Mon, 13 Oct 2008, 08:14 PM Third annual Virginia NHRA Nationals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA

DINWIDDIE, Va. -- Special awards from the Third annual Virginia NHRA Nationals.

K&N Filters Horsepower Challenge award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) - Greg Anderson, Charlotte, N.C., Summit Racing Pontiac GXP, 6.554 seconds, 210.31 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: Joe Franco, North Babylon, N.Y.; Stock Eliminator: No winner; Super Comp: No winner; Super Gas: Not contested; Super Street: Not contested.

Hedman Hedders Best Engineered Vehicle ($1,000 to the best engineered vehicle) - DNR/GM Racing/Mobil 1 dragster Comp entry. Driver: Don Nase Jr., Jackson, N.J.

NHRA Best Appearing Car - Rinehartsperformance.com '69 Chevy Camaro Super Stock entry. Driver: Marty Rinehart Jr., Thomasville, Pa.

NHRA Best Appearing Crew - Gates/Exide/Monore '32 Bantam Roadster Comp entry. Driver: Blake Alexander, Roanoke, Va.

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: Hillary Will/Jim Oberhofer, Palm Beach International Raceway dragster crew
Funny Car: Tony Pedregon/Dickie Venables, Q-Horsepower Chevy Impala crew
Pro Stock: Greg Anderson/Rob Downing, Summit Racing Pontiac GXP crew