Persistent rain showers and an unfavorable weather forecast for the remainder of the weekend in Southern California forced NHRA officials to postpone the K&N Filters Winternationals Saturday at Pomona Raceway. The $2 million race, the first of 23 events in the $50 million NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series for 2004, has been rescheduled for next weekend, Feb. 27-29.

Lucas Oil Products, long-time sponsor of the National Hot Rod Association’s Sportsman Series and supporter of several top professional teams, announced today that it will continue its sponsorship of the NHRA Lucas Oil Sportsman Series through the year 2009, according to Lucas Oil President, Forrest Lucas.

Lucas Oil Products joins forces once again with Jay Fogleman as the primary sponsor of the No. 4 JFco Motorsports Ford, who will compete in the United Speed Alliance Racing Hooters ProCup Southern Division. Lucas Oil will also appear as the primary sponsor for Johnny Rumley, who will drive the Lucas Oil Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the USAR Northern Division.

“We are pleased to have Jay Fogleman returning this season with Lucas Oil,” said Bob Patison, Executive Vice President of Lucas Oil Products. “This will be our third year with Jay and we are looking forward to another winning season.”

USAR is pleased to announce that Lucas Oil Products will return as a leading sponsor in the Hooters ProCup Series for the 2004 season. Lucas Oil Products, a world leader in heavy-duty and high-performance lubricants, has been a sponsor of USAR for the last four seasons and will return as the "Official Lubricant of the Hooters ProCup Series" next season.

Morgan Lucas, driver of the Lucas Oil Top Alcohol Dragster, took home his sixth win of the 2003 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series season at the Auto Club of Southern California NHRA Finals contested at Pomona Raceway. In his last race behind the wheel of the Jerry Darien and Ken Meadows-owned dragster, Lucas posted the second quickest elapsed time of the weekend with a 5.292-second pass during a solo pass in the final round.

Morgan Lucas drove his Lucas Oil-sponsored Top Alcohol Dragster to his third consecutive national event win at the 18th annual O’Reilly Fall Nationals at Texas Motorplex. Lucas was coming off back-to-back victories at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals and the Carquest Auto Parts Nationals, as well as claiming the Jeg’s Allstars title at Route 66 Raceway.

Carl Renezeder’s latest accomplishment has been a long time coming. For the past five years that Renezeder has been competing in the Lucas Oil Championship Off Road Racing Series, he has pushed himself, his team and his race trucks to the extreme striving for a national championship. The Lucas Oil-sponsored driver finally achieved his goal by clinching the 2003 Pro-4 National Championship title during Round 14 at Unadilla Valley Sports Center in New Berlin, New York.

Prior to the season finale, there were 22 points separating the top four drivers in Pro-4. The drivers and teams were full of anticipation as the championship would be decided in the final two rounds of competition. During Round 13 on Saturday, Renezeder finished behind winner Johnny Greaves after the top four trucks suffered a pile-up on the second turn of lap six. Renezeder recovered from the accident to finish second and increased his points lead by 10.

Morgan Lucas drove his Lucas Oil Top Alcohol Dragster to his first career Mac Tools U.S. Nationals victory at Indianapolis Raceway Park. With this win, Lucas moves into second place in the national points standings.

“This is the biggest race of the year and we won the title,” said young nineteen-year-old Lucas. “Winning this race is every drivers dream and we were able to win this from the pole position which makes it that much sweeter.”

Carl Renezeder and the Lucas Oil off-road team had a weekend at Crandon International Raceway that most drivers in the CORR Lucas Oil Off Road Series dream about. Renezeder started the weekend by increasing his championship points lead in the Pro-4 class followed by taking the checkered flag in the $100,000 World Championship BorgWarner Shootout.

Despite running a limited 2003 racing schedule, Lucas Oil sponsored ATV-rider Chris Dalton dominated the competition by earning three consecutive victories at Tulare Cycle Park in the Sportsman 250 TT class.