MARCUS BIRT GETS FIRST CAREER RADIAL VS.
THE WORLD WIN WITH DOMINANT SHOW AT COVID-8
BY JOSH HACHAT • PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHRIS SEARS
MARCUS BIRT AND HIS ALL-STAR TEAM, WHICH INCLUDES DEFENDING NHRA
PRO MOD WORLD CHAMPION STEVIE “FAST” JACKSON AND TWO-TIME NHRA
TOP SPORTSMAN WORLD CHAMPION JEFFREY BARKER, TOOK THEIR MUSI-
POWERED ‘VETTE TO THE WINNER’S CIRCLE FOR BIRT’S FIRST RVW VICTORY.
see who won. It was close and it was a good drag race. We always seem
to put on a show when we race.”
They had an issue with a nitrous solenoid during the run, but it was
just enough to hold off Jackson. They got the issue corrected in the final
against Ayers, delivering the best run of the weekend to win the eight-car
shootout in emphatic fashion.
Getting that win brought a huge sigh of relief for Birt, and like usual,
he wasn’t about to take much credit.
“The car is just running flawless. It’s running so well and I know I have
a fast hot rod,” Birt says. “Stevie, Phil (Shuler), Jeffrey Barker, my guys,
everybody puts their head in this. Pat (Musi’s) motor deal is top of the
damn food chain. It’s all just a hell of a deal. They’ve all given me a car
to win and it’s up to me not to mess it up. It’s pretty incredible what this
has turned into.” DI
June 2020
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