Best Appearing Car -- POS Racing '96 Pontiac Firebird Stock entry. Driver: Bill Heard, Jr., Vancouver, Wash. Best Appearing Crews -- Mickey Thompson Flier Super Gas team, driver: Jerald Helfrich, Mesquite, Texas and Jude the Bull Super Gas team, driver: Terry Sullivan, Richardson, Texas. Best Engineered Car -- Mr. Super Natural Super Comp dragster. Driver: Terry Anglin, Mesquite, Texas. BIG BUD Shootout At Pomona Award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel) -- Gary Scelzi, Fresno, Calif., Team Winston Dragster, 4.525 seconds, 319.37 mph. BIG BUD Shootout At Indy Award ($4,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Funny Car) -- John Force, Yorba Linda, Calif., Castrol GTX Ford Mustang, 4.787 seconds, 322.81 mph. NHRA Pro Stock Challenge Award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) -- Warren Johnson, Duluth, Ga., GM Goodwrench Pontiac Firebird, 6.867 seconds, 201.34 mph. Sears Craftsman Crew Chief Of The Race Awards ($1,000 to the Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock crew chiefs of the race) -- Alan Johnson for Gary Scelzi's Team Winston dragster in Top Fuel; Austin Coil and Bernie Fedderly for John Force's Castrol GTX Ford Mustang in Funny Car; and Mike Stryker for Warren Johnson's GM Goodwrench Pontiac Firebird in Pro Stock. MBNA World Record Club ($50,000 bonus available for Top Fuel and Funny Car competitors who set NHRA elapsed time national records) -- Top Fuel, $50,000, Gary Scelzi, Fresno, Calif., Team Winston Dragster, 4.525 seconds. CASTROL 4-second Funny Car Club ($1,000 bonus available for Funny Car drivers who record an elapsed time quicker than five seconds. Program complete.) -- Tom Hoover, Minneapolis, Pioneer Dodge Avenger, 4.936 seconds, $1,000, No. 16 spot in club. Estimated four-day event attendance: 137,200 [TAPCIS: Message was sent to 1 address]
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