Josh Lucas Racing Notches 3rd Win of 2011 at Richmond Speedway
- 3 Oct 2011
"This was our third win at Richmond Speedway. We set fast time (16:591), we won our heat race and sat on the pole for the feature. Then we again lead all 20 laps of the feature," Lucas told K&N Race News.
Lucas says that every win is special and feels just like the first one. "I guess it's because it's just my dad, my mom, my brother and me that work on it. Mom and dad do a little more during the week than me. And my brother Shawn comes to every race and helps us at the track. It's a family affair and it just makes the win that much more exciting." The K&N sponsored driver doesn't over-analyze the what-not and whys regarding his repeated success at the three-tenth of mile, clay surfaced Richmond Kentucky track, he just drives. "This car really likes the Richmond track for some reason, I don't know if it's because it is a small track or what. After hot-laps I can pretty much tell if we have the car to win and I felt another win coming on that night." "Dad always says the car can be faster, so we are always making changes," continued Lucas. We try out things in hot-laps, if we don't like it, or the car doesn't like it, we change it back."
For Lucas Racing 2011 has great season of racing, with three trips to victory lane "and lots of top-five finishes," adds Lucas. "We traveled some this year, and when you go to different tracks, it's hard to beat the local drivers. But overall we have been happy with our results." The season ended a bit sooner than Lucas had planned when he flipped his car last Saturday at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, Kentucky. "It was an easy roll-over and I landed back on the wheels, but I did do quite a bit of damage to the front suspension." With only two races remaining on their schedule, the decision was made to tear down the No.78, evaluate the damage and start rebuilding for the 2012 season. "We haven't really talked much about next season, but I am sure we will be visiting Richmond Speedway several times next year along with traveling to some different tracks." "We had a good year and we want to thank K&N for all their support and the great products that we use throughout the year like filters, filter oil and the cleaner. You really have the best products on the market today. I also want to give a big thank you to my dad, he is always trying to make the car faster, he does a lot of the work every night, and he is also the money man behind the car. Thank you DAD!" Find K&N products for your vehicle using the K&N application search then use the K&N dealer search to find a K&N dealer in your part of the world. |
