Electrical problem?? -- Need advice...

[dirty trucker]

Well here's some background

Last year I squeezed a built 454 BBC into the frame rails, everything has been running great.. Last night I dropped in some .488 gears with a Auburn Pro series posi.

Took the wife and kids out tonight to cruise around a bit. My daughters kept wanting to squeal out, sooo anyways, I set at the stop sign and lite the back tires up for a few seconds, just for a little smoke to start building, and we were gone.

Here's where I'm lost.. Just as the BBC rapped out and slammed 2nd gear, engine shut down.. As we coasted to the shoulder, I was freaking out a little. Anyway after some investigation, I lost dome lights, parking lights, and power to the coil. Ended up being the 20 amp fuse for the parking lights, and a 10 amp fuse for the radio...

My question is... Was this some freak thing that might never happen again, or do I need to tear into wiring somewhere to look for a short??? Any advice or past experience would be great.

Thanks
Joe