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Roy Ramirez, of General Parts and Paint in Walla Walla, presents a $1,000 gift certificate to Dayton's Kari Dingman, who was the winner of the Sponsor's Choice award at this year's All Wheels Weekend in Dayton. The award has been given each year for several years by General Parts and Paint and PPG Auto Refinishing to the owner of a car or truck that is in the process of restoration. Dingman's truck is a 1953 Chevy 3100 pickup. "I need to do some body work to it and repair some rust spots before I paint it," Dingman said. "I keep changing my mind on the color but it will probably be some shade of green." Dingman bought the truck as a high school graduation present to herself in 1996. It was parked at her parents' house until earlier this year. "My dad got the truck running again this spring and hauled it down to me in May," she said. "The Dayton car show was the first car show I have ever entered it in."