Sun, 21 Sep 2008, 09:16 PM Inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

ENNIS, Texas -- Special awards Inaugural NHRA Carolinas Nationals.

K&N Filters Horsepower Challenge award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) - Jeg Coughlin, Delaware, Ohio, JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt, 6.631 seconds, 207.56 mph.

Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle award ($1,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock Motorcycle) - Eddie Krawiec, Englishtown, N.J., Screaming' Eagle Vance & Hines Harley Davidson, 6.970 seconds, 191.65 mph.

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) - Super Stock: Not Contested.; Stock Eliminator: Johnny Arrington, Mabank, Texas; Super Comp: William Carrell, Ardmore, Okla.; Super Gas: Ross Laris, Raceland, La.; Super Street: Larry Blankenship, Houston, Texas.

Hedman Hedders Best Engineered Vehicle ($1,000 to the best engineered vehicle) - Didier Motorsports Pontiac GXP Super Gas entry.

NHRA Best Appearing Car - Atomic Performance VHBR Top Alcohol Funny Car entry. Driver: Lance Van Hauen, Reinbeck, Iowa.

NHRA Best Appearing Crew - Sunset Racing Engines Super Gas entry. Driver: Tracy Dennis, Lubbock, Texas.

Full Throttle Pit Crew Championship ($3,000 each to Top Fuel and Funny Car's top crew, $1,500 to Pro Stock's top crew, and $750 to Pro Stock Motorcycle's top crew) Driver/crew chief:
Top Fuel: Brandon Bernstein/Tim Richards, Budweiser/Lucas Oil dragster crew
Funny Car: Del Worsham/Chuck Worsham, CSK Chevy Impala SS crew
Pro Stock: Jeg Coughlin/Roy Simmons, JEGS.com Chevy Cobalt crew
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Andrew Hines/Byron Hines, Screamin' Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson crew

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