With the 2022 SEMA Show approaching its third day, there is still plenty for Showgoers to experience both in the halls and out front of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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The top 4 will be announced Thursday, November 3, at 3:00 p.m., in North Hall #10139, and the winner will be crowned on Friday, November 4, at 3:30 p.m., on Silver Drive.
The OPTIMA Ultimate Street Car Invitational brings its Peak Performance Challenge, Lingenfelter Design & Engineering Challenge and Autocross events to the SEMA Show.
The NHRA Breakfast, which has been a staple of the SEMA Show for more than 20 years, featured NHRA legends Don Prudhomme, Richard Tharp, Lee Beard and Frank Hawley.
This year's Show features an expanded SEMA Electrified section.
The finalists will go on to pitch their products on stage at the newly revamped SEMA Awards Banquet on Thursday, November 3.
For the first time ever, classic-car fans will receive limited-edition NFTs and exclusive access to the HOT ROD digital archives with more than 128,000 pages dating back to 1948.
Very few people in the automotive industry require little to no introduction, but when you’re one of the most celebrated designers in industry history, you write your own intros wherever you appear. In a career spanning nearly 30 years, Chip Foose has dazzled his fellow builders, car enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts alike with his unique automotive artistry, both as the owner of Chip Foose Design in Huntington Beach, California, and as the star of the long-running TLC TV series "Overhaulin.'"
November 1, 2022
Since the SEMA Show’s annual Battle of The Builders (BOTB) debuted in 2014, the nationwide competition series has become one of the most anticipated events of Show Week. For 2022, the action will unfold throughout the week, with cameras following along to document the journey for a TV program set to on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. EST. (Visit www.semabotb.com for updates on TV airings.) While a panel of industry experts narrows down the selection of vehicles, it’s the builders themselves who ultimately select the four class winners as well as the overall winner. You can follow the progress during the Show at a press conference announcing the top 40 finalists at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 1, and another announcing the top 12 at 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, November 2.