Shawn Cowie capped off his very dramatic comeback to drag racing with this final round TAD win over Garrett Bateman during NHRA’s Northwest Nationals.

Victoria BC’s Ed Hutchinson won his first career NHRA National event driving his cool ’57 Corvette roadster in S/G

Al Hampton (Surrey BC) had a very strong finish in Super Comp — he went to the final four in the 8.90 category..

Dave Jung entered his rather rare ’81 Malibu in Stock — the H/SA classed car from Surrey BC qualified #36

Edmonton’s Todd Lesenko had his most consistent race so for in 2013 — including a season’s best ET of 4.149 secs.

Ray Martin drove Hugh Ridley’s BC-based dragster to the pole in TAD with a career quick 5.263 secs

Justin Bond (from Mission) ran his meticulous and topless ’57 Chevy in Super Comp.

Jason Rupert qualified Geoff Goodwin’s Red Deer-based SynOil Chevy solidly in the middle of the TAFC program with a 5.674 secs.

Edmonton’s Eddy Plaizier came within a heartbreaking -.02 seconds foul start of winning the S/G final.

Darrell Strobe (from Abbotsford BC) qualified his GT/GA Malibu at -.391 his class index