Wed, 18 Jun 2003, 08:09 AM 39th annual Pontiac Excitement Nationals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

HEBRON, Ohio -- Special awards from 39th annual Pontiac Excitement NHRA Nationals presented by Summit Racing.

Best Appearing Car – Artisan Home Entertainment "T2" Pontiac Firebird Funny Car entry. Driver: Arnie Karp, Peabody, Mass.

Best Appearing Crew – Louie's Car Clinic/HSBC Mortgage Chevrolet Malibu Super Street entry. Driver: Joe Urbino, West Seneca, N.Y.

Hedman Hedders Best Engineered Vehicle Award ($1,000 to the best engineered vehicle) – Gillespie Racing Pontiac Firebird Super Gas entry. Driver: Debbie Gillespie, Waynesville, Ohio

Budweiser Shootout At Pomona Award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel) – Doug Kalitta, Ann Arbor, Mich., Mac Tools dragster, 4.508 seconds, 325. 96 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, 4.780 seconds, 316.02 mph.

NHRA King Demon Crown Award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) – Greg Anderson, Concord, N.C., Vegas General Construction Pontiac Grand Am, 6.875 seconds, 200.53 mph.

K&N Filters Pro Bike Klash ($1,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle) – Fred Collis, Americus, Ga., Area 51 Suzuki, 7.193 seconds, 184.07 mph.

Motel 6 “Who Got the Light” ($1,000 to the individual Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock driver who earns a round win in eliminations by the narrowest margin.) – Greg Anderson defeated Kurt Johnson by .0026-of-a-second margin of victory in the second 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) – David Rampy, Stock; and Ron Erks, Super Gas.