Sun, 23 Jul 2006, 10:11 PM 19th annual Schuck's NHRA Nationals presented by Lucas Oil

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

KENT, Wash. -- Special awards from the 19th annual Schuck's NHRA Nationals presented by Lucas Oil.

Budweiser Shootout award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel) - Brandon Bernstein, Lake Forest, Calif., Budweiser/Lucas Oil dragster, 4.555 seconds, 327.11 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, 4.840 seconds, 318.17 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, 6.690 seconds, 206.86 mph.

Motel 6 "Who Got the Light" award ($1,000 to the individual Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock driver who earns an elimination round win by the narrowest margin.) - Larry Morgan defeated Kurt Johnson by a .0044-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 Hennessay in Super Stock, Anthony Castillo in Super Comp; Dave Holmes in Super Gas; and Brian Birky in Super Street.

Brut "Essence of Racing" award ($1,000 to the Sportsman-level participant that best exemplifies the Brut spirit of racing) Diamond Exp. Trk./Primetime Caf+ Buick Calais Super Stock entry and The Hit Man Olds Cutlass Stock entry. Drivers: Dino and Bill Kost, and Peter Kost, Renton, Wash.

Hedman Hedders Best Engineered Vehicle ($1,000 to the best engineered vehicle) - Norm Lapointe Racing Chevrolet Cobalt Super Stock entry. Driver: Norm Lapointe, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

NHRA Best Appearing Crew - Renegade Racing Chevrolet Camaro Top Alcohol Funny Car entry. Driver: Ken Kraus, Great Falls, Mont.

Best Appearing Car - Washington Corrugators Chevrolet Super Comp entry. Driver: Anthony Castillo, Grandview, Wash.

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: Brandon Bernstein/Tim Richards Budweiser/Lucas Oil dragster crew.
Funny Car: Eric Medlen/John Medlen Castrol Syntec Ford Mustang crew.
Pro Stock: Jason Line/Rob Downing and Jeff Perley Summit Racing Pontiac GTO crew.