NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Jackie Fricke scored her first win in Top Alcohol Dragster by driving John Finke’s A/Fuel Dragster to a final-round victory over former national champ Chris Demke. No. 2 qualifier Fricke, whose husband, Shawn, is a national-event-winning Division 1 Super-class racer, made her best passes of the weekend on back-to-back efforts in the semifinals and final, besting Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals champ Dan Page in the semifinals with a 5.29 at 278.35 mph, then improving to a 5.26 at 278.92 mph (top speed of the meet) to beat Demke, whose car lost the blower belt in the final.