WILLIAMSON, KRABILL CAPTURE MARCH MEET NITRO VICTORIES

Rick Williamson (Nostalgia Top Fuel) and Kris Krabill (Nostalgia Funny Car) emerged as winners of the fabled March Meet at the Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield on Sunday.

Bakersfield March Meet

Rick Williamson claimed Nostalgia Top Fuel honors to headline the winners circle at the annual March Meet in Bakersfield, California on Sunday, downing Adam Sorokin with a great 5.57 in the final round. In Nostalgia Funny Car, Kris Krabill and Steven Densham, the Nos. 2 and 1 qualifiers, respectively, squared off in the final round, where Krabill stormed to the win with a stout 5.58 to a right-there 5.64. And in AA/Fuel Altered, Roger Lechtenberg just edged out Dan Hix, a 6.09 defeating a 6.13 after Hix took a sizable .023-second advantage at the tree.

Nostalgia Top Fuel: Rick Williamson
Nostalgia Funny Car: Kris Krabill
AA/Fuel Altered: Roger Lechtenberg
A/Fuel: Drew Austin
Junior Fuel: Brad Woodard
AA/Supercharged: Howard Anderson
7.0 Pro: Errol Sharron
A/Gas: Jerry Jahnsen Jr.
B/Gas: Roy Castagnetto
C/Gas: Jim Finn
D/Gas: Ed Carey
Nostalgia Eliminator I: Brandon Seraphine
Nostalgia Eliminator II: Charlie See
Nostalgia Eliminator III: Ed Destaute
Hot Rod Eliminator: Kurt Kaemerle

NMRA Spring Break Shootout

No. 1 qualifier Dwayne Barbaree ran an off-pace 5.14 in the final round of Street Outlaw at the season-opening Spring Break Shootout at the Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida on Sunday, but it was all he needed to outpace Vince Palazzolo’s 6.02 for the win. In Renegade, Alton Clements downed Frank Varela in the final round, 7.64 to a 7.78, and Johnny Lightning upset Coyote Modified top qualifier Joe Guertin in the final round with an 8.01 to a slowing 13.34.

Street Outlaw: Dwayne Barbaree
Renegade: Alton Clements
Coyote Modified: Johnny Lightning
Pure Street: Teddy Weaver
Coyote Stock: Jacob Lamb
Coyote Shootout: Justin Jordan
Factory Stock: James Meredith
Modular Muscle: Charlie McCullough
Open Comp: Greg Essen
Truck: Randy Conway
Spring Break Shootout: Randy Seward
Super Stang: Marco Ponce Jr.
Ford Muscle: Danny Towe
Cobra Jet Showdown: Rod Heltzell
Ecoboost Shootout: Bill Putnam
GT500: Brian Devilbiss
Bracket 1: Mark Davis
Bracket 2: Manny Sousa

IHRA Nitro Nationals

Shawn Bowen collected the first Nitro Funny Car title of the 2016 season at the IHRA Nitro Nationals at the Orlando Speed World Dragway, defeating Mike McIntire Jr. in the final round. Earlier in the weekend, Funny Car racer Jason Rupert broke the class’ national record, going a 5.559 at 261.93 mph. In Pro Stock, reigning series champion Cary Goforth defeated John Pluchino with a 6.35, while Adam Flamholc claimed Pro Mod honors with a 5.88 in the final opposite of Jerico Balduf.

Nitro Funny Car: Shawn Bowen
Pro Stock: Cary Goforth
Pro Mod: Adam Flamholc
Nitro Motorcycle: Randal Andras

NHRA Division 7

Defending event champion Joey Severance kicked off the NHRA Pacific division schedule in Phoenix with a win on Sunday in Top Alcohol Dragster. Severance drove from the No. 2 qualifying position to down top qualifier Chris Demke in the money round, a 6.87 to an equally off-pace 6.93. In Top Alcohol Funny Car, Doug Gordon ousted Shane Westerfield, 5.53 to a 5.62, and Alan Ellis defeated Jeff Lane for the Competition Eliminator title with a final round 6.56.

Top Alcohol Dragster: Joey Severance
Top Alcohol Funny Car: Doug Gordon
Competition Eliminator: Alan Ellis
Super Stock: Andrew Durham
Stock: Tibor Kadar
Super Comp: Mike Hiatt
Super Gas: Brad Pierce
Super Street: Mike Decarolis
Top Dragster: John Lobner
Top Sportsman: Mike Ferderer
Sportsman Motorcycle: Denny Alves