If nostalgia drag racing has a spiritual home, it’s the legendary quarter-mile at Famoso Dragstrip. And on Sunday, the tradition continued as nitro thunder and old-school horsepower crowned champions at the 68th March Meet, one of the most iconic events in drag racing.
Leading the nitro charge was Tyler Hilton, who drove his Nostalgia Top Fuel dragster to victory in a family showdown against his uncle Mike Hilton in the final round. Tyler Hilton hammered the throttle and blasted down the Bakersfield strip with a winning run of 5.714 seconds at 265.09 mph, sealing the victory in one of the most anticipated matchups of the weekend.
In Nostalgia Funny Car, veteran nitro pilot Mike Peck delivered a blistering performance, defeating Nathan Sitko in the final round with a stout 5.581-second pass at 261.70 mph. The run locked Peck into the March Meet winner’s circle in one of the event’s premier nitro categories…