Recent National Event Winner Demke Shooting for 1st 2013 Regional Win at Woodburn

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Photo courtesy of Maddern Racing

WOODBURN, Ore.  (July 11, 2013) – Last year’s Woodburn regional Top Alcohol Dragster runner-up Chris Demke returns to Woodburn Dragstrip to make a run for the Les Schwab Tires Challenge NHRA regional event title. Demke, who just won the Route 66 Nationals two weeks ago, is still winless on the 2013 regional tour after debuting a new car at the beginning of the season.

“Our team’s confidence is very high after winning the Route 66 Nationals in Chicago. We proved that we can win with the new car. I think we can go on a winning streak. While I got the national event monkey off my back this year, now I need to get the regional monkey off my back. We’ve got what it takes to do it,” said the excitable California driver, who also reached the Jegs Allstars final at Chicago.

While primarily looking to add a regional win to his points scorecard, Chris and his Peen Rite/Operational Solutions team also want to make up for their loss in the finals at last year’s Woodburn regional event. 

“We should’ve won that race last year,” Chris continued. “We had electrical problems that popped up, resulting in the car shutting off. A combination of that and bad driving caused us to lose the race. We know this track. It’s an awesome track – a very fast track. I think we have the tune-up that is necessary to win this race. I’m very confident that we can put together three rounds and bring home the win.”

Chris and the Maddern Racing team will have plenty of support on hand to cheer him on, adding to the motivation to grab their first regional win of the season.

 “We’re really looking forward to this weekend. The fans are awesome, they get a good turnout, and I’m excited to go shake hands and put on a good show. We’re also happy to have my mom, Dixie Maddern, back with us after recovering from an injury. She cooks for the team, so I’m sure I’ll be well-fed this weekend.”

Maddern Racing, celebrating 20 years of competition in 2013, is a family-owned and operated NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster team based in Southern California. The Chris Demke-driven Peen Rite/OSI/801 Racing dragster is owned by Jerry Maddern and crewed by Adam Rhoades, Kevin Watson, Mike Demke, and Ron Mann. For more information on Maddern Racing, please visit www.MaddernRacing.com.

Maddern Racing receives support from the following companies: Peen Rite Inc., Operational Solutions Inc., A1 Technologies, Boninfante Friction Inc., and Hoosier Racing Tire.