JOLIET, Ill. (June 10, 2013) – Maddern Racing driver Chris Demke leaves the Burndown at Sundown NHRA regional event with the national points lead after reaching his fourth final round of the 2013 season. The Californian team lost in the finals to first-time winner Brandon Booher after setting the two quickest ETs of the race in prior rounds.
“The team and I certainly wanted to win. This is…
JOLIET, Ill. (June 6, 2013) – Top Alcohol Dragster driver Chris Demke enters the upcoming Burndown at Sundown NHRA regional event placed second in national points. A late-round finish this weekend could boost him to the top, ahead of blown alcohol rival Jim Whiteley. In addition to it being a points-earning race, Demke and the Maddern Racing team will use the opportunity to prepare for…
TOPEKA, Kans. (May 20, 2013) – Maddern Racing’s Chris Demke leaves Heartland Park Topeka second in national points standings after qualifying second and reaching his third final round of the year at last weekend’s Kansas Nationals. The California driver ultimately fell to 2003 national champion Alan Bradshaw.
Demke held the number two spot throughout qualifying, missing first by just two…
TOPEKA, Kan. (May 16, 2013) – Top Alcohol Dragster frontrunner Chris Demke is entering the Kansas Nationals this weekend with assurance that his Jerry Maddern-owned car will make clean runs all weekend long. The Peen Rite/OSI/801 Racing blown alcohol dragster is coming off of a semifinal finish at Charlotte and number two qualifying position at the last race in Houston. Possibly as important as…
BAYTOWN, Texas (April 29, 2013) – Maddern Racing, a team usually very capable of powering through to success in the face of adversity, was unable to turn a #2 qualifying position into late-round results at the rain-plagued O’Reilly Spring Nationals in Houston last weekend. A variety of problems came together to set the Top Alcohol Dragster team back a step.
Knowing they were short a…
BAYTOWN, Texas (April 24, 2013) – Top Alcohol Dragster standout Chris Demke rolls into Royal Purple Raceway this weekend with further confidence in his Peen Rite/OSI/801 Racing dragster following season-best runs at the Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte last weekend. The Californian made the cross-country trip to run quick and finish ahead of rival blown alcohol competitor Jim Whiteley. Demk…
Las Vegas, NV. – Johnny Ahten’s Vegas Adventure, or JAVA, turned out to be decaffeinated after a first round loss to eventual race winner Joey Severance. The Ahten Racing dragster known as the Stump Puller was missing something extra to get going. To top that off, it had a case of the shakes.
The SummitRacing.com Nationals started out with the elimination of a round of qualifying. Ther…
CONCORD, N.C. (April 17, 2013) – West coast Top Alcohol Dragster heavy hitter Chris Demke and the Maddern Racing team are making the big trip east to compete at the Dollar General Four-Wide Nationals this weekend. The team known for making quick runs and big mile-per-hour numbers is eagerly awaiting their first attempt on the tight racing surface at zMax Dragway.
“When we went to…
LAS VEGAS (April 8, 2013) – A final round showing at the SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals couldn’t have come at a better time for Chris Demke and his Peen Rite/OSI/801 Racing Top Alcohol Dragster team. Coming off a first round loss at the Vegas regional and just one qualifying run this weekend, Demke was able to turn on the win light three times before falling to 801 Racing teammate Joey…
Las Vegas, NV. – The Ahten Racing Team is back this weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after last week’s Regional event. The Stump Puller, commanded by driver Johnny Ahten, is refreshed and ready for action. Some lessons were learned, and the desire to succeed continues.
“Getting bumped out of the show while sitting in the water box is not fun,” said Ahten. “We were sitting in t…
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