Wed, 29 Sep 2010, 12:04 PM O'Reilly SuperStart Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

ENNIS, Texas -- Special awards from the O'Reilly SuperStart Batteries NHRA Fall Nationals.

K&N Filters Horsepower Challenge award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) - Allen Johnson, Greeneville, Tenn., Team Mopar / J&J Dodge Avenger, 6.611 seconds, 209.04 mph.

Best Engineered Vehicle - Mark Pickens, Germantown, Tenn. Top Sportsman, 2007 Pontiac GTO

NHRA Best Appearing Car - Monroe Guest, Mannford, Okla., Top Alcohol Dragster, 2009 Monden dragster

NHRA Best Appearing Crew - Ryan Keith, Arlington, Texas, Super Comp, 2010 TNT dragster

Perfectly Strange Awards: Super Comp: Charles Waggoner, Los Angeles, Calif. Super Street: Ray Dew, League City, Texas

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: On the weekend that KBR extended its deal with Copart, Brandon Bernstein's crew had a huge weekend, highlighted by their tuneup on the Copart dragster in the quarterfinal round win over Antron Brown where they ran low e.t. of the meet and needed every bit of it.
Funny Car: Matt Hagan's crew rebounded from a tough run through qualifying to run low e.t in the quarterfinals en route to his big day that put him squarely in championship contention.
Pro Stock: Allen Johnson's crew came back after last week's DQ to qualify No. 1 and run low e.t. of the race in Round 1 to narrowly defeat Jeg Coughlin.
Pro Stock Motorcycle: LE Tonglet for his crew pushing him into three straight final rounds with limited funding and only one motor