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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 20) – New GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster crew chief Aaron Brooks went into this week's testing session at Palm Beach International Raceway with some trepidation, but left with a great deal of enthusiasm.   "The last three years, I've started each season with a new team," Brooks said. "It can take a long time to get everybody on the same page. These guys on the GEICO team have been together a while, and it ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Jan. 20) – Joe Barlam, new crew chief of the MavTV/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster, arrived at preseason testing with a long to-do list to make sure his car would be ready for the 2012 season.   The car has a new driver, Brandon Bernstein, and a revamped crew, but Barlam said his familiarity with all parties involved made crossing those tasks off his list a lot easier.   "I've known Brandon since I worked on ...

Nine-year pro Brandon Bernstein has been selected to drive the MavTV/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster for Morgan Lucas Racing in 2012 and beyond. Bernstein's dragster, the same one driven by Shawn Langdon the last three years, will be tuned by longtime MLR crew members Joe Barlam and John DeFilippis. "Brandon Bernstein is the total package," Lucas said. "He brings an amazing presence, a professional attitude and a tremendous fan following to this race team, not to mention his obvious ability ...

Morgan Lucas and the GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel ended the 2011 NHRA Full Throttle Series season with a second round finish at the NHRA Finals.   "It's a good point for us to regroup and get ready for next season around," Lucas said.   Lucas, who qualified No. 5, started the day with a victory over Troy Buff. Lucas was at a slight disadvantage off the starting line, but it was soon immaterial Buff spun the tires and Lucas zoomed ...

POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 12) – Morgan Lucas and the GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster is off to its best weekend since the summer, making four full laps and qualifying fifth for Sunday's eliminations at the NHRA Finals.   "Our main goal was to get the car qualified and get down the track as much as possible," Lucas said. "Dating back to our Vegas test, we've now made seven good runs in a row without blowing anything up."   Lucas was ...

POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 8) – A solid performance at this weekend's Auto Club NHRA Finals is crucial for Shawn Langdon and the Lucas Oil/Speedco Top Fuel dragster team on several levels.   The Lucas Oil team is already locked into a ninth-place season finish, but Langdon said a deep run at the birthplace of drag racing will do a lot to make the off season a little shorter.   "There's not a lot of championship pressure on us, but there ...

GEICO's Lucas has one last chance for 2011 success   POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 8) – A fruitful test at Las Vegas is what Morgan Lucas and the GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster team hope will be the key to turning the team's fortunes around at this weekend's NHRA Finals in Pomona.   After failing to qualify for their third race in four tries, Lucas and the team decided to stay in Las Vegas to test, and discovered, then fixed, a ...

GEICO's Lucas has one last chance for 2011 success   POMONA, Calif. (Nov. 8) – A fruitful test at Las Vegas is what Morgan Lucas and the GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster team hope will be the key to turning the team's fortunes around at this weekend's NHRA Finals in Pomona.   After failing to qualify for their third race in four tries, Lucas and the team decided to stay in Las Vegas to test, and discovered, then fixed, a ...

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 30) – A night watching UFC 137 in person put Shawn Langdon in a fighting spirit for Sunday's eliminations at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals. Unfortunately, the Lucas Oil/Speedco wasn't up for the challenge.   Langdon, who qualified 16th, lost to Del Worsham in the first round of eliminations on Sunday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but Langdon said watching the mixed martial arts fighters ply their trade got his adrenaline flowing.   ...

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 29) – Morgan Lucas' bad luck continued at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday after he failed to put the GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster into eliminations at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals.   "Nobody is going to put more pressure on us than us," Lucas said. "The guys on the team are doing an outstanding job while I am learning how to tune the racecar."   It's the third time in the ...

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 29) – It required a lot of drama and nail biting, but Shawn Langdon got the Lucas Oil/Speedco Top Fuel dragster into Sunday's eliminations at the Big O Tires NHRA Nationals.   "It was quite an adrenaline rush," Langdon said. "It almost felt like being in eliminations because there are so many cars out there. When you start the session 15th and the conditions are getting better, it puts a lot of stress on you."   Langdon ...

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 25) – The GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster could use a fresh infusion of luck and this weekend's 11th annual Big O Tires NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway seems a fitting place to find some.   "This is a track where I've won in Top Alcohol Dragster in 2004," Lucas said. "We get fans and drivers from all over the world that come to this track. The track is smooth and the ...

LAS VEGAS (Oct. 24) -- In winning back-to-back Super Comp world championships in 2007-2008, current Top Fuel pro Shawn Langdon learned the value of staying in a racing mindset at all times when he's at the track.   That approach has continued to pay dividends for Langdon in his three years behind the wheel of the Lucas Oil/Speedco dragster. For whatever reason, Langdon always seems to do better when he stays busy, which these days happens whenever he races both ...

PHOENIX (Oct. 16) -- He didn't get the breakthrough national event win he's been waiting for at Sunday's 27th annual Arizona NHRA Nationals, but Shawn Langdon says he's getting very encouraging signs from his Lucas Oil/Speedco dragster.   Langdon qualified 10th at Firebird International Raceway with a 4.014-second, 295.59-mph pass down a blazing hot racetrack, equaling his best effort since mid-July. He also rang up his first elimination round victory of the last six national events.    "It all started ...

PHOENIX (Oct. 15) – Track temperatures at Firebird International Raceway soared to more than 130 degrees on Saturday, but the Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster driven by Shawn Langdon danced its way down the strip to qualify the third-year pro in 10th at the NHRA Arizona Nationals.   "With a track that hot, it's going to be anyone's ballgame," Langdon said. "I'm really looking forward to what may happen. This car has a tradition of good performance in hot weather." ...