Tue, 7 Oct 2003, 09:41 AM 19th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

MOHNTON, Pa.-- Special awards from the 19th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.

Best Appearing Car - Bucky's Auto Body Super Stock entry. Driver: Bucky Hess II, Bunker Hill, W.Va.

Hedman Hedders Best Engineered Vehicle Award ($1,000 to the best engineered vehicle) - Nucar Chevrolet/Classic Auto Super Gas entry. Driver: Earl Nichols Jr., Wilmington, Del.

Budweiser Shootout At Pomona Award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel) - Tony Schumacher, Long Grove, Ill., U.S. Army dragster, 4.465 seconds, 328.78 mph.

Budweiser Shootout At Indianapolis Award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Funny Car) - Gary Densham, Bellflower, Calif., Auto Club of Southern Calif. Ford Mustang, 4.749 seconds, 327.27 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, 6.743 seconds, 204.39 mph.

K&N Filters Pro Bike Klash ($1,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock Bike) - Fred Collis, Americus, Ga., Star Racing Suzuki, 7.117 seconds, 186.79 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.) - Troy Coughlin defeated Greg Anderson by .0072-of-a-second margin of victory in the semifinal 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) - Marion Stephenson, Stock; Byron Worner, Super Comp; and Jim Smulligan, Super Gas.