Mon, 30 Jun 2008, 11:04 AM Second annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

NORWALK, Ohio -- Special awards from the Second annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals.

U.S. Smokeless Showdown award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Funny Car) - Robert Hight, Yorba Linda, Calif., Auto Club Ford Mustang, 4.882 seconds, 309.77 mph.

K&N Filters Horsepower Challenge award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) - Jason Line, Troutman, N.C., Summit Racing Pontiac GXP, 6.716 seconds, 205.51 mph.

Ringer's Gloves Pro Bike Battle award ($1,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle) - Eddie Krawiec, Screamin' Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson, 7.017 seconds, 191.02 mph.

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) - Super Stock: Tim Worner, Duncannon, Pa.; Stock Eliminator: Not contested; Super Comp: Thomas Slater, Colonia, N.J.; Super Gas: Nick Karas, Stow, Ohio; Super Street: Not contested.

Hedman Hedders Best Engineered Vehicle ($1,000 to the best engineered vehicle) - Indiana State University Team Sycamore Racing Super Comp entry. Driver: Derek Parkes, Bloomfield, Ind.

NHRA Best Appearing Car - Wigle Racing Super Stock entry. Driver: Colin Wigle, Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada.

NHRA Best Appearing Crew - Indiana State Univeristy Team Sycamore Racing Super Comp entry. Driver: Derek Parkes, Bloomfield, Ind.

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: Doug Herbert/Kevin Poynter, SnaponFranchise.com dragster crew
Funny Car: Bob Tasca/Chris Cunningham, Motorcraft Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang crew
Pro Stock: Jeg Coughlin/Roy Simmons, Jegs.com Chevy Cobalt crew
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Eddie Krawiec/Matt Hines, Screamin' Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson crew

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