Mon, 12 Nov 2012, 17:04 PM Automobile Club of Southern California NHRA Finals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

POMONA, Calif. -- K&N Filters Horsepower Challenge award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) - Jason Line, Summit Racing Equipment Chevy Camaro, 6.517 seconds, 212.69 mph.

Best Engineered Vehicle - Joe Faherty, 1968 Plymouth Barracuda, Super Stock, Apple Valley, California

NHRA Best Appearing Car - Todd Barton, 1955 Chevrolet, Super Gas, Norwalk, California

NHRA Best Appearing Crew - No winner

Strange Engineering Perfectly Strange Performance Awards ($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: Tim Hall, Fountain Valley, California
Super Comp: Billy Torrence, Kilgore, Texas
Stock: Don Little, Westley, California
Super Gas: No winner
Super Street: No winner

Full Throttle Hard-Working Crew Award ($3,000 each to Top Fuel and Funny Car and $1,500 to Pro Stock for the crews that are recognized as the hardest working of the event):
Top Fuel: Tony Schumacher for overcoming large points deficit coming into Pomona and putting themselves in position to win the world championship
Funny Car: Jack Beckman for overcoming mid-season crew swap with teammate Ron Capps to win first world title.
Pro Stock: Allen Johnson for 17 years of hard work and dedication that paid off for Roy and Allen Johnson en route to first Pro Stock world championship.
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Eddie Krawiec for working hard to put the team in position to win a record tying 10th race in a single season with Matt Hines.

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