Lucas Oil Products congratulates Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., for his victory over Jermaine White last Saturday August 19th in El Paso, Texas, becoming the WBC (World Boxing Council) Youth Welterweight Champion.

Chavez Jr., son of legendary fighter Julio Cesar Chavez Sr., a 3-time boxing champion, not only possesses the same fearless boxing techniques as his father, but shows great promise and determination, the same qualities that Lucas Oil Products Inc., believes is the right combination for success.

Unhappy with gas prices and hoping to do his part to break America’s dependence on fossil fuels, Anderson, Indiana Police Chief Frank Burrows was determined to switch to synthetic motor oil for police cars. It so happened, the Chief is also a fan of the Indianapolis Colts. When Lucas Oil won naming rights to the new Indianapolis Colts stadium, Chief Burrows decided Lucas Oil would be the synthetic oil product of choice for the department.

Lucas Oil Products, a California-based motor sports industry leader with strong ties to Indiana, has won the naming rights for the new Indiana stadium in downtown Indianapolis. Beginning with the 2008 season, Lucas Oil Stadium will be home to the Indianapolis Colts, the NCAA men’s and women’s Final Four tournaments and other major sports events.

Brainerd International Raceway will host the 23rd Annual Lucas Oil Nationals August 12-15. The Lucas Oil Nationals is the 16th event of the POWERade Drag Racing Series schedule and the last race before the prestigious U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis.

Lucas Oil Products recently announced they have formed a multi-year partnership as the Official Oil with Small Car Racing Engines and More, Inc., also known as S.C.R.E.A.M. The Southern California based company is the exclusive engine supplier to the Ford Focus Midget Series.

Gary Phillips drove his Lucas Oil Top Alcohol Dragster to his 11th Australian Championship last weekend at the Winternationals held at Willowbank Raceway in Brisbane Australia.

On a Sunday afternoon in Muncie Indiana, a major performance barrier was broken. For the first time ever, a diesel powered vehicle accelerated down the quarter mile in under nine seconds. The record now stands at 8.752 seconds at 148 MPH, set by the Bentz Racing Team from Littleton, Colorado. The previous best run before the event was a 9.11 second run by the Bentz Team at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado.

On a Sunday afternoon in Muncie Indiana, a major performance barrier was broken. For the first time ever, a diesel powered vehicle accelerated down the quarter mile in under 9 seconds. The record now stands at 8.752 seconds at 148 MPH, set by the Bentz Racing Team from Littleton, Colorado. The previous best run before the event was a 9.11 second run by the Bentz Team at Bandimere Speedway in Morrison, Colorado.

Lucas Oil Products recently announced they have formed a partnership with Sam Schmidt Motorsports as the primary sponsor of the IndyCar driven by Richie Hearn in the 88th running of the Indianapolis 500 held Sunday, May 30 and slated to air live on ABC at noon. Additionally, team owner Sam Schmidt recently announced he has secured a one race agreement to lease Roger Penske’s third car.

A native of Glendale, Calif., Hearn has been involved with motorsports since a very young age and will return to the Indy Racing League for the first time since earning the pole position in Chicago last season. Hearn’s best performances at the Indianapolis 500 were in 1996 when he qualified 15th and finished third and in 2002 he qualified 22nd and finished sixth. Both times he was driving for Sam Schmidt Motorsports. To his credit, Hearn has been successful in the International Karting Federation, SCCA, PPG CART and the Indy Racing League.