Marty Thacker Reynolds Divisional Preview

Thacker Looking to Finish Strong In Reynolds​

Marty Thacker and the Rapid Transit Race Team are headed down to Reynolds, Georgia this weekend for their final event of the season. The Team is currently sitting in 5th place in the National standings and could move up as high as 3rd with a strong showing this weekend. The Knoll Gas – Torco Racing Fuels sponsored car is coming off their biggest win ever at the U.S. National; they are hoping to capitalize on the momentum and bring home the Wally.

“This will be our 18th and final event for 2007 and it will be approximately 4 months before we race again. We have a winter of working in the shop without the reward of taking her to the track, so we need some fuel to last us till the 1st race of 2008. And we would like to move up in the points as well. Depending on how we perform and how a few others do at Reynolds and Pomona, we could finish the year anywhere between 3rd and 7th in the National points battle. Considering the performance advantage of the A-Fuel cars and the bad ignition parts we had early in the season, a 3rd place finish would be very satisfying to the whole Rapid Transit crew,” said Thacker.

“Speaking of this crew, I can't brag enough about these guys and gals. Through the good times and bad, they have done whatever it takes to prepare this Knoll Gas - Torco Racing Fuels dragster to race. Those that know me know that that's not always the easiest thing to do. We have it ready for this weekend, so we're heading to Georgia to swing for the fences. Hopefully, we can bring home one more win this year for Evan, Latrell, Brian, and the rest of our support group at Torco. They deserve it!”

Qualifying will begin on Saturday at 3 PM. The second and final shot will come at 7 PM. Eliminations begin at 1PM on Sunday and will continue throughout the day.

Quick Facts

• Thacker has been to 6 final rounds this season and earned three wins including the U.S. Nationals. He is currently sitting in 5th place in the National points standings.
• Thacker currently sits in second place in the Divisional points standings.
• The Team went to three final rounds last year and earned one win at the prestigious Jeg’s All-Star event in Joliet, Illinois. This year, Thacker went to the final round of the Jeg’s event, but missed out on a second straight victory by just inches. He currently leads the Division 3 points chase to represent Division 3 in the race in 2008.
• The Team set a personal best ET of 5.26 at the TORCO Racing Fuels National event in Richmond, Virginia the end of last season.
• The 2005 Division 3 Champions finished 3rd in the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series points standings and finished in 16th place nationally in 2006.
• The Team, based out of Robinson, Illinois, has won 5 UDRA National Championships and 2 NHRA Divisional championships.

Please visit the official team website www.rapidtransitracing.com.

You can access the full line of innovative products offered by our major sponsor TORCO Racing Fuels including racing gasoline, additives, and Skull Gear at www.torcoracefuels.com.

Visit the websites of our current associate and product sponsors at the following websites:

Hoosier Racing Tire – www.hoosiertire.com

Lucas Oil – www.lucasoil.com

Fatheadz – www.fatheadz.com

Submitted by: Shanna Snyder-Bell

Contact Person: Marty Thacker
Contact email address: mlthacker@marathonpetroleum.com