BARTONE, DENSHAM LAST MEN STANDING AT FAMED MARCH MEET

Tony Bartone kept his long win streak going in Nostalgia Top Fuel and second-generation racer Steven Densham collected Nostalgia Funny Car honors on Sunday at the famed March Meet at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield.

March Meet

Tony Bartone, whose winning streak in Nostalgia Top Fuel stretches back through the 2014 season, continued his domination of the class at the famed March Meet on Sunday, parlaying his No. 1 qualifying effort and a string of 5.5-second runs into a victory over Adam Sorokin. 5.53 to 5.79. In Nostalgia Funny Car, second-generation racer Steven Densham outlasted a field of 31 cars to win the March Meet for the first time, ousting Kris Krabill with a stellar 5.69 in the money round. And Dan Hix won the Fuel Altered division for the second time in as many years with a 6.44-second single in the final when his opponent, Jeremy Sullivan, could not make the call. Other heads-up winners included Scott Parks in Junior Fuel and Darrell Waters in A/Fuel.

Event Winners:

Nostalgia Top Fuel: Tony Bartone
Nostalgia Funny Car: Steven Densham
Fuel Altered: Dan Hix
Junior Fuel: Scott Parks
A/Fuel: Darrell Waters
Hot Rod: Joshua Wagner
Nostalgia Eliminator 1: Jason Barta
Nostalgia Eliminator 2: Jeff Crider
Nostalgia Eliminator 3: Ed DeStaute
7.0 Pro: Jesse Adams
A/Gas: Keith Morovich
B/Gas: Tom Tourek
C/Gas: Wayne Hoover
D/Gas: Jake Wood
AA/Supercharged: Howard Anderson

NMRA Spring Break Shootout

After unleashing a career best 6.86 in qualifying, defending Street Outlaw class champion John Urist marched to victory lane Sunday at the NMRA’s season opening Spring Break Shootout at the Bradenton Motorsports Park, defeating Phil Hines with a quick 6.90. Frank Varela also ran the table in Renegade, qualifying atop the field with a 7.72 and defeating Brian Devilbiss in the final, 7.79 to a 7.99. Johnny Lightning and Steve Gifford took Coyote Modified and Coyote Stock honors, respectively, while Teddy Weaver claimed Pure Street with a 9.77 to 9.92 win over Jimmy Wilson.

Event Winners:

Street Outlaw: John Urist
Renegade: Frank Varela
Coyote Modified: Johnny Lightning
Pure Street: Teddy Weaver
Coyote Stock: Steve Gifford
Turbo Coyote Shootout: Justin Burcham
Factory Stock: Matt Amrine
Modular Muscle: Jason Henson
Open Comp: Louis Fernandez
Trucks: Johnny Lightning
Spring Break Shootout: Adam Kuffel
Super Stang: John Mummery
Cobra Jet Showdown: John Calvert
Stick Shootout: Anthony Heard
Bracket 1: Manny Sousa
Bracket 2: Bob Walsh
GT500: Shane Halleman

NHRA Division 2

The NHRA’s Southeast division reached the mid-point of its season over the weekend at the Auto-Plus Raceway in Gainesville, where John Frech led the winners list with his victory in Competition Eliminator in his F/Dragster, defeating a foul-starting Randy Daniels in the final. Steve Furr won Top Dragster, edging out Robert Houston with a great .005 reaction time and 7.11 on his 7.05 dial. In Top Sportsman, Jeffrey Barker defeated Dylan Stott by a scant .002-seconds, while Mark Nowicki made the Super Stock final nearly as close, edging Byron Worner by just .006-seconds for the win.

Event Winners:

Competition Eliminator: John Frech
Super Stock: Mark Nowicki
Stock: Jeff Hairrington
Super Comp: Scott Lamar
Super Gas: Howard Day
Super Street: Matt Weston
Top Dragster: Steve Furr
Top Sportsman: Jeffrey Barker
11.00 Index: Glenn Newmans