9/26/2009
Derek Snyder
Snyder Scores Feature Win In Final Race Of Season
The Vertech Motorsports team traveled to Berlin Raceway to try one last time to capture a win in 2009. The car started off OK quick in the first hot lap session but the crew made the right changes to make the car quick. Snyder qualified with a 13.238 which was good for fast time until Mike Ling knocked him to second with a 13.188. The team made some pretty big changes to the car for the heat race, assuming the track would loosen up. The changes seemed to work as Snyder came from 6th to 3rd within 2 laps in the heat race. He was able to hang on to 3rd where he would finish the race.
In the feature Snyder had to start on the outside of the 4th row in 8th place, and was hungry to get his first feature win in the Sprint Car. On the start Snyder made a bold move to the outside taking it 3 wide into turn one. He managed to make it stick and passed 3 cars in the first lap. The car was good and Snyder continued to work the high groove, working his way to 3rd place, Snyder was passed by Mike Ling but shortly after he passed Jason Blonde to take 3rd back. On lap 14 there was a caution when Sondi Eden got into the wall, which bunched the field back up. On the restart, Snyder jumped on the outside of Ling and got around him, he then followed suit going around Goff on the outside in turns three and four, taking the lead. After that, Snyder checked out, beating 2nd place Chad Goff by over 5 seconds.
We would like to thank Competition Race Fuels, Purity Cylinder gasses, and RS Biomedical for their support this year. Also, we would like to recognize our crew for really working hard and sticking with it through our string of bad luck. We are looking forward to 2010 where we have some big things planned. Thanks to all of the fans that have supported us! Check the site often, as it will still be updated throughout the winter.