Mon, 26 May 2003, 11:37 AM 15th annual O'Reilly Summer Nationals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

TOPEKA, Kan. -- Special awards from the 15th annual O'Reilly Summer Nationals presented by Castrol GTX.

Best Appearing Car - MEJ Machines '33 Ford Super Gas entry. Driver: Brian Hackett, Quincy, Ill.

Best Appearing Crew - Top Alcohol Dragster entry. Driver: Alan Bradshaw, Odessa, Texas.

Hedman Hedders Best Engineered Vehicle Award ($1,000 to the best engineered vehicle) - Trumble Auto Sales Competition Eliminator entry. Driver: Mike Trumble, Pasadena, Texas.

Budweiser Shootout At Pomona Award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel) - Larry Dixon, Indianapolis, Miller Lite dragster, 4.509 seconds, 327.11 mph.

Budweiser Shootout At Indianapolis Award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Funny Car) - Tony Pedregon, Chino Hills, Calif., Castrol Syntec Mustang, 4.806 seconds, 320.51 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, 6.825 seconds, 202.15 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.) - Paul Romine defeated Tony Schumacher by 0.0067 of-a-second margin of victory in the first round of Top Fuel 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) - Bo Butner, Super Stock; and Justin Rosenbohm, Super Street.