Scheckter to run Texas too
The team made its first start of 2008 with driver Tomas Scheckter at Kansas Speedway in April, qualifying fourth. The team qualified 11th for the Indianapolis 500 and was running as high as third in the race before a broken driveshaft ended its day after 156 laps.
The team also will compete at Infineon Raceway Aug. 24 and is considering adding additional races.
"Given the strong performance of the car at the Indy 500, and the exceptional driving displayed by Tomas, we feel that it makes sense to expand our effort this season in order to position LDR as competitively as possible for our full run next year," Luczo Dragon co-owner Steve Luczo said. “Tomas has won at Texas before and we feel that this is a great opportunity to build on his and the team’s success."
Scheckter won the race at Texas in 2005 and has led 371 laps on the 1.5-mile oval in eight starts.
“I am really looking forward to Texas. I am so happy the team has decided to go," Scheckter said. “I have shot the guns in victory lane there before, and I look forward to doing so again in a Luczo Dragon car. We really have a strong team. We have been getting better and better every weekend. We had impeccable stops at Indy and I look forward to the same kind of performance in Texas."
05/30/08 Luczo Dragon Racing has added the IndyCar Series race at Texas Motor Speedway on June 7 to its list of 2008 races for driver Tomas Scheckter.