Morgan Lucas got the drag racing season off to a roaring start Thursday, powering his 8,000-horsepower GEICO/Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster down Pomona Raceway in 3.832 seconds at 320.28 mph to claim provisional low qualifier honors at the season-opening 52nd annual O’Reilly NHRA Winternationals. Lucas has to survive three more rounds of qualifying -- one Friday and two Saturday -- if he wants to officially claim what would be his fifth career pole, but he was still pleased with his promising pass, the first under new crew chiefs Aaron Brooks and Rod Centorbi.

All six rounds of the 2011 GEICO AMA EnduroCross series, presented by Lucas Oil will air on the NBC Sports Network on consecutive weekends beginning this Sunday, February 12th. Check your local listings for the Lucas Motorsports Hour on the new NBC Sports Network (Formerly Versus). Cameron Steele, David Bailey and Terry Boyd do a great job showcasing the talent of some of the best off road motorcycle racers in the world and EnduroCross provides plenty of action.

Businessman, father, champion short course off-road racer, RallyCross competitor and progenitor of the freestyle motocross movement, Brian Deegan is more than any one of those things. The founder of the Metal Mulisha and the lifestyle brand it spawned, the Mulisha's General is a brand unto himself. And, however you attempt to define him, there's no doubt he's coming off his best year as a competitor.

Coming on the heels of two top ten finishes at the SCORE Laughlin Desert Challenge, Canidae Racing doubled up on the action competing in the trophy truck class at the "BITD BlueWater Parker 425" race and firing up their Canidae Pet Foods top fuel sand dragster at the 3rd annual "AZ vs Cali Top Fuel Shootout" at Dome Valley Raceway in Welton, AZ -- both on the same weekend.