Steven Densham couldn’t hide his enthusiasm Sunday afternoon.

Densham’s joy was a result of him winning the prestigious Good Vibrations Motorsports March Meet in Bakersfield, Calif., at Auto Club Famoso Raceway.

Densham, the son of veteran nitro Funny Car racer Gary Densham, became the first member of his family 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. Dad was great on the tune-up and everything just fell our way. The car was amazing. Every lap was a 70 except the final where we pulled a 60. I couldn’t ask for anything better.”

Densham’s name is no stranger to NHRA, and he certainly didn’t think people were overlooking him this weekend.

“No, I don’t think so,” said Densham when asked if he flew under the radar at the March Meet. “We were probably the best running car out there. Every single lap, we had the best ET every single round, so I think everybody knew what we were coming after and now that everybody has the time sheets to see everybody’s incremental (times) they knew that we were charging hard early. I don’t think we were flying under the radar. I think everybody knew how tough we were.”

Gary Densham has 8 NHRA national event victories and he’s advanced to 21 final rounds. Gary made his first career NHRA nitro Funny Car start in 1982.

Those numbers and his dad’s drag racing accomplishments are what made Sunday’s win even more special for Steven.

“My dad has always been real supportive of me with racing,” Steven said. “He has always helped no matter what and he’s just always been there, so this is as much for him as it is for me. He never had a March Meet win when he raced here back in the day, so I know it was a good accomplishment for him as well.”

Steven acknowledged his father did give him some advice before the final round.

“He told me to just keep my same routine and just go have fun,” Steven said. “He just tells me if it isn’t fun, it’s not worth doing. We come out here and have fun, win or lose. Even losing is OK as long as it is a good race and it’s exciting for the fans and helps the sport.”

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