as little as $500 as a sponsor of goody bags given out at the Show ‘N Shine car show. Or go big with a title sponsorship of the Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser dinner, giving you two tables of 10 at the banquet in your preferred seating area, as well as your corporate name incorporated into the name of the event and a full-page acknowledgement in the Tribute Journal.

And there’s something for every company—and budget—in between, from Wine or Cocktail Hour Sponsor ($2,500) to the Pinewood Drag Races Silver Sponsorship ($1,000).

For more information, please visit the reservations and sponsorship page here or call Motor Media at 818/248-4449.

Take advantage of multiple sponsorship and brand exposure opportunities at the SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser, Pinewood Drag Races or the Show 'N Shine car show.

Summer marks the specialty-equipment industry’s season of charitable giving, a generosity that annually raises more than $100,000 for children’s groups through the SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser, Pinewood Drag Races and Show N’ Shine car show. This year’s events are scheduled July 23–24 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.

These events and their beneficiaries—Childhelp and Victory Junction Gang Camp, two charities working to improve the lives of children—need your continued support! Consider signing your company on as a contributing sponsor to one of these worthwhile summer events; there are few better ways to highlight your brand while giving back to the community.

You can take advantage of opportunities for as little as $500 as a sponsor of goody bags given out at the Show ‘N Shine car show. Or go big with a title sponsorship of the Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser dinner, giving you two tables of 10 at the banquet in your preferred seating area, as well as your corporate name incorporated into the name of the event and a full-page acknowledgement in the Tribute Journal.

And there’s something for every company—and budget—in between, from Wine or Cocktail Hour Sponsor ($2,500) to the Pinewood Drag Races Silver Sponsorship ($1,000).

For more information, please visit the reservations and sponsorship page here or call Motor Media at 818/248-4449.

Take advantage of multiple sponsorship and brand exposure opportunities at the SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser, Pinewood Drag Races or the Show 'N Shine car show.

Summer marks the specialty-equipment industry’s season of charitable giving, a generosity that annually raises more than $100,000 for children’s groups through the SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser, Pinewood Drag Races and Show N’ Shine car show. This year’s events are scheduled July 23–24 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.

These events and their beneficiaries—Childhelp and Victory Junction Gang Camp, two charities working to improve the lives of children—need your continued support! Consider signing your company on as a contributing sponsor to one of these worthwhile summer events; there are few better ways to highlight your brand while giving back to the community.

You can take advantage of opportunities for as little as $500 as a sponsor of goody bags given out at the Show ‘N Shine car show. Or go big with a title sponsorship of the Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser dinner, giving you two tables of 10 at the banquet in your preferred seating area, as well as your corporate name incorporated into the name of the event and a full-page acknowledgement in the Tribute Journal.

And there’s something for every company—and budget—in between, from Wine or Cocktail Hour Sponsor ($2,500) to the Pinewood Drag Races Silver Sponsorship ($1,000).

For more information, please visit the reservations and sponsorship page here or call Motor Media at 818/248-4449.

Take advantage of multiple sponsorship and brand exposure opportunities at the SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser, Pinewood Drag Races or the Show 'N Shine car show.

Summer marks the specialty-equipment industry’s season of charitable giving, a generosity that annually raises more than $100,000 for children’s groups through the SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser, Pinewood Drag Races and Show N’ Shine car show. This year’s events are scheduled July 23–24 at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California.

These events and their beneficiaries—Childhelp and Victory Junction Gang Camp, two charities working to improve the lives of children—need your continued support! Consider signing your company on as a contributing sponsor to one of these worthwhile summer events; there are few better ways to highlight your brand while giving back to the community.

You can take advantage of opportunities for as little as $500 as a sponsor of goody bags given out at the Show ‘N Shine car show. Or go big with a title sponsorship of the Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser dinner, giving you two tables of 10 at the banquet in your preferred seating area, as well as your corporate name incorporated into the name of the event and a full-page acknowledgement in the Tribute Journal.

And there’s something for every company—and budget—in between, from Wine or Cocktail Hour Sponsor ($2,500) to the Pinewood Drag Races Silver Sponsorship ($1,000).

For more information, please visit the reservations and sponsorship page here or call Motor Media at 818/248-4449.

The two vehicles chosen for the People’s Choice Award and Participants’ Choice Award at the 2010 SEMA Show ‘N Shine car show will win a spot to be displayed at the 2010 SEMA Show.

