Marty Thacker - St. Louis Divisional Preview

Thacker Ready for St. Louis​

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Marty Thacker and the Rapid Transit Race Team will make the relatively short trip from their shop in Robinson, Illinois to St. Louis for the Division 3 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event this weekend. Last year, the Team sponsored by Knoll Gas – Torco Racing Fuels earned a runner-up finish at this event and they are hoping to take it one step further this time.

“We've not had the success that we would like in the first half of the season. You can call it bad luck or whatever, but we need to take care of business for the rest of the year. The A-Fuel cars still have a performance advantage, but we are much closer than we have been in a while. Now we have to run on the edge and maintain the car at 110%, so parts failure doesn't get in our way. The guys know it's going to be rough, but we're determined to get this car back in the winner’s circle,” said Thacker.

This weekend marks the beginning of the divisional swing for the Team. Over the next three weeks they will have participate in three different Division 3 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series events. In the past three races Thacker has been to 2 final rounds and the Team is hoping they will be able to carry that momentum into this crucial part of their season.

Qualifying begins on Friday evening at 6 PM. It will continue on Saturday evening with runs at 6 PM and 9 PM. First round of eliminations will be held at 1 PM on Sunday afternoon. For up to date coverage of the event please log onto www.dragracecentral.com.

Quick Facts

• The Team has had 2 final round appearances so far this year.
• They are currently sitting within the Top 10 of the Lucas Oil National 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.
• 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