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The Snyder Motorsports Top Alcohol Funny Car sponsored by Knoll Gas - Torco Race Fuels ended a good weekend at the U.S. Nationals with a quarterfinal loss to the eventual race champion. With the finish, the team moved up into 4th place in the National points standings.
"It would have been nice to go more rounds on Monday, but we are very happy with our performance this past weekend. We learned a lot more about the car and we feel that it will just continue to improve as we enter the last few races of the year," said Snyder.
The Team qualified 4th in the very quick Top Alcohol Funny Car field with a 5.62 at 256 mph. In first round Sunday night, Snyder left on his opponent and never looked back. He took the win light with a 5.64 at 255 MPH. In the second round, Snyder ran a 5.62 at 256 MPH but was unable to take the win light at the other end.
"Frank (Manzo) has his car running great right now. He put down the 7th quickest run in the history of the class against us second round. That is why he is the king. This team is still young in so many ways. We continue to modify our set-up each weekend and we continue to run better. That is the key to success down the road."
The next event for the Snyder Motorsports Race Team will be in Columbus, Ohio at the Lucas Oil Divisional, September 21st thru 24th.
Quick Facts
The Team would like to thank our major sponsor TORCO Racing Fuels and our associate sponsors Coan Converters, Flatout Gaskets, Goodson, Lencodrive Racing Transmissions, Long Printing, R & R Racing Products and Snyder Auto for their continued support this year.
Please visit the Snyder Motorsports official website at www.snydermotorsports.com.
The Snyder Motorsports Top Alcohol Funny Car entry is sponsored by TORCO Racing Fuels. By logging onto www.torcoracefuels.com you can access their full line of innovative products including racing gasoline, additives, and Skull Gear.
Quarterfinal Finish for Snyder in Indy
Moves up 4th in National Points
The Snyder Motorsports Top Alcohol Funny Car sponsored by Knoll Gas - Torco Race Fuels ended a good weekend at the U.S. Nationals with a quarterfinal loss to the eventual race champion. With the finish, the team moved up into 4th place in the National points standings.
"It would have been nice to go more rounds on Monday, but we are very happy with our performance this past weekend. We learned a lot more about the car and we feel that it will just continue to improve as we enter the last few races of the year," said Snyder.
The Team qualified 4th in the very quick Top Alcohol Funny Car field with a 5.62 at 256 mph. In first round Sunday night, Snyder left on his opponent and never looked back. He took the win light with a 5.64 at 255 MPH. In the second round, Snyder ran a 5.62 at 256 MPH but was unable to take the win light at the other end.
"Frank (Manzo) has his car running great right now. He put down the 7th quickest run in the history of the class against us second round. That is why he is the king. This team is still young in so many ways. We continue to modify our set-up each weekend and we continue to run better. That is the key to success down the road."
The next event for the Snyder Motorsports Race Team will be in Columbus, Ohio at the Lucas Oil Divisional, September 21st thru 24th.
Quick Facts
- Snyder lead the first two rounds of qualifying for the event.
- The Team has had 5 final round appearances thus far this year and earned 3 wins.
- Snyder has had back-to-back Top 10 finishes in the National points standings and Division 3 championships. The 25 year-old Purdue University graduate is currently sitting in 4th place Nationally and 1st place in the Division 3 points standings.
- The Team also has the lead in Jeg's All-Star and Spitzer Low Qualifier points standings.
- The TORCO Racing Fuels funny car has qualified #1 in 4 events this year.
- The 14-year veteran of the sport currently runs the family owned business, Snyder Motorsports, which sells racing parts for Jr. Dragsters and full size race cars, including Lencodrive transmissions.
The Team would like to thank our major sponsor TORCO Racing Fuels and our associate sponsors Coan Converters, Flatout Gaskets, Goodson, Lencodrive Racing Transmissions, Long Printing, R & R Racing Products and Snyder Auto for their continued support this year.
Please visit the Snyder Motorsports official website at www.snydermotorsports.com.
The Snyder Motorsports Top Alcohol Funny Car entry is sponsored by TORCO Racing Fuels. By logging onto www.torcoracefuels.com you can access their full line of innovative products including racing gasoline, additives, and Skull Gear.
