or lucas industries . lucas oil products inc. type private industry automotive founded 1989 headquarters corona california united states key people forrest lucas bob patison products automotive additives and lubricants motor oil car and marine care television mavtv website www.lucasoil.com lucas oil products is an american manufacturer and distributor of automotive oil additives and lubricants . it was founded by trucker forrest lucas and his wife charlotte in 1989 . 1 2 contents 1 sponsorships 2 protect the harvest 3 remarks of charlotte lucas on minorities 4 see also 5 references 6 external links sponsorships edit the company is a sponsor of several nascar h1 unlimited nhra and indycar events . 3 in 2005 lucas oil founded the lucas oil late model dirt series . since 2011 it has also owned the cable network mavtv which under its purview went from a male focused network with a lowbrow point of view to a leading motorsports network . on february 28 2006 it was announced that lucas oil had purchased the naming rights to the lucas oil stadium in indianapolis indiana for 120 million over 20 years . 4 5 the facility opened in 2008 and is the home field for the nfl s indianapolis colts . other events that have or will be held at the stadium include the 2010 ncaa men s basketball final four the 2009 ncaa men s basketball regional finals super bowl xlvi february 5 2012 the 2015 ncaa men s basketball final four the 2016 ncaa women s basketball final four and every drum corps international world championship since 2009 . in 2009 lucas oil founded the short course off road racing series lucas oil off road racing series . in march 2012 lucas oil extended their title sponsorship of the ama motocross series . 6 since 2011 lucas oil has been a main sponsor of the professional bull riders pbr association . 7 at the time he purchased the mansion of conseco co founder stephen hilbert forrest lucas stated i can justify it by having this as a corporate retreat for my employees and for my customers . 8 protect the harvest edit main article protect the harvest forrest lucas is a founder of protect the harvest a nonprofit organization which opposes the radical animal rights movement and particularly the humane society of the united states which it calls a wealthy and successful attack group . 9 lucas said in 2012 that he had invested over 600 000 in the organization . 10 its stated goals include educating the public about animal agriculture and preventing the passing of legislative or market initiated bans on particular production practices . 11 protect the harvest is considered a corporate front group by the nonprofit center for food safety . 12 remarks of charlotte lucas on minorities edit in october 2014 lucas oil co founder and executive vice president charlotte lucas posted to her facebook page i m sick and tired of minorities running our country as far as i m concerned i don t think that atheists minority muslims sic minority nor any other minority group has the right to tell the majority of the people in the united states what they can and can not do here . is everyone so scared that they can t fight back for what is right or wrong with his country the posting was later deleted . 13 charlotte lucas issued an apology for the post stating i apologize to everyone for the insensitive comments posted on my facebook account . my comments did not reflect my personal views about any individual or minority group only my frustration that our government system sometimes seems out of balance . we live in a great country but the agenda for our elected officials is too often dictated by special interest groups . my comments did not reflect my true feelings and i am sorry for anyone who may have been offended . 14 subsequent to mrs. lucas s remarks robert patison general counsel for lucas oil products issued a statement on behalf of the company we provide significant financial support for a broad range of organizations that serve the needs of veterans women other minority groups and disadvantaged individuals throughout the united states . fairness and equality are core values of our company 15 on lucas oil letterhead forrest lucas published a newspaper advertisement apologizing for his wife s remarks writing her words were hurtful to many and disappointing to all . 16 in an interview mr. lucas said that he did not believe that the incident involving his wife would cause any harm to his company s relationship with the colts . 17 see also edit lucas oil stadium lucas oil raceway lucas oil late model dirt series lucas oil slick mist 200 lucas oil indiana governor s cup references edit forrest lucas biography . retrieved september 30 2011 . the making of the lucas oil empire . cnn . february 16 2012 . retrieved april 25 2012 . about lucas oil products . nhra . archived from the original on october 30 2005 . retrieved november 11 2005 . lucas oil dominates motorsports and the corr title sponsorship package is one key ingredient . desertracing . 2005 01 21 . monte burke 2010 08 27 . 10 minutes with forrest lucas founder of lucas oil . forbes . retrieved 2012 04 25 . tripp mickle 2012 03 12 . lucas oil signs multiyear extension of ama motocross series title sponsorship . sports business journal daily . retrieved 2012 04 25 . professional bull riders . professional bull riders . retrieved may 9 2016 . forrest lucas buys hilbert mansion for 3m . october 6 2010 . retrieved may 9 2016 . beckel michael 29 may 2014 . radical animal rights movement gets new foe . the huffington post . retrieved 6 august 2016 . p.j. huffstutter and lisa baertlein 16 april 2012 . pink slime controversy stokes clash over agriculture . tribunedigital chicagotribune . retrieved 6 august 2016 . maday john 17 april 2012 . protect the harvest . cattle network . retrieved 6 august 2016 . best public relations that money can buy a guide to food industry front groups pdf . center for food safety . retrieved 6 august 2016 . lucas oil founder facebook rant i m sick and tired of minorities running our country . retrieved october 4 2014 . charlotte lucas issues statement apologizing for facebook post . retrieved october 5 2014 . jessica chasmar october 5 2014 . lucas oil founder is sick and tired of minorities running our country washington times . the washington times . retrieved may 9 2016 . forrest lucas apologizes in ad for wife s facebook post on minorities . indianapolis star . october 9 2014 . retrieved may 9 2016 . forrest lucas film shows one hoosier s improbable rise . indianapolis star . october 16 2014 . retrieved may 9 2016 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to lucas oil . official website nhra lucas oil drag racing series lucas oil off road racing series lucas oil late model dirt series lucas oil drag boat racing series lucas oil motocross championship series lucas oil indiana governor s cup retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title lucas oil & oldid 735953023 categories motor oilsoil 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