Mon, 4 Oct 2004, 09:49 PM Fourth annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

JOLIET, Ill. -- Special awards from the Fourth annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals.

Budweiser Shootout award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel) – Cory McClenathan, Anaheim, Calif., Berryman Products/CARQUEST dragster, 4.490 seconds, 328.62 mph.

Skoal Showdown award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Funny Car) – John Force, Yorba Linda, Calif., Castrol GTX Start Up Ford Mustang, 4.697 seconds, 332.75 mph.

NHRA King Demon Crown award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) – Greg Anderson, Charlotte, N.C., Summit Racing Equipment Pontiac Grand Am, 6.661 seconds, 207.21 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.) – Steve Johns defeated Mark Whisnant by .0008-of-a-second margin of victory in the first round of Pro Stock 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) – Dennis Foster, Super Comp; Carl Root, Super Gas; and Tony Fuller, Super Street.

Hedman Hedders Best Engineered Vehicle ($1,000 to the best engineered vehicle) – Spencer Race Cars Competition Eliminator entry. Driver: Dale Spencer, Greenwood, Ind.

Best Appearing Car – Matco Tools/Racing Champions "Rat Fink" Funny Car entry. Driver: Whit Bazemore, Indianapolis.

Best Appearing Crew – Hedman Hedders "50th Anniversary" Top Fuel dragster entry. Driver: Bob Vandergriff Jr., Alpharetta, Ga.

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