Corona, CA – The Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (MSHFA) has announced that Forrest Lucas will receive the Bob Russo Heritage Award at the 29th Annual MSHFA Induction Ceremony Presented By Bridgestone on June 28, at The Shores Resort & Spa in Daytona Beach.

The award, named in honor of the longtime motorsports journalist and historian Bob Russo, is presented at the recommendation of the MSHFA Board of Directors in recognition of the recipient’s contributions to motorsports throughout his or her career. According to the MSHFA Board of Directors – few people have done more to support motorsports at every level in the U.S. than Forrest Lucas, the founder of Lucas Oil Products, Inc. Lucas and his wife Charlotte founded the company in 1989 and motorsports became the cornerstone of the company’s marketing strategy a few years later.

Under Forrest Lucas’s direction, Lucas Oil is especially proud of its research and development technology and is constantly creating and testing a full line of racing oils. Lucas Oil formulas have long enjoyed success at every racing level including such elite teams as Richard Childress Racing (RCR) in NASCAR and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports in IndyCar.

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ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – Hector Arana Jr.’s 20th final-round appearance in his powerful Lucas Oil Racing TV Buell lifted him from ninth to sixth in the Mello Yello championship points standings and made his 100th career NHRA start a memorable one Sunday at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.

Arana’s father, 2009 world champ Hector Arana, had a decent outing himself, qualifying No. 3 and reaching the quarterfinals before losing on a holeshot to Karen Stoffer.

“There’s only one guy happier than me at this point in the day so we’ll leave here feeling pretty good about our program,” Arana Jr. said. “We went four rounds, got a chance at the trophy and best of all both bikes were consistent all weekend. I’m really excited right now. I wish the next race started tomorrow.”

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ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – The one-two punch of Pro Stock Motorcycle drag racers Hector Arana and Hector Arana Jr. seems especially potent this weekend at the 48th annual NHRA Summernationals as both decorated riders qualified near the top of Sunday’s elimination field.

Arana Jr. was quickest, posting a second-best 6.801 at 196.07 mph on his Lucas Oil Racing TV Buell, placing him one spot ahead of his father, who was third with a 6.823 at 196.67 mph on the Lucas Oil Buell.

“We have a bracket bike here,” Arana Jr. said, referring to the consistency his bike has shown this weekend. “We didn’t end up No. 1 but we are only behind (top qualifier LE Tonglet) by one thousandth of a second. The good session on Friday night we hit a bad bump and it slowed us down just enough for him to take it away.

“Out of the four qualifying runs, we were No. 1 three times and in the other session I was second by a hundredth, so we are right there. What’s really encouraging is we had our best run on a hotter track, so I am very happy with the performance of this Lucas Oil Racing TV Buell.”

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ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – It wasn’t at an NHRA sanctioned event, but running under all the rules of the world’s largest drag racing sanctioning body, NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle world champion Hector Arana Sr. broke through one of the sport’s longest-standing barriers last weekend at Capitol Raceway in Maryland.

You can now call Arana “Mr. 200” because the 58-year-old from Miami became the first man to see a 200-mph pass on his time slip while testing, tuning and racing at the inaugural U.S. Pro Stock Motorcycle Open.

This weekend, Arana is hoping he can “officially” leap over the 200-mph hurdle at the 48th annual NHRA Summernationals at historic Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, just a few miles from Englishtown, N.J. The event in Englishtown is considered one of the sport’s crown jewels as one of the oldest and storied competitions on
the schedule.

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ENGLISHTOWN, NJ – NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle standout Hector Arana Jr., rider of the Lucas Oil Racing TV Buell, is beaming with confidence and anticipation of a breakout weekend at this weekend’s famed 48th annual NHRA Summernationals at historic Old Bridge Township
Raceway Park.

The 28-year-old Arana Jr. has several reasons to be excited about this weekend of quarter-mile racing, not the least of which is that the event in Englishtown will be his 100th behind the handlebars of one of the world’s quickest and fastest motorcycles.

“Wow, 100 races, that’s really cool,” Arana Jr. said. “I didn’t realize it was already 100. That’s a big milestone for me and my family. We’ve been able to have quite a bit of success in those first 99 events. I can’t wait to see what we do in the next 100.”

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COMMERCE, GA – Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Jr. recorded his first elimination-round win of the young season with a quarterfinal finish at Sunday’s 37th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals. Despite his Lucas Oil Buell being set up exactly the same way as his son’s machine, Hector Arana Sr. wasn’t quite as lucky, losing in Round 1 even after a great launch.

After qualifying a lofty fourth on the race day ladder, Arana Jr. posted a convincing win over first-round opponent Mike Berry, leaving the starting line first (.007 to .014 seconds) and arriving at the finish line well ahead of Berry, with a 6.844 at 195.85 mph on his Lucas Oil Racing TV bike to Berry’s 7.047 at 186.51 mph.

“I’ve been feeling really good all weekend,” Arana Jr. said. “We have been amped up in our pit. We’ve got both bikes running strong and are finally back up to speed and running with the rest of the class. Leaving here with just one round win isn’t enough. I believe we definitely are a force to be reckoned with and we will continue to be as time goes on and we get more notes. We’re only going to get faster.”

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COMMERCE, GA – Drag racers set goals for themselves each race weekend. The first one is to qualify. The second one is to qualify in the top half of the field. Finally, they want to win on race day.

Through the rain-shortened professional qualifying sessions at the 37th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals, father/son teammates Hector Arana Sr. and Hector Arana Jr. have successfully crossed off the first two goals, just as they have at the first two Pro Stock Motorcycle races of the 2017 season.

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COMMERCE, GA – To say Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Hector Arana Jr. is anxious to have a good race weekend would be a colossal understatement. That point will be magnified even further this particular weekend as his longtime sponsor Lucas Oil recently signed on to support the race, the 37th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals.

“I’ve never raced with anything but Lucas Oil on the side of my bike so this race has become huge for us,” said Arana Jr., who carries the Lucas Oil Racing TV brand on his Buell V-Twin. “I want to win every race, but certainly when Forrest and Charlotte Lucas (company founders) put their name on something, you want it even more.

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COMMERCE, GA – The last time 2009 world champion Hector Arana Sr. visited the winner’s circle was in 2015 at Atlanta Dragway, the site of this weekend’s 37th annual Lucas Oil NHRA Southern Nationals. Now more than ever, with his team’s title sponsor — Lucas Oil — supporting the race, Arana Sr. hopes to repeat the feat on his Buell V-Twin.

“It’s great that Lucas Oil jumped on board a few weeks ago to become the sponsor of this race because it’s always been a stop on the tour that I enjoy,” Arana Sr. said. “Any time you have a drag strip where you’ve done well in the past, it gives you that extra feeling of being relaxed. You have positive thoughts in your head instead of ‘oh no, that’s where such-and-such happened.”

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CONCORD, NC – After qualifying both of their Lucas Oil-backed Buells in the top half of the elimination ladder of the eighth annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals, Hector Arana Sr. and his son Hector Jr. were hoping for a long Sunday at the drag strip. But that was quickly dashed in the opening session when both men failed to advance.

“We just have to throw this race out the window and start over,” Arana Jr said. “This is an oddball race anyway so you really can’t let it get you down.

“I’m still a little bummed because I really wanted to go rounds today and do well for everyone that supports us. I’m frustrated I’m haven’t gone rounds in the first two races of the season because we should be. We’ve got a bike capable of winning rounds.”

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