Owen Bowling is a pioneering American gasser drag racer. [1]
Driving a Chrysler-powered 1929 Ford, Bowling won NHRA's first ever A/SR (A Street) national title, at Great Bend, Kansas, in 1955. He recorded a speed of 88.75 mph (142.83 km/h). [2] (His elapsed time was not recorded or has not been preserved.)