February 3, 2011 – Brownsburg, Indiana – Brian Thiel, owner and driver of the BTR N&S Tractor Case IH Dodge Charger Nitro Funny car announced today his plans to attend all 22 NHRA Full Throttle events this season along with being a contender for the Automobile Club of Southern California Road to the Future Award.
With the Kragen O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals season opener just weeks away, BTR is eager to compete at all 22 events with veteran tuner Johnny West, who will continue to work with the Road to the Future contender Brian Thiel throughout the Full Throttle season.
Entering just three events last season BTR was able to qualify at the team’s first event in Seattle and accomplishing the team’s goal of further establishing BTR as a competitive nitro funny car team.
Building the BTR Funny Car team from the ground up into a prospective Top Ten finisher is a lifelong dream of BTR owner Brian Thiel, who is also the first rookie to hold the position as owner/driver in several years. Furthering their dedication and anticipation for the Full Throttle series to begin, BTR was the first team to register for not only the Winternationals, but all 22 events this season.
“BTR is committed to the Full Throttle series” said Thiel,” We have invested heavily to align our team with the respected talent, equipment and operations to remain competitive for years to come. This is still a very new business to myself and BTR. As we clear the hurdles ahead of us it will continue to show the sponsors and fans that a hardworking team and all-American farmer can compete with the mega dollar teams in the class” stated Brian Thiel.
“We are very excited to have a new affiliation with the Future Farmers of America, Lucas Oil, 3M products, GoPro cameras, Fram, Prestone and Autolite, as well as the Double Tree Hotel of Claremont and Blanco Basura for the Pomona event. We also want to welcome back our partners at N&S Tractor Supply, the official BTR Case IH dealer” continued Thiel. Follow www.BrianThielRacing.com all year long and see the exciting videos and images created weekly.
About Brian Thiel Racing (BTR): BTR is a newly established premier Nitro Funny Car team that competes on the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Brian Thiel is the team owner and Funny Car driver. The BTR team is based in Brownsburg, IN, but originated in Pleasant Grove, Calif., where Thiel farms 4000 acres of rice.
This will be Brian’s year-we are all behind him 100% and best of all he’s got a twin Sister in Heaven who’s an Angel sitting right along side him to keep him safe and for the win——————————
So awesome! I can’t wait to see a Case IH Funny car out there!