Pr - Mick Snyder - Wrap-up - Brainerd National

Snyder’s Weekend Ends in the Quarterfinals​

Mick Snyder, driver of the Knoll Gas – Torco Racing Fuels Top Alcohol Funny Car, was in Brainerd, Minnesota this past weekend at the Lucas Oil Nationals. The Team qualified 6th for the event and put four very consistent numbers on the board. Even though they picked up ET throughout the weekend, it still wasn’t enough to take out their competitor in the quarterfinal round.

“This is a great team. We are capable of going out and winning races, we just need to put it all together. Our operation is still very young compared to most of the people running in the Top Alcohol Funny Car class. We learn something new every weekend and are continuing to see improvement in our set up,” said Snyder.

In qualifying the Team ran a 5.75, good for the 6th qualifying position. In the first round, Snyder ran a 5.73 at 252 MPH to get the round win. The 25 year-old driver cut a great .024 light in the quarterfinal match-up and ran a 5.71 at 253 MPH but was unable to hold off his opponent.

“We would love to go out and win every event we attend, but we all know how in this sport you can be on top of the world one day and at the bottom of the hill the next. As we continue to change the car we will continue to improve. The results will come.”

The next event for the Team will be in Bowling Green, Kentucky for the divisional event August 25th – 27th.

Quick Facts

• 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 early 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, 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.

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