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Work continues for Lucas Oil’s Morgan in Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, FL – The work never ends for Lucas Oil Pro Stock driver Larry Morgan and his race team.
Since the most recent race on the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series schedule, Morgan and his small team have been busy preparing for the NHRA Gatornationals this weekend at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville. That includes testing in Bradenton, Fla., with several other Pro Stock teams.
“We’ve been thrashing,” Morgan said. “We got a lot of engine stuff done, and I tried a lot of carburetor stuff in Bradenton, things we haven’t had a chance to do this year.”
Lucas Oil rider Arana Sr. has simple goals for 2014 season
GAINESVILLE, FL – Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Sr. will begin his 25th season of Pro Stock Motorcycle racing this weekend 
at the NHRA Gatornationals at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville, but instead of celebrating, the 55-year-old veteran is looking for simple gifts during the 2014 Mello Yello Drag Racing Series.
“We worked hard to get ready,” Arana said. “We regrouped and learned some things from last year. Hopefully, we can stay consistent this year.”
Arana, the 2009 Pro Stock Motorcycle champion, finished fifth in the points standings in 2013 with four No. 1 qualifiers and two final-round appearances and extended his streak to five years in a row of finishing in the top five.
Beyond hoping to continue that streak, Arana wants to return to victory lane in 2014, as well as see his sons Hector Jr. and Adam pile up some victories this season.
Arana Jr. looking for repeat win this weekend in Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, FL – After winning last year’s season opener, Lucas Oil Buell Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Jr. is ready 
to get on the road and start his 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season at the 45th annual NHRA Gatornationals, March 13-16 at Auto-Plus Raceway at Gainesville.
Expectations are high for Arana, who is ready to hop back on his Lucas Oil Buell and get this season started on the right foot.
“I set some pretty high standards for myself last season in Gainesville,” Arana said. “I look to do the same again this year. It’s a new season and I want to start it off like I did in 2013 with a win in Gainesville.
“Our goal as a team is for one of us to win the race. Ultimately to have at least two of us end up in the final would be ideal and with all three of us reaching the semifinals. We’re going to try our best to qualify really well and hopefully end up first, second, and third.”
Vote for Larry Morgan to add the old man to the K&N Challenge
Lucas Oil Ford Mustang driver Larry Morgan is widely considered one of the most popular drivers in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag 
Racing Series thanks to his open and honest demeanor.
The veteran from Newark, Ohio, is asking for the help of all his fans to vote him into the K&N Horsepower Challenge, a special race for Pro Stock drivers held during the March 28-30 SummitRacing.com NHRA Nationals at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Fans can go to AddTheOldMan.com to vote Morgan, 59, into the Challenge, as well as find other information about the race. Voting continues through March 16, the final day of the NHRA Gatornationals in Gainesville, Fla. Morgan will have special #VoteLarry decals available for fans at the Gatornationals.
Morgan can’t parlay starting-line advantage to round-win in Phoenix
PHOENIX, AZ Lucas Oil/MAVTV Ford driver Larry Morgan was so far ahead of Vincent Nobile at the start of their first-round 
matchup at the Carquest Auto Parts NHRA Nationals on Sunday at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park that even Nobile thought the race was over.
But despite a .031-second advantage on the Christmas Tree, Morgan was unable to hold off the charging Nobile.
“I was a good ways ahead of him,” Morgan said. “He thought I’d beaten him. I said, ‘No, you went around me.’ He probably got by me around 1,000 feet or so. The finish line couldn’t get there soon enough for us.”
Improvement has Lucas Oil’s Morgan excited for race day
PHOENIX, AZ – Larry Morgan and the Lucas Oil/MAVTV Ford Mustang team made steady improvement during the Carquest Auto 
Parts NHRA Nationals this weekend at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park, and the veteran driver carries a lot of confidence heading into Sunday’s eliminations.
Morgan struggled with the car during Friday’s two qualifying sessions and was outside the qualified field, but after working on the tune-up, he recorded a top pass of 6.601 seconds at 209.23 mph in Saturday’s Q3 and will start eliminations from the No. 13 spot.
“We did well,” Morgan said. “We were ninth-quickest in the first session today, and we knew there was a lot we could improve on. I’m just happy to get this Lucas Oil/Streamlight Ford in the program.
Morgan has high hopes for his Lucas Oil/MAVTV Mustang team
PHOENIX, AZ – Lucas Oil/MAVTV Pro Stock driver Larry Morgan is an eternal optimist, truly believing that tomorrow will be 
better than today, and because of that attitude he is ready for the Carquest Auto Parts NHRA Nationals this weekend at Wild Horse Pass Motorsports Park.
“We want to win as many rounds as we can and try to win the championship,” Morgan said. “That’s our goal. If that’s not the goal every week, why even come?”
The veteran from Newark, Ohio, has reason for optimism after taking out 2012 Pro Stock champion Allen Johnson in the first round in Pomona, Calif., to start the season. His small, family-owned team may not be as big as some of the top Pro Stock organizations, but working as a unit can be a plus.
Luck turns for Lucas Oil pro Larry Morgan in Pomona
POMONA, CA – After a weekend that wasn’t going the way Lucas Oil/MAVTV driver Larry Morgan wanted, the overcast skies 
Sunday at Auto Club Raceway really turned his luck around.
After qualifying No. 15 for the Circle K Winternationals, Morgan’s Ford Mustang faced off against No. 2 qualifier Allen Johnson’s Dodge Avenger in the first round. But with a reaction time of .010 seconds, Morgan’s 6.568-second pass at 209.65 mph was good enough to hold off Johnson’s 6.567-second pass at 211.36 mph for a first-round, holeshot victory.
“Anytime you can beat the guys that continually do well feels good,” Morgan said. “Allen Johnson is a tough guy and he’s a tough competitor. That team has their act together. When you beat someone like that it really puts a shot in your team’s arm, that’s for sure.”
New season brings new hopes for Lucas Oil’s Larry Morgan in Pomona
POMONA, CA – As the sun set over Auto Club Raceway on Saturday, Larry Morgan and the Lucas Oil/MAVTV Ford Mustang team continued to look for speed to use at the Circle K NHRA Winternationals.
Clutch issues tried to spoil the initial excitement of Morgan’s 2014 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season opener in Pomona. With determination, however, the Lucas Oil/MAVTV Ford team pulled it together and rallied in the late going.
“We didn’t make a solid qualifying run either day,” Morgan said. “We battled clutch issues with every pass we made. Now that we know what is wrong, we need to go back through every inch of the car with a fine-tooth comb and make changes to get ready for tomorrow’s run.”
Lucas Oil pro Morgan excited about start to another season
POMONA, CA – Veteran Pro Stock campaigner Larry Morgan will begin his 28th season of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series competition when he climbs behind the wheel of the Lucas Oil/MAVTV Ford Mustang for the Circle K NHRA Winternationals this weekend at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.
Morgan made his first start in Pomona in 1987 and has made 414 starts since then. He has won 10 times in his long career and is among the most popular drivers in the Pro Stock pit area.
“I still get excited when the season starts up again,” Morgan said. “I may be getting up there in years, but it’s still a lot of fun to pull into Pomona for the first race. And it’ll be a thrill when we pull around the corner into the staging lanes, too. Pomona is such a great place, and I can’t wait to get started.”
