Tue, 28 Oct 2003, 03:59 PM Third annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

LAS VEGAS -- Special awards from the Third annual ACDelco Las Vegas NHRA Nationals.

Best Appearing Car – Team Ace Racing Super Gas entry. Driver: Eddy Plaizier, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Best Appearing Crew – American Racing Wheels Top Fuel entry. Driver: David Baca, Pittsburgh, Calif.

Hedman Hedders Best Engineered Vehicle ($1,000 to the best engineered vehicle) – Team Kawasaki/Muzzy Pro Stock Bike entry. Rider: Ryan Schnitz, Decatur, Ill.

Budweiser Shootout At Pomona Award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel) – Tony Schumacher, Long Grove, Ill., U.S. Army dragster, 4.503 seconds, 328.22 mph.

Budweiser Shootout At Indianapolis Award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Funny Car) – Tony Pedregon, Chino Hills, Calif., Castrol Syntec Ford Mustang, 4.753 seconds, 322.88 mph.

NHRA King Demon Crown Award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) – Greg Anderson, Concord, N.C., Vegas General Const. Pontiac Grand Am, 6.866 seconds, 200.44 mph.

K&N Filters Pro Bike Klash ($1,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock Bike) – Craig Treble, Chandler, Ariz., Matco Tools Suzuki, 7.246 seconds, 182.82 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.) – Jason Line defeated Mike Edwards by .0036-of-a-second margin of victory in the first round 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) – Terry Sherrill, Super Stock; Richard Meierhenry, Stock; Steve Young, Super Comp; Dan Divita, Super Gas; and Scott Rollins, Super Street.