Tue, 21 Sep 2010, 08:08 AM O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

CONCORD, N.C. -- Special awards from the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals.

K&N Filters Horsepower Challenge award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) - Jason Line, Mooresville, N.C., Summit Racing Pontiac GXP, 6.604 seconds, 209.56 mph.

Best Engineered Vehicle - Raymond Commisso, Pro Mod, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

NHRA Best Appearing Bike - LE Tonglet, NitroFish Suzuki, Pro Stock Motorcycle entry, Metairie, La.

NHRA Best Appearing Crew - Ken Webster, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

Perfectly Strange Awards:
Stock Eliminator: Len King, Langley, S.C.
Super Comp: John Bierman, Loxahatchee, Fla.

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: Doug Kalitta and crew for working hard to get him down a tricky track and into the final.
Funny Car: Cruz Pedregon and crew for qualifying No. 1 and making it to the final round on his birthday.
Pro Stock: Greg Anderson and crew make it to the final round after switching cars coming into the weekend.
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Angie Smith and crew for beating former world champion Eddie Krawiec on a holeshot, helping husband Matt Smith in the Countdown to the Championship.