SEMA announces hall of fame inductees

May 7, 2009

The Specialty Equipment Market Association will induct Bill Perry, Rolan "Jeep" Worthan and Henry "Smokey" Yunick into its SEMA Hall of Fame this August.

Perry, a SEMA board member, ran Bill Perry & Associates, a respected rep agency. He died earlier this year.

Worthan, a long-time automotive aftermarket advocate, has served on SEMA's board of directors for 16 years.

Yunick, who died in 2001, was a world-renowned mechanic, car designer and racer with numerous championships to his name.

Inductions will be held Aug. 1 at the Pasadena (Calif.) Convention Center. For more information, see www.sema.org/gala or call (909) 396-0289, ext. 105.