(Don Eckert photo)

In the other lane Bowen was on his way to possibly re-setting both the DRO speed and ET quarter-mile records of 5.707/253.42 when he felt the engine vibrating and shut off way early, coasting to a 5.817/244.69.

Shawn Bowen and the team led by his father, Mike, had an absolutely stellar weekend. They left the first annual St. Louis Nitro Rendezvous after setting Low ET in every round with another race win to start the 2014 season and the series points lead.

The second event of the Hedman Husler Hedders DRO AA/FC Challenge presented by Comp Cams is on the eighth-mile Beacon Dragway at Paducah, Ky. on June 6-7.

(Dennis Mothershed photo)