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GEICO/Lucas Oil racer Crampton to attend V8 Supercar race in Australia PHOENIX — GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel driver Richie Crampton is heading home this week. Crampton will fly to Adelaide, Australia, and will attend the V8 Supercar race in his hometown this weekend with Lucas Oil Vice President of Sales & Marketing Sam Dale. “I’m heading back to my hometown for the first time in 18 months,” Crampton said. “The V8 Supercar race is a huge event, and I’ll be hanging out with several of the […] Read the Full Story
Crampton, GEICO/Lucas Oil team go for broke in first-round defeat PHOENIX — GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel driver Richie Crampton went down swinging in his matchup with 2012 champion Antron Brown at the Carquest Auto Parts NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park. Crampton and crew chief Aaron Brooks knew they’d need a quick pass to beat Brown, so they installed an aggressive setup in the Morgan Lucas Racing dragster. “Antron Brown is tough,” Crampton said. “We knew we had to go out […] Read the Full Story
Crampton has solid first race in GEICO/Lucas Oil dragster POMONA, Calif. – GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster driver Richie Crampton experienced the highs and lows of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing during the Circle K NHRA Winternationals in Pomona. The rookie savored a first-round victory over Brittany Force that was his first professional win but then suffered a second-round defeat to No. 1 qualifier Doug Kalitta. Still, Crampton knows it’s early in his rookie year and believes Pomona was a good start to his […] Read the Full Story
Rookie driver Crampton has high comfort level with GEICO team POMONA, Calif. (Feb. 4) — GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster driver Richie Crampton will make his first professional pass at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals this weekend in Pomona, but in many respects he’s no rookie. Crampton, a 33-year-old from Adelaide, Australia, has been an integral member of the Morgan Lucas Racing team for several years. He’s changing jobs this season as he takes over the driver’s seat from Morgan Lucas, but Crampton will be […] Read the Full Story
Test session adds to comfort level for GEICO/Lucas Oil rookie Crampton BROWNSBURG, Ind. — Safely back at Morgan Lucas Racing headquarters, rookie Top Fuel pilot Richie Crampton had time to reflect on his first official test session as driver of the 8,000-horsepower GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster. “It was a test session I needed, for sure,” Crampton said. “It was a good opportunity for things to settle in for me and the team. I needed a chance to make some of the rookie mistakes I’m going […] Read the Full Story

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Crampton’s first Four-Wide experience goes up in tire smoke

Sunday, 13 April 2014 14:11
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Despite having the third pick of lanes for the first round of the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals on Sunday, GEICO/Lucas Oil driver Richie Crampton and his Morgan Lucas Racing team figured they had a little luck on their side. Crew chief Aaron Brooks picked the second lane, the same lane where Crampton made his best pass of the weekend to grab the No. 11 qualifying spot, but the unthinkable happened and Crampton smoked […]

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Crampton ready for first attempt at NHRA Four-Wide Nationals

Saturday, 12 April 2014 17:56
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In the mind of GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster driver Richie Crampton, he has driven a Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle during this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals. That’s because Crampton, the No. 11 qualifier for Sunday’s eliminations, spent time on the starting line watching the various professional classes run through the staging procedure. He is experiencing the Four-Wide Nationals for the first time as a driver. The procedure is […]

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Crampton ready for challenges of Four-Wide Nationals

Tuesday, 08 April 2014 11:03
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CHARLOTTE — At nearly every event this season, GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster driver Richie Crampton will compete at the host racetrack for the first time. That will be the case this weekend when he races in Charlotte, but another variable is in the equation at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals: Instead of racing against one other competitor, Crampton will square off against three other drivers at the same time in the event’s unique format. “It’s […]

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Fans encouraged to grab a ‘Selfie with Richie’ through new online contest

Monday, 07 April 2014 11:00
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INDIANAPOLIS — NHRA fans can win prizes every race weekend this season through a special contest with GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster driver Richie Crampton. Named “Selfies with Richie,” fans at NHRA national events are encouraged to take “selfie” pictures with the rookie driver and post them to Crampton’s official Twitter page, @richiecrampton (https://twitter.com/richiecrampton), using the hashtag #selfieswithrichie. The contest kicks off with this weekend’s NHRA Four-Wide Nationals in Charlotte, and track general manager Christian […]

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