COMMERCE, Ga. – The Lucas Oil Racing team headed by Morgan Lucas at the wheel is charging into Atlanta Dragway for the running of the 28th annual Summit Racing Equipment Southern Nationals with a strong desire to see more win lights in their lane.
After a successful outing in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago, resulting in a quarterfinals finish, has perked the interest of the 24-year old driver from Brownsburg, Indiana, into feeling that winning his first NHRA National event is just around the corner.
“We’re so close to getting our program turned around,” said an inspiring Lucas. “It’s been a difficult chore to say the least having John Stewart (crew chief) tune two cars and learning the nuances of each one giving the car what it wants in making it perform up to par. The warm weather predicted this weekend in Atlanta will level the field and your clutch setup will be so important.”
Lucas’ recent resurgence is a time-process procedure with many components that need to come together and a strong performance on the track is will be just what he will require from his team to move forward in the standings. The Lucas Oil crew is calculating good things to come and it’s imperative for them to make a good showing at Atlanta Dragway.
“It’s so important that we end up having good results in Atlanta,” said Lucas. “The season is progressing along and we need to get things in gear. We still have plenty of time to mount a charge for a top 10 position in the Top Fuel standings, but we want to make a charge now to secure our place in the POWERade Championship. The next couple of months are pivotal for us and it’s important we start making more progress.”
Morgan Lucas’ first Top Fuel Low E.T. qualifying award was in 2005 at the Atlanta Dragway when he recorded a time of 4.541 seconds, 326.40 mph. His best race performance was in 2006 when he advanced to the semi-finals.
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 and 15th in 2007.
Lucas’ quickest elapsed time is 4.474 seconds, set on Feb. 12, 2005 at Pomona Raceway. He sped to his fastest top speed of 333.33 mph on Feb. 9, in the final round of qualifying at the 2008 CarQuest Auto Parts Winternationals in Pomona, Calif. He has won two low qualifier awards. His first on May 14, 2005 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.
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