Mon, 01 Jul 2013, 13:19 PM O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals Special Awards

Courtesy of NHRA Communications

JOLIET, Ill. -- Special awards from the O'Reilly Auto Parts Route 66 NHRA Nationals.

K&N Filters Horsepower Challenge award ($3,000 to the No. 1 qualifier in Pro Stock) - Mike Edwards, Interstate Batteries / I am Second Chevy Camaro, 6.542 sec., 210.64 mph.

Best Engineered Vehicle - Cassie Simonton, 2013 Monte Carlo, Top Alcohol Funny Car, Brooklyn Park, Minn.

NHRA Best Appearing Car - Steven Gasparrelli, 2011 Monte Carlo, Top Alcohol Funny Car, West Covina, Calif.

NHRA Best Appearing Crew - Brandon Booher, 2010 Spitzer, Top Alcohol Dragster, Urbana, Ill.

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: Larry Hodge, LaPlace, Ill.
Super Comp: Samantha Kenny, Kutztown, Pa.
Stock: No winner
Super Gas: No winner
Super Street: No winner