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DSR to introduce fourth Top Fueler at upcoming Atlanta race with FireAde supporting 2016 Mello Yello winner Leah Pritchett

BROWNSBURG, IN – Leah Pritchett will compete in the next NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event in 10 days Leah Pritchittnear Atlanta as the fourth woman to drive for Don Schumacher Racing when she pilots the FireAde Top Fuel Dragster.

It’s been a whirlwind year for the winner of the NHRA Top Fuel event title at this year’s second race when she joins the biggest team in professional drag racing and drives a fourth Top Fuel dragster that will be the eighth nitro team for DSR, which has won 14 NHRA world championships and 269 Mello Yello titles.

This development brings her nitro career full circle. The 27-year-old native of Redlands, Calif., who lives in Avon, Ind., earned her nitro Funny Car license with DSR eight years ago.

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Larry Morgan qualifies 11th for NHRA Toyota Nationals in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – Larry Morgan qualified his FireAde Racing Chevrolet Camaro in the 11th position for Sunday’s Larry Morgan - Vegas, Saturdayeliminations at the NHRA Toyota Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Morgan delivered four solid, consistent qualifying passes as the temperature climbed above previous forecasts. His best pass, 6.611 seconds at 209.17 mph, came during the second round on Friday as the session ran late and the sun set.

Although the car has been consistent all weekend, Morgan believes they may have left a little on the table.

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Renaissance man Larry Morgan moves FireAde Chevy to fourth in points

READING, PA – The renaissance season for Larry Morgan continued as the FireAde Pro Stock driver raced to the Larry Morgan - Maple Grove, Sundaysemifinals of the NHRA Keystone Nationals on Sunday at Maple Grove Raceway.

Morgan’s second semifinal finish in three Countdown to the Championship races helped him climb to fourth in the Pro Stock points standings, his highest position of the season.

“This was a crazy weekend with all the rain, but I’m proud of all my guys for hanging in there and getting the job done,” Morgan said. “The car ran really well and we had a shot to get to the final. I can’t really ask for much more.”

Morgan lost a close semifinal race against Greg Anderson despite a solid pass of 6.502 seconds at 214.21 mph. Anderson’s lightning-quick run of 6.475 seconds at 214.38 mph was enough to send him to the final round, where he lost to Chris McGaha.

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Wet and cold conditions no problem for FireAde Pro Stock driver Larry Morgan

READING, PA – Hurricane Joaquin provided the rain and a cold front that resulted in unseasonably cold Larry Morgan - pitstemperatures for the annual NHRA Keystone Nationals, but none of that seemed to bother FireAde-sponsored Pro Stock veteran Larry Morgan.

With just one chance to make a qualifying run after the other three sessions were washed out, Morgan coolly laid down a 6.561 at 213.03 mph to earn a top-half berth for his FireAde Chevrolet. Making his 612th start — by far the most of anyone in the category — Morgan has pretty much seen it all, helping him stay non-pulsed through the numerous weather delays.

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Fast race has FireAde Pro Stock driver Larry Morgan fired up for Reading

READING, PA – The last time the Pro Stock national elapsed time record was lowered, FireAde driver Larry Morgan Larry Morganwon the race. Can the scenario repeat itself this weekend at the NHRA Keystone Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway? Morgan certainly hopes so.

“I hope we can get out there and do it again,” Morgan said. “If I can drive right, I’ll be just fine.”

Jason Line set the Pro Stock e.t. record of 6.455 seconds during the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte in May, and Morgan went to the winner’s circle with a winning pass of 6.464 seconds that remains tied for the third-quickest e.t. in history.

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FireAde pro Larry Morgan looking to advance in Countdown rankings

ST. LOUIS – FireAde Camaro Pro Stock driver Larry Morgan is hard at work preparing for this weekend’s AAA Larry Morgan -Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Motorsports Park, the second of six events in the 2015 Countdown to the Championship.

Thanks to his appearance in the Pro Stock semifinals last Sunday in Charlotte, Morgan advanced from sixth to fifth in the Countdown to the Championship point standings, and he’ll arrive in St. Louis looking for more upward movement.

“Going to the semifinals in the first Countdown race was pretty good, and I’m happy about that,” Morgan said. “I wanted to win, but I’m happy with that finish because we didn’t run as good as we wanted there.”

With the St. Louis forecast calling for temperatures in the low 80s with no chance of rain, Morgan thinks the racing will be better after having to battle track temperatures in excess of 120 degrees in Charlotte.

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FireAde Pro Stock driver Larry Morgan goes three rounds in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE – FireAde Camaro driver Larry Morgan reached the semifinals of Pro Stock eliminations this weekend FireAideat the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway.

Morgan’s march to the final concluded in the third round of eliminations against Vincent Nobile. Odds favored Nobile, who was 10-3 against Morgan in previous matchups. Nobile, with a slightly better reaction time, led the contest from wire to wire and defeated the Ohio veteran, 6.599 at 210.28 mph to 6.641 at 209.30 mph.

“I feel good about getting to the semifinal, but the track — and I don’t want to talk bad about the track — wasn’t what we wanted,” Morgan said. “It ended up they fixed it and my tune-up went the other way. You know what? For the most part, getting to the semifinal is good. We feel good about that. We stayed in the top five in points. I feel good about it. I feel good about the Countdown to the Championship.”

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Larry Morgan loses close second-round bout at U.S. Nationals

INDIANAPOLIS – FireAde driver Larry Morgan lost a close race to defending NHRA Pro Stock champion Erica FireAideEnders in the second round of eliminations at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis.

Enders pulled a slight holeshot on Morgan (.036 to .043), but it was a close race from start to finish. At the finish line, Enders ended Morgan’s day with a pass of 6.617 seconds at 209.01 mph to Morgan’s 6.613 seconds at 209.52 mph. The cars were never more than .009-second apart.

“We would have loved to have won second round,” said Morgan. “The car didn’t shift the best and Erica had a better light, but we feel we’re back to where we were. For once we weren’t upset at the end of the run.”

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Larry Morgan enters Norwalk eliminations fourth on the ladder

NORWALK, OH – Larry Morgan lives less than 90 minutes from Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk. It is his Larry Morgan - Norwalkhome track. The driver of the FireAde Camaro Pro Stock is confident of a good showing tomorrow in front of the hometown fans. He qualified a strong fourth this evening, at 6.549 seconds at 211.86 mph, just .43 mph off Erica Enders’ pole-winning pace. A win Sunday would mean a 12th career Pro Stock victory for the hometown hero.

“Qualifying ended up pretty good today,” said Morgan. “Today was probably the best day I’ve had. We hurt a motor last night. Thank God we caught it. I noticed the vacuum was down a couple inches. We changed the engine this morning. We ran good both runs this evening. I was really impressed with both runs.”

Morgan will face V. Gaines in the first round of Pro Stock eliminations Sunday.

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Pro Stock veteran Morgan unveils FireAde Chevrolet Camaro

FAYETTEVILLE, GA – Fire Service Plus Inc., a global leader in innovative and environmental-friendly firefighting, Morgan - FireAdetank cleaning, and dust control products, has partnered with Larry Morgan Racing for the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.

Veteran Larry Morgan will drive the FireAde Chevrolet Camaro in the Pro Stock class with engines provided by Gray Motorsports.

“We look forward to a long and successful partnership with Larry and his team,” FireAde President and Chief Executive Officer Ron Thames said. “Like us, Larry puts family first but he also knows how to get things done, and we know our relationship will only get stronger as the year progresses. We can’t wait to see the FireAde Chevy go down the track many times.”

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