Third year TAD driver Shawn Cowie and the Cowie Racing team capped off one of the best Divisional
event weekends ever held at Mission Raceway. Fantastic weather, good crowds all three days, an
increase in car counts despite the economic climate, and a final round in TAD against a fellow
Canadian owned car.
In what good be called one of the most consistent dominating performance in recent memory by a
supercharged TAD, Shawn ripped through the field on Sunday with three runs quicker that 5.35. In
round one Shawn faced off against sophomore. He easily defeated Bart with the quickest run of the
weekend a 5.31@270 to Ashley's blower banging 7.88.
In round two he would face off against the guy who defeated him in the final last year, Division
champ Joey Severance. Shawn wanted to show he could match up with Severance not only in performance
(which he has done in spades) but at the tree as well. Last year, he lost on a holeshot, but in the
last six or seven races, he has been on his game. Severence went 5.33 in round one, so it would be
a great race.
Severance got a slight edge, .062 to .076, but from there it was all over. Shawn and tuner Bill
Moore, got all their ducks in a row, and Shawn blasted to a career best et, a track record BAD et
of 5.290@271mph. Severance was close, but his 5.374@264 was ? a car length back at the finish line.
The weight was off the team's shoulders, as the 5.2 was finally on the scoreboard!
The final round would be history making in Canadian drag racing, as it would pit not only two
Canadian based cars in the final, but two BC cars, and to be more precise, two cars that were based
less than 50 miles apart. Chilliwack's Hugh Ridley's TAD would face Burnaby based Ron Cowie's TAD
in an all BAD final round. Driver Dale Carlson went a career best 5.37 in his semi final round win
against Brandon Johnson.
The final was a lot closer for the first 300 feet than Shawn would have liked, as Carlson had an
eye dropping .003 light to Shawn's lazy .090, but from 300 feet on, it was all Cowie, as Carlson's
car fell off the pace, and Shawn's kept on trucking, running 5.330 with another 270 mph speed on
the reader board. The 5.597/243 by Carlson was well back at the stripe.
The home town win, the 5.2 et and the 85 points on the board, all made this weekend's event, one to
remember.
Shawn and Dad Ron want to thank their sponsors Mundies Towing, United Petroleum, Lordco Auto Parts
and Kendall Oil. The crew did an awesome job all weekend long and they include crew chief/tuner
Bill Moore, Harry Campbell, Mike Bayko, Shirleen Moore and Taylor Heritage.
Shawn now sits #3 nationally with 339 points 45 points out of the lead with two races in hand over
Duane Shields. Divisionally he is well out in front with 255 points compared with Carlson who has
96 points.
There is no rest for the team, as today they hit the road for the Topeka Kansas National event this
weekend.
