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Mon, Sept. 6th 2010
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 6) – Morgan Lucas won his opening round elimination race Monday in his GEICO Powersports/Lucas Oil dragster at the 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil. Lucas, who qualified 11th in the field, beat "Aussie" David Grubnic in the first round before falling to seven-time and reigning Tony Schumacher in the quarterfinals at O'Reilly Raceway Park. "I think we've made some improvements in the car the last couple of weeks," Lucas said. "It's ...
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INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 6) – Shawn Langdon has won plenty of big races in his career. He's won championships in the Lucas Oil Series, big money bracket races, and national events of all kinds. The only hole on Langdon's resume was a victory at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil. Monday at O'Reilly Raceway Park, Langdon had what he called the best day of his racing career. He went to the semifinals in the Lucas Oil/Speedco ...
Read moreSun, Sept. 5th 2010
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 5) – Hector Arana will begin the defense of his NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series championship racing out of the No. 4 spot at the 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil. Arana is one of three drivers flying Lucas Oil colors during Monday's eliminations at O'Reilly Raceway Park. Shawn Langdon qualified 12th in Top Fuel and Bruce Litton qualified 16th in the Lucas Slick Mist Top Fuel rail. Arana's best qualifying ...
Read moreSun, Sept. 5th 2010
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 5) – The first few days of the 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil have been a roller-coaster for the GEICO Powersports teams. But Morgan Lucas and Karen Stoffer said their vehicles will be ready when Monday's eliminations begin. Lucas' GEICO Powersports/Lucas Oil dragster had a few mechanical troubles during the weekend, but when it made it down the track, it was running consistently. "It showed some promise in the first couple ...
Read moreTue, Aug. 31st 2010
INDIANAPOLIS (August 31) – Shawn Langdon is heading into the start of the NHRA's Countdown to the Championship and this weekend's 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil brimming with confidence. The Lucas Oil/Speedco Top Fuel dragster team had a solid test at O'Reilly Raceway Park last week, and Langdon is itching to return to the track for the national event and show what his car can do. "The test went awesome," Langdon said. "We ...
Read moreTue, Aug. 31st 2010
Back home again in Indiana, Top Fuel pro Lucas ready to impress home crowd INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 31) -- Native Hoosier Morgan Lucas lives only a few minutes from O'Reilly Raceway Park so competing at this weekend's 56th annual Mac Tools U.S. Nationals presented by Lucas Oil will be an easy commute. But the sport's youngest nitro professional knows that racing at home also ramps up the pressure whenever he slips into the cockpit of his 8,000-horsepower GEICO Powersports/Lucas Oil ...
Read moreSun, Aug. 15th 2010
BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 15) -- A day that began with big dreams ended abruptly in Round 1 of eliminations with GEICO Powersports teammates Morgan Lucas and Karen Stoffer both sent packing by their opponents. Lucas' bid to repeat as champion of the Lucas Oil Nationals ended when he lost to the higher-qualified car of Antron Brown. Lucas posted a 3.950 at 297.68 mph in his GEICO Powersports/Lucas Oil dragster to Brown's 3.843 at 310.48 mph. "Obviously this isn't ...
Read moreSun, Aug. 15th 2010
BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 15) -- Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster pilot Shawn Langdon thrilled the Sunday crowd at Brainerd International Raceway with a valiant quarterfinal effort against points leader Larry Dixon but ultimately came up two-hundredths of a second short of advancing to the semifinals of the 29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. The sophomore driver left the starting line well ahead of Dixon with a .058-second reaction time to Dixon's .085-second start, but just before the eighth-mile mark ...
Read moreSat, Aug. 14th 2010
BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 14) -- GEICO Powersports racers Karen Stoffer and Morgan Lucas will both race for title of the 29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals after successfully qualifying for the final event of the regular season, Stoffer in Pro Stock Motorcycle and Lucas in Top Fuel. Stoffer used the third and final round of qualifying to post her best pass of the event, a 7.035 at 189.55 mph, good enough for ninth place on the grid. The run ...
Read moreSat, Aug. 14th 2010
BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 14) -- Pro Stock veteran Larry Morgan turned in his best qualifying performance of the year Saturday at his title sponsor's main event to lead the Lucas Oil race team into eliminations at the 29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. Teammates Shawn Langdon and Hector Arana also put up some respectable numbers in qualifying, which was shortened to three rounds by some scattered rain on Friday. Still figuring out his Boss horsepower, Morgan drove his ...
Read moreWed, Aug. 11th 2010
BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 11) -- Morgan Lucas had an unforgettable experience the last time he visited Brainerd International Raceway. The youngest professional in the nitro ranks was the No. 1 qualifier at his parent's title race and managed to blaze through a crowded field of first-rate drivers on race day to claim the coveted Top Fuel trophy. It was, in Lucas' own words, "a dream weekend from start to finish." On the eve of the 29th annual Lucas ...
Read moreTue, Aug. 10th 2010
BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 10) – With his spot in the Countdown to the Championship secure, Top Fuel driver Shawn Langdon is looking to put it all together this weekend and win the 29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway. "With this being a Lucas Oil race, this is a huge one for us," said Langdon, driver of the Lucas Oil/Speedco dragster. "With my teammate Morgan Lucas winning there last year, this entire team has some big ...
Read moreSun, July 25th 2010
DENVER (July 25) – On a day when highlights were limited for Lucas Oil's NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series racers, Top Fuel's Shawn Langdon did walk away from the 31st annual Mopar Mile High Nationals at Bandimere Speedway with his ticket to the NHRA's postseason, the Countdown to the Championship. "Our main goal at the start of the year was to make the field for the Countdown and we clinched our spot today, so that's good," Langdon said. ...
Read moreSat, July 24th 2010
DENVER (July 24) – Four clean runs on Sunday is all Shawn Langdon, driver of the Lucas Oil/Speedco dragster, needs to make him happy. Langdon led the Lucas Oil team charge during qualifying at the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals on Friday and Saturday at Bandimere Speedway and will be starting sixth on the Top Fuel ladder when Sunday's eliminations begin. Defending NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle champion Hector Arana qualified ninth in his class and Larry Morgan put the ...
Read moreSat, July 24th 2010
DENVER (July 24) – Morgan Lucas, driver of the GEICO Powersports/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster, will begin his run at the title of the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals from the 12th spot in his class. Lucas had his best lap in the final qualifying session Saturday when he posted a 4.158-second pass at 270.75 mph. "It’s the mountain, anyone can win," Lucas said. "That’s the bottom line. You never know when you are going to get in a ...
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