Morgan Lucas and good friend J.R. Todd were locked in a tight first-round drag race Sunday morning at Texas Motorplex until the 10,000-horsepower motor on Lucas' Lucas Oil/GEICO dragster suffered a mechanical failure that resulted in a giant explosion.
Richie Crampton was certainly ready for Sunday's elimination rounds at the 29th annual Texas NHRA FallNationals, peeling off a best-of-the-year .052-second reaction time against first-round opponent Spencer Massey.
Lucas Oil Pro Stock driver Larry Morgan drove well at Texas Motorplex, but problems with his race car plagued him all weekend.
Lucas Oil/GEICO Top Fuel driver Morgan Lucas would have much rather qualified better for the NHRA FallNationals on Saturday at Texas Motorplex, but the matchup could work out in Morgan Lucas Racing's favor.
Verizon IndyCar Series team co-owners Sam Schmidt and Ric Peterson have enjoyed immense success since signing Simon Pagenaud as a rookie in 2012, yet with three consecutive top-5 finishes in the standings and the Frenchman serving at the top free agent entering the off-season, there's no guarantee he'll return next season.
