If there was any question as to whether drag racing has become a woman’s world, it was answered Thursday in the first round of racing in the PINKS All Out Festival at Rockingham Dragway where Sarah Boyce of New Derry, Pa., beat Tricia Clary of Mechanicsville, Va., in the first all-female final in series history.

Boyce, who races her yellow 1989 Ford Mustang on a regular basis at Pittsburgh Raceway Park in New Alexandria, Pa., spotted Clary a car length head start before tracking her down for the runoff win.

Boyce was the 11-12 second bracket winner Thursday while Clary, who usually races her black 1984 Chevy Camaro at Richmond Dragway near Sandston, Va., won the over-12 bracket.  Each driver collected a $2,500 top prize but declined to risk it in a one-race “winner-take-all” option.

Racing continued on Friday in the 10-second bracket featuring the arm drop start introduced by series creator Rich Christensen when PINKS debuted to rave reviews in 2005 when Hot Rod Magazine called it “the hottest car show on TV.”

The Saturday conclusion to PINKS All Out will be documented for later telecast on MAV TV.  More than $30,000 in cash and awards will have been distributed by the time racing ends Saturday evening.