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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 [...] Read the Full Story
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 [...] Read the Full Story
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 [...] Read the Full Story
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 [...] Read the Full Story
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 [...] Read the Full Story

GEICO pro Lucas has satisfying return to form at Thunder Valley Nationals

Sunday, 16 June 2013 12:37
2013 NHRA Bristol Morgan Lucas

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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Expiring engine ends the day early for replacement driver Todd

Sunday, 16 June 2013 09:27
JR Todd

BRISTOL, Tenn. — J.R. Todd’s raceday at the Ford Thunder Valley Nationals was short-lived as he bowed to Brittany Force in the first round of eliminations at Bristol Dragway. The No. 9 qualifier heading into Sunday’s eliminations, Todd is racing in place of the injured Brandon Bernstein in the ProtectTheHarvest.com/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster. The 2006 Rookie of the Year got the jump on Force at the starting line and led the way down the [...]

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Lucas shines in toughest qualifying session, providing hope to GEICO team

Sunday, 16 June 2013 08:00
Morgan Lucas

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Although the sport of drag racing relies so heavily on numbers that the timing system used to track dueling 330-mph Top Fuel dragsters can exact an elapsed time down to 10-thousandths of a second increments, GEICO-backed star Morgan Lucas knows those same digits don’t always tell the whole story. Lucas qualified for this weekend’s Ford Thunder Valley Nationals in the No. 13 position with a 3.864 at 317.12 mph. Compared to the [...]

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Temporary pilot Todd up to the task so far in ProtectTheHarvet.com dragster

Sunday, 16 June 2013 07:59
2013 NHRA Bristol JR Todd

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Filling in for the injured Brandon Bernstein, J.R. Todd guided the ProtectTheHavest.com/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster to a respectable ninth-place qualifying effort at this weekend’s Ford Thunder Valley Nationals. Using the slightly cooler Friday evening session to make his mark, Todd posted a 3.835 at 318.47 mph to earn his mid-pack position on the elimination grid. Todd said his time with Morgan Lucas Racing a few years ago helped him quickly settle [...]

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