BACA RETURNS

Not only did David Baca return to part of the NHRA tour, so did his father Dennis. Dennis is a very successful northern California land developer who quit drag racing in 1981 to concentrate on business.

The elder Baca (above) had been a West Coast nitro player since his start in 1958, dominating races at Fremont Raceway and winning both the U.S. Nationals at Indy and the Ontario, CA Finals in 1977 then in '78 won the March Meet in Bakersfield.

While not having a close relationship between the two Bacas, it was the extended family that brought him back to drag racing and they will now run 12 to 15 races a year, "But when we run them, we are going to run them hard." The new D. Baca & Family team are serious about the future, having ordered a new car, tractor and transporter since the addition of David's new financial partner and father Dennis.

Greg Anderson's Summit Racing-backed Pontiac swept the Western Swing becoming the first Pro Stock driver to accomplish the rare feat. He's the fifth Pro driver to pull it off. Here Anderson defeats Steve Johns in the semis.