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ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. -- Special awards from the 34th annual K&N Filters NHRA SuperNationals presented by Pep Boys. Best Appearing Car - Smulligan Racing 1963 Corvette Super Gas entry. Driver: Jim Smulligan, Coopersburg, Pa. Best Appearing Crew - Follow A Dream, Inc. Dodge Avenger Top Alcohol Funny Car entry. Driver: Todd Veney, Indianapolis Hedman Hedders Best Engineered Vehicle Award ($1,000 to the best engineered vehicle) - Lincoln Tech Institute Super Comp entry. Driver: Joey Cambria, Reading, Pa. Budweiser Shootout At Pomona Award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel) - Doug Kalitta, Ann Arbor, Mich., Mac Tools dragster, 4.511 seconds, 327.59 mph. Budweiser Shootout At Indianapolis Award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Funny Car) - Tony Pedregon, Chino Hills, Calif., Castrol Syntec Mustang, 4.760 seconds, 320.89 mph. NHRA King Demon Crown Award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) - Greg Anderson, Concord, N.C., Vegas General Construction Pontiac Grand Am, 6.684 seconds, 206.76 mph. K&N Filters Pro Bike Klash ($1,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle) - Shawn Gann, Stoneville, N.C., Mac Tools Suzuki, 7.051 seconds. Motel 6 "Who Got the Light" ($1,000 to the individual Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock driver who earns a round win in eliminations by the narrowest margin.) - David Baca defeated Scott Weis by 0.0104 of-a-second margin of victory in the first round of Top Fuel 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) - Ed Alessi Jr., Super Comp.
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