and the OPeR goes to... (our NASCAR awards)

Once again it's again time for ON PIT ROW's version of NASCAR'S awards--the OPeRs.

Each year Charlie and I give out our awards for the past NASCAR season.  Although there may be some rogue awards to series other than Cup; we tend to keep the OPeR prizes centered on the Cup Series. The categories that we will award our form of praise on; include such normal themes as:

Best and worst driver

Best and worst crew chief

Best and worst owner

Best and worst team

But we also add some categories that may be a bit different as well.  These will include;

Best and worst post race interview.

Worst attempt at "adjusting the the rules".

Best and worst Jr. High School-like Drama

Best and worst Radio/TV personality

Best and worst NASCAR network

Best guest to appear ON PIT ROW

Maybe we should add: most inappropriate image shot during a New York visit.

Give us your nominations for the above categories, or some other categories we may have missed, and we will give an opinion and present the official OPeR on the show this Tuesday, December 11, 2007.

If we like your comments, whether we agree or not, we may use them on the air during Tuesday's ON PIT ROW.  Leave us a comment on the blog or call the show--toll free at 1-877-502-8255 between 5-7pm edt on Tuesdays.

photo: Chris Trotman/Getty Images for NASCAR

Comments

[Charlie]

I can't believe that you failed to mention that Jimmy is holding his 2006 OPeR award in the picture.

[4ever3]

Best Driver: Jeff Gordon (believe me, it pains me to admit that)

The Driver with the most potential: Kyle Busch

Worst Driver: Carl "The Weapon" Edwards

Best Crew Chief: Chad Knaus

Worst Crew Chief: Honestly, no one really

Best Owner: Hendrick

Worst Owner: Teresa is going to get a lot here, but I think Mikey Waltrip is the worst owner - he should have stepped out of the 55 car for a while to get control of his company.

Best Team: The 48 team

Worst Team: The 10 team

Worst Rules Adjustment: Mikey Waltrip at Daytona, and I still think he knows more about that than he is letting on!

Best HS Drama: Dale Jr wanting at least 51% of DEI and not getting it.

Worst HS Drama: Where is Dale Jr going to go now?

Best Radio/TV Person: Kyle Petty and Kenny Wallace

Worst Radio/TV Person: Bob Dillner and Rusty Wallace

Best Network: Anyone but Fox, but if I had to choose I'd say TNT.

Worst Network: Fox, and TSN in Canada

Best OPR Guest: ME! (when you finally do get me on there that is)