Demke Defending Champ at Woodburn's Fall Classic

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WOODBURN, Ore. (September 11) – Chris Demke enters Woodburn Dragstrip’s 28^th Annual Fall Classic NHRA LODRS regional series event with momentum following a No. 1 qualifying position and runner-up finish at the U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. Chris reached the finals at the last three regional events he entered, winning the third in Seattle. One of those races was the first of two regional events held at Woodburn – he lost to returning star Shawn Cowie. His Maddern Racing team caught the problem that cost them the race, and they’re poised to repeat their 2012 victory at this event.

“I don’t want the good times we had at Indy to cloud my view but Indy went well and the Seattle regional went well. However, the car was shaking the tires the last time we were at Woodburn. While we’ve had some recent success, we need to keep our focus on what we need to do to get the car down the track at Woodburn,” Demke said, who won here last year with a 5.27 to 5.40 victory over Jim Whiteley.

“We learned some things at Seattle and Indy. We found a clutch problem at Seattle, which helped at both Seattle and Indy. We need to see if we can apply what we learned there and make it work at Woodburn.”

As the 2013 season begins to wind down, the eyes of fans, drivers, and teams have been on the national and regional points situations. Though Chris cannot claim national points at the Fall Classic, the Peen Rite/OSI/Boost Performance Products TAD team will be chasing important West Region points. 

“This weekend won’t even count. I’ve already maxed out on regional races that I can claim towards national points. This race has more to do with moving up in the regional points. While I have a longshot chance at the West region title, I’m really concerned with Jegs Allstars points for 2014,” Chris said, referencing the annual Sportsman specialty race held in Chicago, a shootout of eight of the best cars in the country.

Demke and the Peen Rite/OSI/Boost Performance Products Top Alcohol Dragster will get three qualifying shots at the Woodburn Dragstrip quartermile on Saturday, Sept. 13^th. Eliminations take place on Sunday.

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/Boost Performance Products 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., Boost Performance Products, A1 Technologies, Boninfante Friction Inc., and Hoosier Racing Tire.