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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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Forrest Lucas biography )〕 Lucas Oil is not related to LUKOIL, a Russian-owned petroleum company that owns and operates gasoline stations throughout the Northeast USA. Nor is it related to Lucas Industries, a former British manufacturer of automotive and aerospace components. The company is a sponsor of several NASCAR, H1 Unlimited, NHRA and IndyCar events. In 2005, Lucas Oil founded the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. 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. 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 September 2011, the company bought specialty television channel MavTV to promote their motorsport championships. In March 2012, Lucas Oil extended their title sponsorship of the AMA Motocross series. Since 2011, Lucas Oil has been a main sponsor of the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) association.〔(Professional Bull Riders - National Partners )〕 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."〔http://www.wthr.com/story/13278219/forrest-lucas-buys-hilbert-mansion〕 ==Protect the Harvest== Forrest Lucas is a founder of Protect the Harvest, a 501(c)(3) non-profit that educates the public about hunting, farming, and ranching, and works in opposition to animal protection groups throughout the country. Executive Director Brian Klippenstein is also the treasurer of an allied political action committee, the Protect the Harvest PAC, which funds to assist or defeat candidates for political office.〔http://all-len-all.com/radical-animal-rights-movement-gets-new-foe/〕 Lucas put money into the losing campaign to defeat Proposition B in Missouri in 2010.〔http://todaysfarmermagazine.com/mag/905-a-promise-to-protect〕 He also invested in the winning campaign to pass Measure 1 in Missouri in 2014.〔http://todaysfarmermagazine.com/mag/905-a-promise-to-protect〕 Between October 2011 and December 2012, Protect the Harvest raised approximately $927,000. In 2012, according to FEC records, Lucas Oil contributed $200,000 to Protect the Harvest to fund advertisements against Christie Vilsack, who challenged and lost to incumbent congressman Steve King. Protect the Harvest also received funds from American Action Network, a group led by former senator Norm Coleman, and a group called Missouri Farmers Care.〔http://all-len-all.com/radical-animal-rights-movement-gets-new-foe/〕 Protect the Harvest is also a supporter of "right-to-farm" laws as proposed or supported by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).〔http://all-len-all.com/radical-animal-rights-movement-gets-new-foe/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lucas Oil」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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