GEICO pro Lucas has satisfying return to form at Thunder Valley Nationals
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Morgan Lucas was all smiles in the GEICO/Lucas Oil pit Sunday afternoon following a strong semifinal finish at the Ford Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway. After qualifying 13th on the 16-car grid, Lucas upset Dave Grubnic in Round 1 and caught and passed seven-time world champion Tony Schumacher in Round 2 before smoking his tires down-track and falling to Spencer Massey in Round 3. “We finally broke our streak of Groundhog [...]
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Lucas ready for crucial stretch beginning at Thunder Valley Nationals
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Morgan Lucas and the GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster team are heading into this weekend’s NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Dragway knowing the event is the start of an important stretch in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season. The Thunder Valley Nationals is the first of four races in a row and seven races in eight weeks, which will go a long way toward shaping the GEICO dragster’s Countdown [...]
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Back procedure after Englishtown to sideline Bernstein for two races; Todd to fill in
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. – ProtectTheHarvest.com/MAVTV Top Fuel dragster driver Brandon Bernstein will undergo a procedure to repair a herniated disc in his back following this weekend’s Toyota NHRA Summernationals and will miss the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events in Bristol, Tenn., and Epping, N.H., Morgan Lucas Racing announced Thursday. Bernstein, who will race in Englishtown, will be replaced in the ProtectTheHarvest.com/MAVTV dragster by six-time national event winner J.R. Todd. “It’s a real bummer to [...]
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Lucas hoping Indy 500 excitement carries over to E-Town
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. – Before getting ready to head to Old Bridge Township Raceway Park for this weekend’s Toyota NHRA Summernationals, Morgan Lucas, driver of the GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster, spent Memorial Day weekend the way many Indiana residents do: by attending the Indianapolis 500. Lucas was able to get a special behind-the-scenes viewpoint of the race because Lucas Oil teamed with Sam Schmidt Motorsports to back French driver Tristan Vautier for the race. “It [...]
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Though still hurting, Bernstein more determined to score a victory
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. – Despite a bad back, Brandon Bernstein is ready to give his all at the Toyota NHRA Summernationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park behind the wheel of the ProtectTheHarvest.com/MAVTV Top Fuel dragster. “Last year we reached the final there and almost won it,” Bernstein said. “With the way the car is running and the information we have, I think we have an excellent chance to get back to the final. “Everybody on [...]
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