Speedco Truck Lube and Tires team up with the Nation of pulling!

The Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League is pleased to announce the addition of Speedco Truck Lube and Tires as a member of the Team Lucas family. Speedco came on board with the Pro Pulling League as an associate sponsor of the 2009 Indy Super Pull in Indianapolis, Indiana and has firmed up a full time status the league. Speedco, an Indiana based company is the only national network to specialize in quick lubes and tire services for the trucking industry.With more then fifty locations and rising, on the road drivers across the country are going to learn that Speedco is the place to go for getting their truck back on the road.

Not only did Speedco want to join forces with the Pro Pulling League, but they also asked one of the all time legends of the sport, L.D. Nation to carry the yellow and blue of their organization across the country with the Champions Tour. “We were so excited that Speedco wanted to be a part of our team, which my son Brent and I decided to build a second tractor” stated Nation. After debuting a new quad V-8 powered engine modified known as 4 Aces in the 2009 season, Nation will go back to familiar place when he brings turbine power to the new Speedco Tractor. “We really enjoyed the ten years or so that I ran the turbine tractor and hope we can find another winning combination with it on the Champions Tour” Nation added.

The driving style that L.D. Nation will bring to the starting line of the E-3 Spark Plug Modified class will change with each individual tractor. “To get the V-8 tractor hooked off the line you have to be aggressive right out of the hole, where as the Turbine is more about finesse and patience.” L.D. Nation has a wealth of knowledge and experience to draw upon when he brings each tractor to the starting line of the Champions Tour. The quest for knowledge began over three decades ago when L.D. and his wife Ruth jumped into the sport of pulling. Both of Nation’s sons have found themselves involved in the sport of pulling over the course of their lives as well as they caught the bug their Dad so deeply possesses. Brent the mastermind behind the Turbine engine will be on hand this season to assure the Speedco Tractor is primed and ready, while Craig will be powering down the track himself in the Rockstar Energy Drink Super Modified Two Wheel Drive Class.

The finite attention to detail that L.D. Nation must have to keep both tractors running over the course of the season, is similar to the detail Speedco Truck Lube and Tires carries to every customer that they meet. Built on the principle of quick efficient service and easy accessibility Speedco has become a national favorite for many drivers. Quick efficient service is something Nation understands cannot always happen with these two tractors. “It has always been said that a turbine tractor is easier to take care of, but one must work hard on them and understand the high level of technology that they possess. With V-8’s the key is maintenance and making sure the engine combination is dialed in after every pass down the track.


Speedco will offer numerous incentives to the membership of the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League by providing discounts on the many services provided across the country at Speedco Locations. “We have stopped at Speedco locations over the years we have been pulling and had great experiences with them. I hope all of the pullers can go out and support Speedco over the course of the Champions Tour” stated Nation. For more details on Speedco Truck Lube and Tires or to find a location nearest you please visit their website at www.speedco.com or contact them at 866-SPEEDCO.


The Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League will conduct in excess of 240 truck and tractor pulling events across the United States and Canada, from a roster of more than 1,000 active members. Its elite Lucas Oil Champions Tour series is bolstered by an impressive television package which includes; Mav TV, Speed Channel and Versus. The core of the PPL’s support structure comes from Team Lucas, a powerful marketing consortium of leading automotive and major brand companies, including Lucas Oil Products, Rockstar Energy Drink, R&L Carriers, E3 Spark Plugs, General Tire, K&N Filters, Geico Powersports, Magnaflow Exhaust and Canidae Pet Foods.. For a full Midwest Region Schedule or any other information regarding the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League contact our office at 812-216-4024; email: info@propulling.com