2015 BAKERSFIELD MARCH MEET - EVENT RESULTS
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BARTONE, DENSHAM AND HIX CLAIM BAKERSFIELD PRO TITLES
Tony Bartone (Top Fuel), Steven Densham (Funny Car) and Dan Hix (Fuel Altered) all claimed titles at the prestigious Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet Sunday in Bakersfield, Calif., at Auto Club Famoso Raceway.
“You never go out there and say you're going to win 40, 30 or 20 rounds in a row,” said Bartone, who has now won six Nostalgia races in a row. “You go out there and do you hardest. You persevere and you get out there and try to win round by round and the round wins lead to race wins. We have a great team, a great combination and great crew chief and a fantastic group of guys and I have to salute them all for doing a great job.”
Densham, the son of veteran nitro Funny Car racer Gary Densham, was thrilled to capture his victory Sunday. Steven became the first Densham to win the March Meet.
“This means a lot to me,” Densham said. “My crew had everything put together and everything ran flawlessly. We didn’t hurt a single motor. We didn’t hurt a single part. It was great on the tune-up and the car was amazing. I couldn’t ask for anything better.”
Hix was no stranger to success at the March Meet. This was the second year in a row he claimed the Fuel Altered title. This weekend, Hix outlasted the seven other competitors in his class.
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FINAL QUALIFYING
FRIDAY RESULTS - DEFENDING SERIES CHAMPIONS PACE FIRST DAY BAKERSFIELD QUALIFYING\
Last year's NHRA Heritage Series champions, Tony Bartone and Dan Horan Jr., opened the 2015 season in the same fashion they concluded last year -- on top.
Bartone, the Nostalgia Top Fuel champion, opened Thursday's pre-event testing with a 5.56 elapsed time at 236.04 miles per hour pass. Friday's official run was almost as quick as he drove to the provisional No. 1 with a 5.573, 241.32.
"We made some very minor changes with the car over the off-season," said Bartone. "We had planned to front-half the car but ran out of time to do that. The car is impressive, it goes out there and it runs good. It runs at the front of the pack, and doesn't kill a ton of parts.
Bartone was .14 quicker than No. 2 runner Bill Dunlap.
Dan Horan, who is racing to bring awareness to the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, was almost .08 quicker than No. 2 qualifier Steven Densham.
"All of the money we raise goes to them," Horan said of his fundraising effort on the Manufacturers Midway at Auto Club Famosa. "After winning last year's championship, we wanted to give something back to the community. Children's Hospital of Los Angeles picked us to represent them and it's a blessing."
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