NHRA - National Hot Rod Association

Lucas Oil Products Inc. has signed on as a major associate sponsor of Johnny Pluchino’s Strutmasters.com ’13 Ford Mustang Mountain Motor Pro Stock car for the upcoming Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals in Brainerd.  
 
“I'm extremely thankful to the Lucas Oil family for putting faith in us and in our class, Mountain Motor Pro Stock,” said Pluchino, the 2020 PDRA Extreme Pro Stock world champion. “I think they're going to be rather pleased with the show we're going to put on. We plan on taking home a trophy for everyone at Lucas at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. What would be better than that?” 
 
Lucas Oil has been the longtime title sponsor of the NHRA’s annual event at Brainerd Int'l Raceway. Pluchino joins a long list of Lucas Oil-sponsored drivers and teams that will compete in the Lucas Oil Nationals in classes ranging from Top Fuel to the Sportsman ranks.  
 
"Lucas Oil is proud to welcome the Mountain Motor Pro Stock Association back to the NHRA circuit in Brainerd at the Lucas Oil Nationals next weekend,” said Brandon Bernstein, director of partnership marketing, Lucas Oil Products. “We realize this class is important to the series, so we wanted to make sure we could do everything we could to get all of the heavy hitters to make the trek to Minnesota.  
 
“Johnny and his family are top-notch people and competitors, and we couldn’t be prouder to come on board as the major associate sponsor for the Pluchino Racing Pro Stock Ford Mustang,” Bernstein added. “He’s a multitime PDRA world champion, the most recent Dodge NHRA Indy Nationals MMPS champion, and a great advocate for the class and sport. Lucas Oil flies its banner proudly on the side of this car, and we hope to see it in the winner’s circle on race day.” 
 
The Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals is the first of four 2021 races for the NHRA Mountain Motor Pro Stock class. 
 
$hameless Racing, a Michigan-based Outlaw 632 race team, has also signed on to support Pluchino’s trip to Minnesota. $hameless Racing driver Wes Distefano was one of Pluchino’s biggest rivals during his 2019 PDRA Pro Outlaw 632 world championship season. The two drivers have become friends, and Distefano and his team were quick to support Pluchino.  

Pluchino also has the continued support of Strutmasters.com, a suspension manufacturer specializing in air-to-non-air suspension conversion kits. Pluchino and the Pluchino Racing team also receive support from manufacturers like Ram Clutches, Jon Kaase Racing Engines, Voss Engineering, Precision Racing Suspension, NGK Spark Plugs, Book Racing Carbs, Hoosier Racing Tires, and Feather-Lite Batteries.