Wed, 18 Aug 2010, 10:00 AM Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

BRAINERD, Minn. -- Special awards from the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals.

K&N Filters Horsepower Challenge award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) - Mike Edwards, Coweta, Okla., Penhall / Interstate Batteries Pontiac GXP, 6.644, seconds, 207.53 mph.

NHRA Best Appearing Car - Travis Sorokie, Super Stock, Voges Race Engines, Sauk Rapids, MN

NHRA Best Appearing Crew - EMSI Inc Pro Stock Entry, Driver: Mark Hogan,

NHRA Best Engineered Car: Joseph Wilczek, Competition Eliminator, Zonkz.com, Little Falls, MN

Perfectly Strange Awards:
Super Stock: Brad Zaskowski, Belmont, MI
Super Gas: Tom Stromwall, St. Cloud MN

Full Throttle Hard-Working Crew Award ($3,000 each to Top Fuel and Funny Car, $1,500 to Pro Stock and $750 to Pro Stock Motorcycle for the crews that are recognized as the hardest working of the event):
Top Fuel: In top Fuel Dave Grubnic backpedals his Kalitta Motorsports dragster to win in the first round. With the win he secured his position in the Countdown to the Championship.
Funny Car: Bob Bode and his crew hasn't made it to a final round prior to today, has won only one round in the seven races he has entered in 2010 prior to today and his crew isn't used to working four rounds on race day. Their hard work got him into the finals where he upset Jack Beckman for his career first Funny Car win.
Pro Stock: Jeg Coughlin and his team changed motors Saturday night prior to going into eliminations on Sunday morning. They also changed motors prior to his final round win.
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Jim Underdahl and his father have worked hard for years in the Pro Stock Bike ranks and hadn't made it to a final round appearance until this event.