Thu, 11 Oct 2007, 08:14 AM Second annual Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

DINWIDDIE, Va. -- Special awards from the Second annual Torco Racing Fuels NHRA Nationals.

Technicoat Top Fuel Shootout award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel) - Tony Schumacher, Long Grove, Ill., U.S. Army dragster, 4.524 seconds, 321.27 mph.

Skoal Showdown award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Funny Car) - Tommy Johnson Jr., Skoal Chevrolet Impala SS, 4.790 seconds, 312.06 mph.

K&N Filters Horsepower Challenge award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) - Jeg Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt, 6.645 seconds, 207.27 mph.

Motel 6 "Who Got the Light" award ($1,000 to the individual Top Fuel, Funny Car, or Pro Stock driver who earns an elimination round win by the narrowest margin.) - Tim Wilkerson defeated Tony Pedregon by a .0013-second margin of victory in the quarterfinal round of 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) - Donny Ciccarone Jr. in Super Stock, Doug Doll Jr. in Super Comp, and Jeff Szilagyi in Super Gas.

Brut "Essence of Racing" award ($1,000 to the Sportsman-level participant that best exemplifies the Brut spirit of racing) Super Comp racer Dale Ressler of Bainbridge, Pa.

Hedman Hedders Best Engineered Vehicle ($1,000 to the best engineered vehicle) - Chevrolet Super Comp entry. Driver: Patrick Turturro, Brooklyn, N.Y.

NHRA Best Appearing Crew - Hillwood Sales Chevrolet Camaro Stock entry. Driver: Katie Gardner, Haymarket, Va.

NHRA Best Appearing Car - Porter Performance Racing Ford Mustang Super Comp entry. Driver: Craig Porter, Silver Spring, Md.

Full Throttle Pit Crew Championship ($3,000 each to Top Fuel and Funny Car's top crew, $1,500 to Pro Stock's top crew, and $750 to Pro Stock Motorcycle's top crew) Driver/crew chief:
Top Fuel: Brandon Bernstein/Tim & Kim Richards Budweiser/Lucas Oil dragster crew
Funny Car: Robert Hight/Jimmy Prock Auto Club of Southern California Ford Mustang crew
Pro Stock: Jeg Coughlin/Roy Simmons JEGS.com Chevrolet Cobalt crew

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