You can now demonstrate your spirit for racing and giving back by signing up to participate in the second annual SEMA Pinewood Drag Race, presented by eBay Motors, held August 1, 2009, in Pasadena, California.

The deadline to participate in the 2009 SEMA Show priority space selection is only two weeks away. Whether this is your company’s 40th or 1st SEMA Show, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to get the best booth location possible.

Twenty-one industry professionals are vying for a position on the 2009-2010 SEMA Board of Directors, which provides strategic direction to the association and plays a critical role in shaping the future of the automotive specialty-equipment industry.

The Pontiac GTO (“The Judge”), shown here at the 2008 SEMA Show, was a favorite among performance enthusiasts and remains a classic. Owners of this and other '60s- and '70s-era Pontiacs will race through 2009.

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John Hipple, Sr. Remembered

DELIBERATIONS: As of Tuesday morning, a jury continued to deliberate over the fate of two-time Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves, his sister Katiucia and attorney Alan Miller. The trio are charged with conspiring to hide a portion of Castroneves’s income from the Internal Revenue Service.

SPONSOR ONE: Richard Petty Motorsports has landed sponsorship from Hunt Brothers Pizza that will keep A.J. Allmendinger and the No. 44 Dodge on the track at least through the first 26 races of the season.

Attention SEMA News advertisers: The new digital edition of SEMA News transforms the publication into a virtual magazine that anyone with an Internet connection can read. This format allows readers to enjoy a more interactive experience as they “click” through the magazine.

Advertisers can incorporate links in their material that take readers directly to their websites with one mouse click. Embedded video-advertising options are also available now.