Bob Vandergriff Jr. confirmed that he will not be driving a Top Fuel dragster in the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Series and will start his new direction solely as the team owner with a pair of dragsters driven by three-time Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon and 25-time NHRA Pro Stock winner Dave Connolly.

SEMA members attending the Show as buyers have access to special perks through the Member Buyer Rewards (MBR) program.

John Michael Keane, “JK,” 76, of Ashland, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully with his family by his side, Wednesday, October 22, 2014, at Massachusetts General Hospital.

News and updates from around the specialty-equipment market.

SEMA eNews highlights SEMA-member companies' websites weekly through the Hot Links to Cool Sites section. SEMA members: To be included in Hot Links to Cool Sites, e-mail your company name and website to enews@sema.org. Note: Make sure to include “Hot Links” in the subject line of the e-mail.

SEMA’s Young Executive Network (YEN) will host a live chat with Jim Liaw, president and co-founder of Formula Drift Holdings LLC, October 24, at 12:00 p.m. (PDT).

The 2014 SEMA Show will feature the hottest vehicles in the world, outfitted with specialty-equipment tech and products that supply the enhanced performance, style and control that enthusiasts crave.

Are you hunting for a new job? The “Positions Available” section in the SEMA Member Classifieds lists more than 50 job openings around the country.

On Wednesday, November 5, Seth Mattison, founder and chief movement officer of FutureSight Labs, will lead SEMA's Keynote & Coffee session entitled, “The Future of Work Today: Insights From the New World of Work.”

The 2014 SEMA Show kicks off in five days. Here are key exhibitor deadlines that are about to pass or are fast approaching.