Thu, 18 Nov 2010, 12:06 PM Auto Club NHRA Finals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

POMONA, Calif. -- Special Awards from the Auto Club NHRA Finals.

K&N Filters Horsepower Challenge award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) - Allen Johnson, Greeneville, Tenn., Team Mopar/J&J Racing Dodge Avenger, 6.551 seconds, 211.43 mph.

Best Engineered Vehicle - John Larsen, Super Gas entry, South Jordan, Utah

NHRA Best Appearing Bike - Eddie Krawiec, Screamin' Eagle Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Pro Stock Motorcycle entry, Englishtown, N.J.

NHRA Best Appearing Crew - Allen Wade crew, Super Stock entry, Rochester, Ind.

Perfectly Strange Awards:
Super Stock: Bo Butner, Floyds Knobs, Ind.
Stock Eliminator: John Shaul, Fultonham, N.Y.
Super Comp: Andrew Madrid, Chatsworth, Calif.
Super Gas: Jimmy Lewis, Forney, 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: Morgan Lucas Racing for Morgan Lucas making the semifinal round and Shawn Langdon making it to the final round.
Funny Car: Bob Tasca for beating Matt Hagan in the first round of eliminations to help fellow Ford driver John Force secure his 15th world championship.
Pro Stock: Shane Gray for making it to his third final round of the year in just his first season of competition.
Pro Stock Motorcycle: Hector Arana for overcoming the troubles he had to make it to the final round.