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Holly CainFiled under: Other Racing Series
Every time 26-year-old Morgan Lucas climbs into his 8,000-horsepower, nitro-fueled, super-charged Geico/Toyota Top Fuel dragster to ready himself for a 325-mph run down the narrow 1,000-foot drag strip, his nerves are on end, his adrenaline is flowing and his heart is pounding.
But it's nothing compared to what the National Hot Rod Association's (NHRA) youngest Top Fuel driver experiences standing at the start line watching his nearly 60-year-old mother, Charlotte Lucas, race down the same track at 170 mph in the Super Comp class, driving a miniature version of Lucas' dragster.
"She always gets so nervous watching me, and now I know how she feels,'' Morgan Lucas said. "I get that same nervousness watching her race.
"She wanted to see the passion and learn why I was always so excited to get in the car. And now she gets it.''
Boy, does she.
For Morgan and Charlotte Lucas, Like Son, Like Mother originally appeared on Motorsports FanHouse on Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:17:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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