NHRA - Double-Driving Lucas Host NHRA's Lucas Oil Nationals

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DOUBLE-DRIVING LUCAS 
HOSTS NHRA’S LUCAS OIL NATIONALS
 
Commemorates Fourth Season of Top Fuel Competition
 
            BRAINERD, Minn. (August 7) – Morgan Lucas celebrates the start of his fourth season as a NHRA pro and at the ripe age of 23 years old, this young man is acting more like a conversant veteran nowadays driving in two completely different NHRA racing categories.  Besides his ultra-quick family owned Top Fuel dragster, he’s also mounting an assault on the sportsman scene driving for the Top Alcohol championship.  
It’s even hard for him to believe where the time has gone and after 121 rounds of competition out of 61 starts, he’s still in search of his first Top Fuel win, although he’s still winning on the Lucas Oil series coming fresh off his NHRA Division 7 Alcohol victory last weekend at Sonoma.  
Now all his thoughts are turning to his family sponsored-event, the renowned Lucas Oil Nationals in the heart of Minnesota lake country at the Brainerd International Raceway on August 10 – 12.  Besides where it all began for him, Lucas fondly looks forward to this weekend every year.
“It’s the race so many fans can get excited about and with a campground full a avid race fans makes the event what it is,” said a smiling Lucas.  “It’s one of the largest crowds we have all year and to win my first race in front of this bunch would certainly be a day to remember.”
Lucas continues the season waiting patiently to find his racing groove and although he’s in the No. 15 position in the POWERade points, the last thing Lucas is thinking about is giving up.
“We going to continue to try everything we can to get our car back on track,” said Lucas.  “We want to be a formidable team for the remaining races and our goal is to win.  Yeah, we could be a real thorn for some of the guys going for the championship before the season is over.”
His stamina is remaining strong.  He still has his Alcohol team running robust and they are are heading to Brainerd giving Lucas a double-duty driving chore.  He’s now accomplished this feat many times and is ready to double up with two wins this Sunday.
The start of the 26th annual Lucas Oil Nationals begins at the Brainerd International Raceway on Friday, August 10, with two qualifying sessions starting at 3:30 p.m. (CDT) with a second session at 6:15 p.m.  Saturday's time trials start at 12:00 p.m. for the nitro classes followed by a second session at 2:45 p.m.  The race starts promptly at 11 a.m. on Sunday, August 12.  
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LUCAS OIL RACING DRIVER NOTES:
            Morgan Lucas has five runner-up finishes, which the Brownsburg, Ind. driver reached in only his seventh (04 Las Vegas2), eighth (04 Pomona2), 10th (05 Phoenix), 20th (05 St. Louis) and 21st (05 Denver) starts.  He finished fifth in the 2005 NHRA Top Fuel Point standings with 1,357 points after completing his first full season on the competitive 23-race NHRA circuit.  He finished 11th in 2006.  
Lucas' quickest elapsed time is 4.474 seconds, set on Feb. 12, 2005 at Pomona Raceway.  He sped to his fastest top speed of 328.94 mph on May 29 in the first round of eliminations at the 2005 O’Reilly Summer Nationals in Topeka, Kansas.  He has won two Technicoat low qualifier awards.  His first on May 14 at the Atlanta Dragway recording a time 4.541 seconds and Oct. 22 on ‘The Strip’ at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway setting the pace with his run of 4.508 seconds.  Morgan Lucas’ first Top Fuel event came behind the wheel of the Joe Amato-owned dragster at the 2004 Lucas Oil Nationals at the Brainerd (MN.) International Raceway on August 15, 2004. DOB: November 27, 1983.
 
LUCAS OIL NATIONALS
TELEVISION ADVISORY
(ALL TIMES EASTERN – ALL PROGRAMS ON ESPN2 HD)
 
QUALIFYING HIGHLIGHTS
Sunday, August 12
12:30 A.M. – 1:30 A.M.
 
NHRA RACE DAY
Sunday, August 12
11:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M.
 
FINAL ROUND COVERAGE
Sunday, August 12
7:00 P.M. – 10:00 P.M.
 
Encore Performance
Wednesday, August 15
4:00 A.M. – 6:00 A.M

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