IRON WORKERS ACCESSORIZE INDY'S "LUCAS OIL STADIUM"
 
After the stadium was erected, Iron workers from Indianapolis Local # 22 and Louisville Local # 70 installed many vehicles from Forest Lucas to decorate his gate on the north end of Lucas Oil Stadium. Among these vehicles were an offshore racing boat which won 6 world championships, a bi-plane, top fuel dragsters driven by Morgan Lucas & J R Todd, a Nascar driven by Ward Burton, an ARCA car driven by Bobby Gerhart, an IRL car from Sam Schmitt Motorsports, driven by Richie Hearn in the 2004 Indianapolis 500, an Indy Lights car driven by Alex Loyd, a Top Alcohol Funny car, a World of Outlaws Sprint car driven by Jason Patison and a Nascar late model dirt car from Bobby Labonte Motorsports. Indianapolis Local #22 was represented by SOLO STEEL ERECTORS INC. Steve Johnson, Owner, Al Hunt, and Ernie Whittaker. Local # 70 was represented by PADGETT CRANE Don Fell, Terry Smith & John Schmitt. Also with Padgett was Dave Bierman owner/operator, and Mike Pate crane operator, all this under the personal direction of Forest Lucas, Brian Smith, Charlotte Lucas & Morgan Lucas of Lucas Oil & Lucas Motorsports.
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This was a once in a lifetime job that was a pleasure to be a part of. Hopefully twenty years from now I'll get called out of retirement to help take them all down, That I may even do for free. Ya right, I'm an Iron worker, who am I kidding.

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Article & Photos courtesy of Al Hunt, Local #22