Tue, 27 Feb 2007, 11:14 AM 23rd annual Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

CHANDLER, Ariz. -- Special awards from the 23rd annual Checker Schuck's Kragen NHRA Nationals.

NHRA Top Fuel Shootout award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel) - Tony Schumacher, Long Grove, Ill., U.S. Army dragster, 4.430 seconds, 328.22 mph.

Skoal Showdown award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Funny Car) -Robert Hight, Anaheim Hills, Calif., Auto Club of Southern California Ford Mustang, 4.636 seconds, 327.74 mph.

NHRA King Demon Crown award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) - Jason Line, Terrell, N.C., Summit Racing Pontiac GTO, 6.635 seconds, 209.33 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.) - Mike Edwards defeated Greg Stanfield by a .0031-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) - Mike Johnston in Super Stock; and Michael Boner in Super Comp.

Brut "Essence of Racing" award ($1,000 to the Sportsman-level participant that best exemplifies the Brut spirit of racing) Competition Eliminator and Super Stock racers Jim, Lorraine, Jimmy, and Tony DeFrank, Chatsworth, Calif.

Hedman Hedders Best Engineered Vehicle ($1,000 to the best engineered vehicle) - Indicom Electric Company Chevrolet Corvette Super Comp entry. Driver: Roy Cracraft, Mesa, Ariz.

NHRA Best Appearing Crew - Mike Davis Super Comp dragster entry. Driver: Justin Davis, Murrieta, Calif.

NHRA Best Appearing Car - TCS Products Pontiac GTO Competition Eliminator entry. Driver: Bob Marshall, Langley, British Columbia, Canada.

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):
Top Fuel: Tony Schumacher/Alan Johnson U.S. Army dragster crew.
Funny Car: Tony Pedregon/Dickie Venables Q Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo crew.
Pro Stock: Jason Line/Rob Downing Summit Racing Pontiac GTO crew.

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