Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals Top Alcohol Dragster winner Shawn Cowie
Shawn Cowie qualified No. 2 in Top Alcohol Dragster and faced off with Monroe Guest for the Wally. The pair left the line together and stayed glued throughout the quarter-mile with Cowie edging out Guest at the stripe, 5.235, 275.62 mph to 5.273, 272.83 mph. On Monday, Cowie was nearly unstoppable with the three best runs of the event, including a 5.204, 278.00 in the second round that held up for low elapsed time of the event. Guest was the only other driver in the 5.2s during the event. Cowie has now won 12 NHRA national event titles in the TAD class, including the last two at Heartland Motorsports Park.