{"id":98665,"date":"2024-11-08T13:39:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T21:39:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=98665"},"modified":"2024-11-08T13:39:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T21:39:07","slug":"sema-2024s-top-four-battle-of-the-builders-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/sema-2024s-top-four-battle-of-the-builders-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"SEMA 2024&#8217;s Top Four Battle of the Builders Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The top four Battle of the Builders finalists have been announced for the 2024 SEMA show, and the ultimate winner will be announced on Friday, November 8, 2024.\u00a0 Each of the vehicles has been recognized for the quality and craft of the build. These finalists represent some classic platforms for the enthusiast space (a 1968 Dodge Charger) and some unique options &#8212; 1965 Aston Martin DB5 and 1969 Datsun 2000 Roadster.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOT ROD\/HOT ROD TRUCK<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Noah Alexander \u2014 1968 Dodger Charger<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3338-Andreanna-Ditton-min-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"98624\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/sema-announces-2024-battle-of-the-builders-top-12\/img_3338-andreanna-ditton-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3338-Andreanna-Ditton-min-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Noah Alexander&#8217;s 1968 Dodger Charger\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3338-Andreanna-Ditton-min-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3338-Andreanna-Ditton-min-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-98624\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3338-Andreanna-Ditton-min-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3338-Andreanna-Ditton-min-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3338-Andreanna-Ditton-min-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3338-Andreanna-Ditton-min-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3338-Andreanna-Ditton-min-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3338-Andreanna-Ditton-min-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3338-Andreanna-Ditton-min-678x509.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3338-Andreanna-Ditton-min-326x245.jpeg 326w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3338-Andreanna-Ditton-min-80x60.jpeg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SPORT COMPACT\/IMPORT PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bruce Yarnell \u2014 1965 Aston Martin DB5<\/p>\n<p><strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3351-Andreanna-Ditton-min-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"98630\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/sema-announces-2024-battle-of-the-builders-top-12\/img_3351-andreanna-ditton-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3351-Andreanna-Ditton-min-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bruce Yarnell&#8217;s 1965 Aston Martin DB5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3351-Andreanna-Ditton-min-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3351-Andreanna-Ditton-min-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-98630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3351-Andreanna-Ditton-min-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3351-Andreanna-Ditton-min-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3351-Andreanna-Ditton-min-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3351-Andreanna-Ditton-min-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3351-Andreanna-Ditton-min-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3351-Andreanna-Ditton-min-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3351-Andreanna-Ditton-min-678x509.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3351-Andreanna-Ditton-min-326x245.jpeg 326w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3351-Andreanna-Ditton-min-80x60.jpeg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>OFF-ROAD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rob Lindsay \u2014 1949 Willys Pickup<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3350-Andreanna-Ditton-min-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"98629\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/sema-announces-2024-battle-of-the-builders-top-12\/img_3350-andreanna-ditton-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3350-Andreanna-Ditton-min-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rob Lindsay&#8217;s 1949 Willys Pickup\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3350-Andreanna-Ditton-min-300x225.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3350-Andreanna-Ditton-min-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-98629 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3350-Andreanna-Ditton-min-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3350-Andreanna-Ditton-min-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3350-Andreanna-Ditton-min-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3350-Andreanna-Ditton-min-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3350-Andreanna-Ditton-min-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3350-Andreanna-Ditton-min-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3350-Andreanna-Ditton-min-678x509.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3350-Andreanna-Ditton-min-326x245.jpeg 326w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3350-Andreanna-Ditton-min-80x60.jpeg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>YOUNG GUNS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Connor McElvain \u2014<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3353-Andreanna-Ditton-min-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"98632\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/sema-announces-2024-battle-of-the-builders-top-12\/img_3353-andreanna-ditton-min\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3353-Andreanna-Ditton-min-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1915\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Connor McElvain&#8217;s 1969 Datsun 2000 Roadster\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3353-Andreanna-Ditton-min-300x224.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3353-Andreanna-Ditton-min-1024x766.jpeg\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-98632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3353-Andreanna-Ditton-min-1024x766.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3353-Andreanna-Ditton-min-1024x766.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3353-Andreanna-Ditton-min-300x224.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3353-Andreanna-Ditton-min-768x574.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3353-Andreanna-Ditton-min-1536x1149.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3353-Andreanna-Ditton-min-2048x1532.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3353-Andreanna-Ditton-min-326x245.jpeg 326w, https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3353-Andreanna-Ditton-min-80x60.jpeg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>1969 Datsun 2000 Roadster<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The top four Battle of the Builders finalists have been announced for the 2024 SEMA show, and the ultimate winner will be announced on Friday, <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/sema-2024s-top-four-battle-of-the-builders-finalists\/\" title=\"SEMA 2024&#8217;s Top Four Battle of the Builders Finalists\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3470],"tags":[3416,8647,10907],"class_list":["post-98665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-battle-of-the-builders","tag-finalists","tag-sema-2024"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/IMG_3350-Andreanna-Ditton-min-scaled.jpeg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42YSK-pFn","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98665"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98665\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98666,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98665\/revisions\/98666"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}