With the season set to kick off with the 60th annual Madison Regatta over the Fourth of July weekend, the H1 Unlimited hydroplane series announced that Lucas Oil agreed to become the title sponsor of the event in historic Madison, Ind.

Along with sponsoring the season opener on the Ohio River, Lucas Oil became an associate sponsor of the entire series. Madison Mayor Tim Armstrong and H1 Unlimited Chairman Sam Cole announced that the race will be called the “Lucas Oil Indiana Governor’s Cup.”

“We are pleased and excited by the generous sponsorship opportunity Lucas Oil has provided us,” said Crystal McHargue, president of the Madison Regatta, in a press release. “On behalf of the entire Madison Regatta organization and the city of Madison, I want to thank Mr. Forrest Lucas and the entire Lucas Oil organization. Having such a great company—with close ties to Indiana—join forces to stage this unique and historic racing event is especially gratifying. Madison Regatta Inc. also thanks Madison Mayor Tim Armstrong for his leadership in making this sponsorship a reality.”

Lucas Oil spokesperson Cathy Hale said, “Forrest and Charlotte Lucas are excited about being involved in this outstanding event in their home state of Indiana. They have been impressed with the volunteer effort by the citizens of the Madison area who have supported their community’s celebration and kept it successful for 60 years.”

As part of the overall associate sponsorship, Lucas Oil will supply race teams and series vehicles with all oil and lubricants used in race engines and gearboxes, as well as all transporter trucks and trailers and other equipment.

Cole, an Indiana native who worked with city and regatta officials to bring Lucas Oil into hydroplane racing, praised Mayor Armstrong and the Madison Regatta board of directors for the effort to bring the company, which sponsors a variety of other motorsports including the national drag boat racing series, into the sport.

“The addition of a prestigious company like Lucas Oil to our sport is a huge step forward,” Cole said in the press release. “We are very proud to be part of Lucas Oil’s motorsports sponsorship portfolio and our race teams will realize a real benefit from the quality products supplied to them during the season.”

For more on the Lucas Oil Indiana Governor’s Cup Madison Regatta, visit www.madisonregatta.com or www.abrahydroplanes.com.

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