Morgan Lucas Racing

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Coming off a runner-up, Bernstein has a Topeka victory in his sights TOPEKA, Kan. – Hot off a final-round appearance at the rain-delayed Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals, Brandon Bernstein is hoping to guide the ProtectTheHarvest.com/MAVTV Top Fuel dragster to victory this weekend at the NHRA Kansas Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. “We really got the car dialed in last weekend,” Bernstein said. “Getting that close to another victory just makes us hungry to take that next step and get the win.” Winning in Topeka is [...] Read the Full Story
Lucas looking for consistency in Topeka to move up in the standings TOPEKA, Kan. – Whenever Morgan Lucas and the GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster team head to Heartland Park Topeka, site of this weekend’s NHRA Kansas Nationals, Lucas is reminded of just how broad the sport’s reach can be. “Topeka always draws from such a huge area,” Lucas said. “You look around the parking lot and see so many states represented out there. It’s cool to meet all those people out there.” And when conditions cooperate, [...] Read the Full Story
Lucas to compete in 200th pro race this weekend in Atlanta ATLANTA – The Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals has been site of some significant moments in the career of Morgan Lucas and he will reach another milestone during this weekend’s event. In 2009, Lucas collected his first career victory at the track in the GEICO/Lucas Oil dragster and this weekend at Atlanta Dragway he’ll be making his 200th career Top Fuel start. “I’m really excited about Atlanta,” Lucas said. “We’ve won there and we [...] Read the Full Story
Lucas guides GEICO dragster to semifinals in Houston HOUSTON – Morgan Lucas and the GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster reached the semifinals of an NHRA national event for the third time in five races on Sunday at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals, but it wasn’t a walk in the park. “It was an emotional roller coaster for everybody,” Lucas said. “We started off good, then smoked the tires in our second qualifying run. We lost two runs Saturday due to all the [...] Read the Full Story
Green track gives Bernstein fits in first round at SpringNationals HOUSTON – Brandon Bernstein and the ProtectTheHarvest.com/MAVTV Top Fuel dragster team tried to conquer a tricky track at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA SpringNationals on Sunday, and as was the case for most nitro cars in the first round of eliminations, the track won. “When you don’t know what the track is going to be like and you are the second pair out, it’s tough to go out there and get it exactly the way you want [...] Read the Full Story

GEICO Dragster

EXTERIOR:
Wheelbase 300 inches
Length 30 feet
Weight 2,300 pounds minimum
(including driver)
CHASSIS: Brad Hadman,
Seattle, Wash.
Suspension Front-Ridge Mounted
Rear-Ridge Mounted
Bell Housing Trick Titanium
Steering Rack and pinion
Strange
Brakes Lamb
Wheels American Racing
Tires Goodyear
Cockpit Gauges RacePak
ENGINE: Type – Aluminum TFX
Bore and Stroke 4.187 x 4.500 (500 c.i.)
Compression 7.6
Horsepower 8,000 and up
Maximum RPM 8,300
Fuel Type 90-percent Nitromethane
Heads AJPE
Valve Train Dechellis Machine
Valves Manley
Manifold AJPE
Rods BME
Pistons Venolia
Crankshaft Bryant
Ignition MSD
Spark Plugs Autolite
Supercharger PSI
Oil System Titan
Hoses and Fittings XRP
Cam Shaft Bullet
Oil Lucas Oil Products
Oil Filter K&N Filters
TRANSMISSION: Moore (Reverser)/High Gear
CAPACITIES: Fuel 18 U.S. Gallons
OIL SYSTEM: Titan Wet Sump
MISCELLEANEOUS:
Parachute Impact
Gloves Sparco
Firesuit Sparco
Helmet Impact
Paint Indy Painting Specialists
Lettering  Shadow Graphix
Decals  Shadow Graphix
Hardware Specialty Fasteners
Composites Aerodine Composites Group
CREW:
Forrest Lucas Owner
Charlotte Lucas Owner
Morgan Lucas Driver, Team Manager
Aaron Brooks Crew Chief
Rod Centorbi Assistant Crew Chief
Richard “OZ” Crampton Car Chief
Andrew Polk Clutch Specialist
Brian “Swifty” Swift Superchargers
Brandon “Pork Chop” Greene Cylinder Heads
Dustin Smith Racks & Motor Assembly
Terry Erzar Bottom End
 James Maradits  Tires & General Maintenance
Matt Krebs Chef
Pete Clemens Hospitality Administration
Kristene Hayden Office Manager
Rob Geiger Public Relations
SPONSORS:
Lucas Oil Products www.lucasoil.com
GEICO www.geico.com
Toyota www.toyota.com
K&N Filters www.knfilters.com
Mac Tools www.mactools.com
Oakley www.oakley.com
Lincoln Welders www.lincolnelectric.com
Impact Race Products www.impactraceproducts.com
MavTV www.mavtv.com
Protect the Harvest www.protecttheharvest.com

Next Event

  • May 30, 2013
    44th annual Toyota NHRA SummerNationals Old Bridge Township Raceway Park • Englishtown, NJ

Recent Tweets

BernsteinBBernsteinB: Congrats to @ShawnLangdonTF on the win in Topeka!
2 days ago from Twitter for iPhone
BernsteinBBernsteinB: Not the weekend we wanted here in Topeka. We lost in the 1st rd. Time to go back to Indy and back to Doc to see about this back issue.
2 days ago from Twitter for iPhone
MLRtopfuelMLRtopfuel: In his first round of eliminations @BernsteinB runs a 4.26 and falls to Millican. Not a good weekend for MLR. #NHRA
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