Mon, 18 Mar 2013, 09:31 AM Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Special awards from the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals

Filters Horsepower Challenge award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) - Mike Edwards, Interstate Batteries / I Am Second Chevy Camaro, 6.473 seconds, 214.31 mph.

Best Engineered Vehicle - Andrew Hines, 2013 V-Rod, Pro Stock Motorcycle, Brownsburg, Ind.

NHRA Best Appearing Car - Don O'Neal, 09 Mullis Dragster, Super Comp, Evansville, Ind.

NHRA Best Appearing Crew - Don Pomponio, 2006 Monte Carlo, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Berlin, N.J.

Strange Engineering Perfectly Strange Performance Awards ($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: Mike Pearson, Tampa, Fla.
Super Comp: Ed Richardson, Bradenton, Fla.
Stock: Jimmy Hidalgo, Jr., Donaldsonville, La.
Super Gas: Rudy Matthews, Ohio City, Ohio