Nostalgia Reunion at Sacramento

Bates continues dominating performance

Words and photos by Stephen Justice and Wayne Lederer

Kin Bates (far lane) got the A/Fuel win.

A lot of new faces showed up at Sacramento Raceway’s winner circle Sunday, April 3, after the conclusion of the Nostalgia Reunion, the third stop for this year’s NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Racing Series. With the nitro classes idle for this event, eleven Wallys were up for grabs, but only two point leaders managed to pad their leads. There were eight first time winners for 2016, including four who were not even in the top ten coming into this event.

It turned out to be another dominating performance in A/Fuel Dragster by the Adams-Bates team from Anderson, Calif. It was also the third successive win by an injected nitro dragster this year. As he did at Wild Horse Pass in January, Kin Bates swept all honors including #1 qualifier, low ET, and top speed for the class. Bates now has two wins and a runner up under his belt for 2016.