Wrexham 4-1 Barrow: Steven Fletcher treble sparks comeback win for Dragons
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Steven Fletcher's back-post header from a corner gave Wrexham a 3-1 lead over Barrow at half-time
Steven Fletcher's hat-trick saw Wrexham beat Barrow in a thrilling third versus fourth clash at the Stok Racecourse.
Barrow stunned the hosts by scoring in the first minute when Kian Spence turned home Elliot Newby's low cross.
Just before half-time, Fletcher played a one-two with Paul Mullin to level, before Mullin's free-kick and a Fletcher header made it 3-1 to Wrexham.
Fletcher sealed the result with his first Wrexham hat-trick, nodding in Anthony Forde's cross.
Dean Campbell did cannon a shot off the Wrexham post in the closing moments, but it would only have been a small consolation for the visitors.
Barrow had lost David Worrall with a quarter of the match played, the midfielder being taken off on a stretcher after a nasty clash of heads, with Luca Stephenson replacing him.
That saw a mammoth 14 minutes of time added on to the end of the first half, during which Wrexham cut loose with those three goals in a five-minute spell.
Barrow remain fourth, but are now four points behind third-placed Wrexham, who themselves are two points behind League Two leaders Stockport County after they lost 2-0 at home to second placed Mansfield Town.
Wrexham assistant manager Steve Parkin said:
"It wasn't a great start obviously, playing against a team who are certainly near the top of the league on merit.
"So we were delighted to get in at half-time in front; we needed a goal to give us a spark... and towards the ned of the first half when we got the goals I always felt were were going to come on strong.
"It's great for him (Steven Fletcher), he's had a long and illustrious career, been a top player and got off to a great start here and then sadly had that knee injury that held him back for three or four weeks... and today he showed what a good player he is."