Car and truck owners may now register their vehicles online for the second annual SEMA Show ‘N Shine car show, Saturday, July 24, 2010, at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. Simply visit www.sema.org/shownshine to enter your ride. All entries receive a collector's edition t-shirt designed by automotive designer Chip Foose, along with several other gifts and prizes.

Awards will be presented in several categories, including a People’s Choice Award and a Participants’ Choice Award. The two vehicles chosen in the aforementioned award categories will win a spot to be displayed at the 2010 SEMA Show.

“Last year’s inaugural SEMA Show ‘N Shine featured an amazing collection of cars and trucks,” says event organizer Mike Spagnola of Street Scene Equipment. “We’re expecting this year’s event to be even more impressive and encourage those with show vehicles to come join us. This is definitely an event they will not want to miss.”

Legendary automotive designer Chip Foose will again serve as grand marshal of the Show ‘N Shine, and classic car expert and aficionado Dennis Gage will also be on hand signing autographs and talking classics. Show 'N Shine, held along with the Pinewood Drag Races, is a fundraising event benefiting children’s charities Childhelp and Victory Junction Gang Camp.

SEMA is also inviting all Hall of Fame members to attend the Show ‘N Shine, and will organize a VIP section for personal meet-&-greets with the car owners.

“The Installation Banquet and Gala Fundraiser regularly attracts a host of industry icons,” says SEMA Board member and 2007 Hall of Fame inductee Ron Funfar. “Our plan is to get some of those Hall of Famers to come to the Show 'N Shine to check out all the great cars, sign autographs and talk with their fellow enthusiasts. We’ll have a special section set up for them to hang out and talk about the good old days. It promises to be one of the highlights of a really great event."

Vehicle owners interested in displaying their cars or trucks are encouraged to register early, as space is limited. Cost to display a vehicle is $75. All vehicle types are encouraged to apply, including classics, hot rods, musclecars, rat rods and special-interest cars and trucks.

The SEMA Show ‘N Shine takes place Saturday, July 24, 2010, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., at the Pasadena Convention Center (300 E. Green St., Pasadena, CA 91101). Tickets will be available at the event for $5 per adult. Children 12 and under are free.

For additional details, contact Mike Clark at 702/450-7662, ext. 108.

The two vehicles chosen for the People’s Choice Award and Participants’ Choice Award at the 2010 SEMA Show ‘N Shine car show will win a spot to be displayed at the 2010 SEMA Show.

Car and truck owners may now register their vehicles online for the second annual SEMA Show ‘N Shine car show, Saturday, July 24, 2010, at the Pasadena Convention Center in Pasadena, California. Simply visit www.sema.org/shownshine to enter your ride. All entries receive a collector's edition t-shirt designed by automotive designer Chip Foose, along with several other gifts and prizes.

Awards will be presented in several categories, including a People’s Choice Award and a Participants’ Choice Award. The two vehicles chosen in the aforementioned award categories will win a spot to be displayed at the 2010 SEMA Show.

“Last year’s inaugural SEMA Show ‘N Shine featured an amazing collection of cars and trucks,” says event organizer Mike Spagnola of Street Scene Equipment. “We’re expecting this year’s event to be even more impressive and encourage those with show vehicles to come join us. This is definitely an event they will not want to miss.”

Legendary automotive designer Chip Foose will again serve as grand marshal of the Show ‘N Shine, and classic car expert and aficionado Dennis Gage will also be on hand signing autographs and talking classics. Show 'N Shine, held along with the Pinewood Drag Races, is a fundraising event benefiting children’s charities Childhelp and Victory Junction Gang Camp.

SEMA is also inviting all Hall of Fame members to attend the Show ‘N Shine, and will organize a VIP section for personal meet-&-greets with the car owners.

“The Installation Banquet and Gala Fundraiser regularly attracts a host of industry icons,” says SEMA Board member and 2007 Hall of Fame inductee Ron Funfar. “Our plan is to get some of those Hall of Famers to come to the Show 'N Shine to check out all the great cars, sign autographs and talk with their fellow enthusiasts. We’ll have a special section set up for them to hang out and talk about the good old days. It promises to be one of the highlights of a really great event."

Vehicle owners interested in displaying their cars or trucks are encouraged to register early, as space is limited. Cost to display a vehicle is $75. All vehicle types are encouraged to apply, including classics, hot rods, musclecars, rat rods and special-interest cars and trucks.

The SEMA Show ‘N Shine takes place Saturday, July 24, 2010, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., at the Pasadena Convention Center (300 E. Green St., Pasadena, CA 91101). Tickets will be available at the event for $5 per adult. Children 12 and under are free.

For additional details, contact Mike Clark at 702/450-7662, ext. 108.

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