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Tue, 14 Oct 2003, 01:49 PM

18th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

ENNIS, Texas -- Special awards from the 18th annual O'Reilly Fall Nationals presented by Castrol Syntec.

Best Appearing Car - CertainTeed Building Products Top Alcohol Funny Car entry. Driver: Joseph Percoco, Conifer, Colo.

Best Appearing Crew - Premier Pools & Landscape Competition Eliminator entry. Driver: Sean Dodd, Lewisville, Texas.

Hedman Hedders Best Engineered Vehicle Award ($1,000 to the best engineered vehicle) - Henson Family Dealership Super Stock entry. Driver: Fred Henson, Madisonville, Texas.

Budweiser Shootout At Pomona Award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel) - Tony Schumacher, Long Grove, Ill., U.S. Army dragster, 4.548 seconds, 331.12 mph.

Budweiser Shootout At Indianapolis Award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Funny Car) - John Force, Yorba Linda, Calif., Castrol GTX High-Mileage Ford Mustang, 4.814 seconds, 322.11 mph.

NHRA King Demon Crown Award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) - Greg Anderson, Concord, N.C., Vegas General Const. Pontiac Grand Am, 6.826 seconds, 203.11 mph.

Motel 6 "Who Got the Light" Award ($1,000 to the individual Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock driver who earns a round win in eliminations by the narrowest margin.) - Whit Bazemore defeated Tommy Johnson Jr. by .0022-of-a-second margin of victory in the first round Funny Car eliminations.

Strange Engineering "Perfectly Strange" Performance Award ($250 bonus to the first racer in Super Stock, Stock, Super Comp, Super Gas, and Super Street who wins an elimination round by running dead-on their dial-in or index) - Gene Mosbeck, Super Stock; and Ron Erks, Super Gas.