NASCAR Drag racing

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Morgan Lucas Taking on 2013 with a New Perspective

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Photo - MorganLucasRacing.com
Photo – MorganLucasRacing.com

This year has brought some big changes for Morgan Lucas, driver of the GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster.

Lucas got married in the off-season and is taking a more active role in the operations of Morgan Lucas Racing in 2013.

“My whole outlook on life has shifted,” Lucas said. “My purpose for being competitive used to solely be on having fun and racing. While I still love racing, I want to win because I do have a family, I want to be a good provider, and I want the business side of the race team to be successful.

“There are a lot of things that go into you wanting to be the best you possibly can be. It’s a new kind of pressure to be under, but if you channel it the right way, pressure can be a great motivator.” Continue reading →

Marla Weidenaar is More than a Female Crew Member at Kalitta Motorsports

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Photo - AlexisDejoria.com
Photo – AlexisDejoria.com

Marla Weidenaar is a piston and rod specialist for Kalitta Motorsports driver Alexis Dejoria. Although she’s been with her current team for two years, she’s been working in NHRA‘s drag racing for the last four years. Her hometown is New Lenox, Illinois, so being at Chicagoland this past weekend was a bit of a homecoming for this interesting female crew member.

Learn more about Marla Weidenaar via the following questions and answers found on her profile at alexisdejoria.com Continue reading →

Teacher Turns Student in Castrol EDGE Top Fuel Dragster

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Brittany Force, NHRA Fuel Dragster Photo - brittanyforce.com
Brittany Force, NHRA Fuel Dragster
Photo – brittanyforce.com

After earning their undergraduate degrees, some aspiring schoolteachers spend several years traveling in Europe, Asia and elsewhere pursuing graduate studies.

Of course, few do so at speeds exceeding 330 miles per hour, which is what sets Brittany Force apart from her peers.

A graduate of Cal State-Fullerton who also studied at New York’s Hunter College, Brittany earned her teaching credentials before deciding to pursue a master’s degree in a less traditional field of endeavor: automotive high performance.

That decision this year has landed the second youngest of John Force’s four daughters in the cockpit of the 8,000 horsepower Castrol EDGE Top Fuel dragster for what promises to be an historic 2013 NHRA Mello Yello drag racing season. Continue reading →

Courtney Force Eager to Equal Sister’s Win at Atlanta

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Courtney Force looks forward to memorable Atlanta track for sister Force-Hood

Courtney Force Photo - Sal Sigala Jr.
Courtney Force
Photo – Sal Sigala Jr.

As NHRA rolls into the last event of a three-race swing, Courtney Force and her Traxxas Ford Mustang team look to step up at the 33rd annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway, May 3-5.

The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing teams raced in Concord, N.C. before traveling to Baytown, Texas and finally circling back around to Commerce, Ga. Continue reading →