Defending Finals Champ Demke Ready to Strike Again

POMONA, CA – TAD national championship runner-up Chris Demke and his Southern California-based Maddern Racing team will finish their 2013 season “at home” where it began – Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Demke, the defending NHRA Finals event champion, enters the race with possibly the best car he’s had all season.

“I’m very excited to finish the season this weekend. Our current tune-up, which worked very well at Las Vegas, should exceed our expectations at Pomona. Both the national and regional championships have been decided so all we need to focus on now is continuing to improve our performance and defend our Finals title,” Chris said.

Tuner Adam Rhoades concurred, adding, “We learned a lot at Las Vegas. The car is responding to changes. I’m actually really excited for Pomona because I think our car is one hundred percent back to where it was a year ago. We should be able to go out there and run low five-twenties this weekend.”

Last year’s Auto Club of Southern California Finals was a big race for Demke and the Peen Rite/OSI/Boost Performance Products Top Alcohol Dragster. Chris reset his personal best numbers multiple times, ultimately running as quick as 5.236 at 274 MPH. Even better, he ran it to beat Jim Whiteley in the quickest side-by-side blown alcohol dragster race in history.

Top Alcohol Dragster qualifying at the Auto Club of Southern California NHRA Finals, Nov. 7-10, is set for 4 PM Thursday and 12:15 and 3:30 PM Friday. Eliminations begin at 3 PM Saturday and continue on Sunday.