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SEMA Hall Of Fame Names Three New Members
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Donnie Eatherly (left), Ed Pink (middle), and Chris Thomson (right) will receive one of the industry's highest honor and be inducted into the SEMA Hall of Fame.
The new members will be recognized as part of the festivities during the SEMA Installation Gala on Friday, July 20, at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City in Los Angeles. They represent an accomplished group of leaders who have shaped and inspired the automotive specialty-equipment market.
Donnie Eatherly
From sales, inventory management, marketing, and managing capital, resources and people, Eatherly has seemed to have worked in all areas of the industry.
He, along with his father, founded one of the first and longest-running speed shops in the mid-Tennessee area.
Eatherly has also been involved in youth engagement, legislative involvement, data standardization and vehicle technology. He is among the industry’s more active volunteers, having served on the SEMA Board of Directors, SEMA Political Action Committee, and various SEMA councils and task forces.
Ed Pink
For more than 60 years, Ed Pink Racing Engines has helped legendary racers set records and win championships.
Pink opened his first shop in 1957 and built engines used in virtually every avenue of motorsports, including drag racing, midgets, stock cars, Indy cars and even IMSA, Le Mans and the Baja 1000.
Although Pink sold his original business about 10 years ago, he continues to consult and actively supports programs such as the SEMA Scholarship Foundation. He is also a member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame in Detroit, Don Garlits International Drag Racing Hall of Fame and the Super Stock Hall of Fame.
Chris Thomson
Before joining TMG Group earlier this year, Chris Thomson worked at leading industry brands, including Baer Brakes Systems, Airaid/K&N Filter Co., Holley Performance Products and FlowTech Exhaust Co.
Having served numerous times on the SEMA Board of Directors, as well as on several councils, committees and task forces, Thomson is often described as a "mentor" and an "advocate." He is said to be at the forefront of every key industry initiative and champions others to get involved.
Thomson was honored in 2006 as the PWA Person of the Year, the same year that the company he worked for, Airaid Filter Co., received the PWA Manufacturer of the Year award.
For additional details about the SEMA Hall of Fame and the inductees over the years, visit www.semahof.com. For more information about the SEMA Installation Gala, visit www.sema.org/gala.
The new members will be recognized as part of the festivities during the SEMA Installation Gala on Friday, July 20, at the Hilton Los Angeles/Universal City in Los Angeles. They represent an accomplished group of leaders who have shaped and inspired the automotive specialty-equipment market.
Donnie Eatherly
From sales, inventory management, marketing, and managing capital, resources and people, Eatherly has seemed to have worked in all areas of the industry.
He, along with his father, founded one of the first and longest-running speed shops in the mid-Tennessee area.
Eatherly has also been involved in youth engagement, legislative involvement, data standardization and vehicle technology. He is among the industry’s more active volunteers, having served on the SEMA Board of Directors, SEMA Political Action Committee, and various SEMA councils and task forces.
Ed Pink
For more than 60 years, Ed Pink Racing Engines has helped legendary racers set records and win championships.
Pink opened his first shop in 1957 and built engines used in virtually every avenue of motorsports, including drag racing, midgets, stock cars, Indy cars and even IMSA, Le Mans and the Baja 1000.
Although Pink sold his original business about 10 years ago, he continues to consult and actively supports programs such as the SEMA Scholarship Foundation. He is also a member of the Motorsports Hall of Fame in Detroit, Don Garlits International Drag Racing Hall of Fame and the Super Stock Hall of Fame.
Chris Thomson
Before joining TMG Group earlier this year, Chris Thomson worked at leading industry brands, including Baer Brakes Systems, Airaid/K&N Filter Co., Holley Performance Products and FlowTech Exhaust Co.
Having served numerous times on the SEMA Board of Directors, as well as on several councils, committees and task forces, Thomson is often described as a "mentor" and an "advocate." He is said to be at the forefront of every key industry initiative and champions others to get involved.
Thomson was honored in 2006 as the PWA Person of the Year, the same year that the company he worked for, Airaid Filter Co., received the PWA Manufacturer of the Year award.
For additional details about the SEMA Hall of Fame and the inductees over the years, visit www.semahof.com. For more information about the SEMA Installation Gala, visit www.sema.org/gala.
