Demke's Championship Defense Comes Down to NHRA Finals at Pomona

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    POMONA, Calif. (November 12, 2015) – Just one race, the 51st Annual Auto Club NHRA Finals, remains in Chris Demke's Top Alcohol Dragster national championship defense season. Held this weekend at the home track of Demke and his Maddern Racing team, Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, the Finals is Demke's last chance at successfully defending his championship. He is in true defense mode this weekend, as all he can do is block rival Joey Severance from winning the 2015 title.

    “We have our work cut out for us, but so does Joey,” Demke admitted. “We can't claim points at any more races; all we can do is block Joey and hope that we meet up with him in the semifinals or earlier. If he makes it to the final round he wins it all. It's a tall order at the Finals because there are a lot of strong cars entered for this weekend. I'm hoping for a semifinal matchup with Joey. If I have to pair up with him at any time, a semifinal pairing would make for a great story, win or lose.”

    Demke and the Peen Rite/Boost Performance Products Top Alcohol Dragster recently competed at the final NHRA Lucas Oil Series regional event of the year in Las Vegas last weekend. The Jerry Maddern-led group qualified No. 1 with a 5.296, but slowed to a 5.398 in the first round of eliminations after having to swap engines.

    “A couple things were missed on the engine swap and the car slowed down in the first round of eliminations. It was a bummer. We gave up the West regional championship on that run. It was unfortunate, but we'll keep our chins up heading into Pomona, hoping to hold on to the national championship.”

    Before entering the final race of the season, Demke reflected on his 2015 season, which was highlighted by three national event wins (Pomona 1, Norwalk and Chicago) and three regional event victories (Las Vegas 1, Columbus and Seattle).

    “It was a great year. We certainly made mistakes, but so did Joey and his team. We've done our best to give the championship back and forth to each other. It's exciting to bring it down to the last race of the year. May the best team win.”

    Top Alcohol Dragster qualifying at the 51st Annual Auto Club NHRA Finals, November 12-15, began with one session earlier today. Chris Demke enters Friday's qualifying session in the No. 11 position, with a third session scheduled for Saturday morning. Eliminations begin at 2:15 PM on Saturday and continue on Sunday.

    Maddern Racing is a family-owned and operated NHRA Top Alcohol Dragster team based in Southern California. The team's Chris Demke-driven Peen Rite/Boost Performance Products blown alcohol dragster is owned by Jerry Maddern and crewed by Adam Rhoades, Kevin Watson, Mike Demke, Greg Rice, and Robert Hadaller. For more information on Chris Demke and Maddern Racing, please visit www.Facebook.com/MaddernRacing.

    Maddern Racing receives support from the following companies: Peen Rite Inc., Boost Performance Products, B-G Detection, Afco, LA X-Ray, Hoosier Racing Tires, and Morningwood Energy Drink.
     
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