Protect the Harvest Named Title Sponsor of Racing Series

Kelly Marshall

protect the harvestProtect the Harvest was founded in 2011 to fight for the right’s of America’s famers, ranchers, animal owners and sportsmen and women.  Now they have become the title sponsor for the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event.

The 29th annual Protect the Harvest NHRA National will be held on August 5-7, 2016 at Pacific Raceways near Seattle.  It is one part of a three-race NHRA Western swing and will feature competition in  Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock.  Finals will be televised live on FOX; qualifying coverage will be available on FOX Sports 1.

The grueling Western Swing, where NHRA race teams travel more than 5,300 miles in three consecutive weekends between Denver, Sonoma and Seattle, is a pivotal part of the Mello Yello Series regular season.

The Protect The Harvest NHRA Nationals will be the final stop in the three-race adventure and in many years drivers have arrived at the event in position to complete a rare sweep of the Western Swing. Only seven drivers have done it in NHRA history, including most recently Antron Brown in 2009. Last season Funny Car driver Jack Beckman just missed out on adding his name to that impressive list, which also includes Joe Amato, John Force, Tony Schumacher, Larry Dixon and Greg Anderson among others.

“Forrest and Charlotte Lucas have been tremendous supporters of the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series over the years and once again they have stepped forward to provide title sponsorship of the event at Pacific Raceways through their Protect The Harvest group,” said Brad Gerber, NHRA vice president and chief development officer. “We appreciate their long term dedication and commitment to the sport and we look forward to working with them and Protect The Harvest during the final stop of the famed NHRA Western Swing.”

This will be the first NHRA event entitlement for Protect the Harvest, although they provide sponsorship for Morgan Lucas, Hector Arana and Richie Crampton and other racing teams.

“We look forward to raising the profile of Protect The Harvest through its association with the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series and this great event at Pacific Raceways,” said Forrest Lucas, founder and chair of Protect The Harvest. “The Seattle area is beautiful and we are anticipating a very exciting event to conclude the NHRA Western Swing.”

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