She drives fast in short spurts for a living. Reaaaallly fast. She is Elaine Larsen and she's back on the Shark Show to talk about her trade. The Cordova Summer Nationals are this weekend in Cordova, IL, the finest drag strip in the Midwest. Pretty wild life, huh?

Congrats to our ticket winners in the 94 Zone
Lee Paris/Anamosa

Levi Palmer/Traer
Randy Doak/Wilton
Shana Bergmann/Sumner
Kristen Anne/North Liberty
Josh Mcmenomy/Cedar Rapids
Corey Stackhouse/Cedar Rapids
Jeremy Murphy/Cedar Rapids
Tanner Calkins/North Liberty
And our VIP Pit Crew for a Day winner.
Ric Lighthall/Mount Vernon

Here's Elaine in action.

I've interviewed Elaine several times and each time she brings a great deal of enthusiasm for her sport. What an awesome ambassador for drag racing.

We covered a few interesting topics in the interview that aired this morning during the Free Beer & Hot Wings show.

>6 seconds to glory
>Summertime in the Midwest - - any great memories of the hot tracks?
>Can laypeople pull G's like you at amusement parks?
>Cordova has a rich history....is is a great place to gas one of these dragsters?
>Best part about racing?
>Fan favorites this weekend at Cordova

Enjoy those races, and congrats to our winners. Here's the official Cordova site.

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