LARRY MORGAN STILL CHASING SETUP
Sat, 2010-05-22 16:00
This season, Pro Stock driver Larry Morgan made the switch from Dodge to Ford, and it hasn’t been a smooth transition.
The veteran pilot has failed to qualify in five races this season, including four in a row.
This weekend at the 22nd annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Summer Nationals in Topeka, Kan., Morgan is optimistic his countless engine woes in his Lucas Oil Mustang will vanish.
This season, Pro Stock driver Larry Morgan made the switch from Dodge to Ford, and it hasn’t been a smooth transition.
The veteran pilot has failed to qualify in five races this season, including four in a row.
This weekend at the 22nd annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Summer Nationals in Topeka, Kan., Morgan is optimistic his countless engine woes in his Lucas Oil Mustang will vanish.
“We’ve just had a lot of issues with parts and a lot of little things,” said Morgan, who began his NHRA Pro Stock career in 1987. “We’re just hoping we have it fixed. Let’s hope we do. I’m telling you, it has been out of control at my shop for a while.”
Morgan also says the power plant in his Mustang isn’t the problem.
“What the frustrating part is that the engine has good power and we’re not running good,” Morgan said. “That’s what pisses you off. We tear up a lot of parts, so until we fix why it’s doing that, I do not know how it’s going to run. We do believe we hit on some things we had screwed up. I do not know that this place (Topeka) is the place to find out, but hopefully it is.”
The biggest obstacle for Morgan this weekend is finding horsepower on a hot track.
“It’s going to be 90 degrees and that’s not going to be the place to try and fix something,” Morgan said. “Actually, I probably fixed a lot of things that were not broke because of the way I was running, and that might have me a little behind, but we will be back and we will be fine. I just need to be patient and that’s hard for me to do. The cars are good and the engine parts are good. It’s just what we do with it. It’s our own fault and we’re trying to fix that.”
On Friday, Morgan’s struggles continued, making a 6.694-second run in the first qualifying session, and the following that up with a 6.882-second effort Friday evening.
Morgan wasn’t in the top 12 at the end of the day Friday. He will try to get in the field at noon and 2:30 p.m., respectively, Saturday.
The veteran pilot has failed to qualify in five races this season, including four in a row.
This weekend at the 22nd annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Summer Nationals in Topeka, Kan., Morgan is optimistic his countless engine woes in his Lucas Oil Mustang will vanish.
This season, Pro Stock driver Larry Morgan made the switch from Dodge to Ford, and it hasn’t been a smooth transition.
The veteran pilot has failed to qualify in five races this season, including four in a row.
This weekend at the 22nd annual O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Summer Nationals in Topeka, Kan., Morgan is optimistic his countless engine woes in his Lucas Oil Mustang will vanish.
“We’ve just had a lot of issues with parts and a lot of little things,” said Morgan, who began his NHRA Pro Stock career in 1987. “We’re just hoping we have it fixed. Let’s hope we do. I’m telling you, it has been out of control at my shop for a while.”
Morgan also says the power plant in his Mustang isn’t the problem.
“What the frustrating part is that the engine has good power and we’re not running good,” Morgan said. “That’s what pisses you off. We tear up a lot of parts, so until we fix why it’s doing that, I do not know how it’s going to run. We do believe we hit on some things we had screwed up. I do not know that this place (Topeka) is the place to find out, but hopefully it is.”
The biggest obstacle for Morgan this weekend is finding horsepower on a hot track.
“It’s going to be 90 degrees and that’s not going to be the place to try and fix something,” Morgan said. “Actually, I probably fixed a lot of things that were not broke because of the way I was running, and that might have me a little behind, but we will be back and we will be fine. I just need to be patient and that’s hard for me to do. The cars are good and the engine parts are good. It’s just what we do with it. It’s our own fault and we’re trying to fix that.”
On Friday, Morgan’s struggles continued, making a 6.694-second run in the first qualifying session, and the following that up with a 6.882-second effort Friday evening.
Morgan wasn’t in the top 12 at the end of the day Friday. He will try to get in the field at noon and 2:30 p.m., respectively, Saturday.
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