Pr - Mick Snyder - Thunder Nationals Invitational Preview

Submitted by: Shanna Snyder-Bell
Contact email address: shanna_bell@conseco.com

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Snyder Back Behind the Wheel for the Thunder Nationals​

After a few weeks off, the Snyder Motorsports Race Team is back in action this weekend. Not at a traditional NHRA divisional or national event, but at the Thunder Nationals held in Martin, Michigan at US 131 Motorsports Park. For Mick Snyder, driver of the TORCO Racing Fuels sponsored Top Alcohol Funny Car, this will be the first time he has participated in an invitational event.

“This is going to be a brand new experience for our team. Traditionally, we test at the beginning of the year and then attend divisional and national point events for the remainder of the year,” Snyder remarked. “We have never been to an invitational before, but when the gang at TORCO Racing Fuels called to ask us about attending we welcomed the opportunity to represent our great sponsor. Especially since the event will be held less than an hour away from the TORCO Racing Fuels headquarters in Decatur, Michigan.”

“Don’t get me wrong we want to win this event and put on a good show for all of our TORCO family that is coming out to see us run this weekend, but we are planning to use this event as a test session. Dad and I are always coming up with new things to try to make the car quicker and faster. Usually we have to test these ideas during point events. This will be a great opportunity for us to see how our ideas work before heading to Topeka next week.”

Qualifying for the event will be at 4 PM on Saturday. First round of eliminations will be held at 7 PM and final round will be under the lights at 10 PM.

2006 Quick Stats

• Snyder has qualified number one at the last 3 events he has participated in this season. In Houston, he became the 72nd different person to qualify #1 at a National event. The first with a car equipped with a torque converter / automatic transmission combination to achieve this accomplishment.
  
• He has been to 3 straight final rounds, including a win at the Division 2 event held in Valdosta, Georgia last month.
  
• The two-time defending and current leader in the Division 3 points standings will be participating the in the prestigious Jeg’s All-Star event next month in Joliet, Illinois.
  
• With 2 straight Top 10 finishes in the POWERade National points standings, Snyder is looking to improve on the 5th place finish he earned last season.

The Team would like to thank our major sponsor TORCO Racing Fuels and our associate sponsors Coan Converters, Flatout Gaskets, 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,