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{{Short description|American businessman ( | {{Short description|American businessman (1942–2025)}} | ||
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| image = Forrest Lucas.jpg | | image = Forrest Lucas.jpg | ||
| caption = Lucas in 2011 | | caption = Lucas in 2011 | ||
| birth_date = {{birth | | birth_date = {{birth date|1942|2|1}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Ramsey, Indiana]], U.S. | | birth_place = [[Ramsey, Indiana]], U.S. | ||
| death_date = | | death_date = {{death date and age|2025|8|23|1942|2|1}} | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = | ||
| spouse = Charlotte Lucas | | spouse = Charlotte Lucas (m. 1982) | ||
| children = 7 | | children = 7 | ||
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Forrest Lucas''' ( | '''Forrest Lucas''' (February 1, 1942 – August 23, 2025)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Benbow |first=Dana Hunsinger |title=Forrest Lucas, the unlikely self-made multimillionaire and namesake of Colts stadium, dies |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2025/08/23/forrest-lucas-death-self-made-multimillionaire-indiana-lucas-oil-stadium-lucas-oil-raceway-park/85802942007/ |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}</ref> was an American businessman, known for being the founder of [[Lucas Oil]] and the founder of [[Protect the Harvest]] that opposed animal rights legislation. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Lucas bought his first truck when he was 19, and his first [[semi-trailer]] at 21.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> He got a job with [[Mayflower Transit]]. He built up a fleet of 13-14 trucks, and started [[freight]] brokerage. Following the deregulation of freight in 1980, he was the first to get a full licence to deliver freight in 48 states.<ref>{{cite web|last=Babcock |first=Stephane |url=http://www.truckinginfo.com/article/story/2016/03/q-a-forrest-lucas-on-starting-and-building-lucas-oil-products.aspx |title=Q&A: Forrest Lucas on Starting and Building Lucas Oil Products - Article |website=TruckingInfo.com |date=May 2, 2016 |accessdate=November 11, 2016}}</ref> | Lucas bought his first truck when he was 19, and his first [[semi-trailer]] at 21.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> He got a job with [[Mayflower Transit]]. He built up a fleet of 13-14 trucks, and started [[freight]] brokerage. Following the deregulation of freight in 1980, he was the first to get a full licence to deliver freight in 48 states.<ref>{{cite web|last=Babcock |first=Stephane |url=http://www.truckinginfo.com/article/story/2016/03/q-a-forrest-lucas-on-starting-and-building-lucas-oil-products.aspx |title=Q&A: Forrest Lucas on Starting and Building Lucas Oil Products - Article |website=TruckingInfo.com |date=May 2, 2016 |accessdate=November 11, 2016}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> | ||
In 1988, he founded [[Lucas Oil]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/> In 2018, he founded [[Forrest Films]], a film production company.<ref name="deadline">{{cite news |last1=Hayes |first1=Dade |title=Lucas Oil Founder And Actor-Driver Ali Afshar Launch Forrest Films |url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/forrest-film-launches-forrest-lucas-ali-afshar-warner-bros-distribution-1202523122/ |accessdate=September 25, 2019 |publisher=Deadline |date=December 19, 2018}}</ref> | In 1988, he founded [[Lucas Oil]].<ref name="autogenerated1"/> In 2018, he founded [[Forrest Films]], a film production company.<ref name="deadline">{{cite news |last1=Hayes |first1=Dade |title=Lucas Oil Founder And Actor-Driver Ali Afshar Launch Forrest Films |url=https://deadline.com/2018/12/forrest-film-launches-forrest-lucas-ali-afshar-warner-bros-distribution-1202523122/ |accessdate=September 25, 2019 |publisher=Deadline |date=December 19, 2018}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> | ||
==Protect the Harvest== | ==Protect the Harvest== | ||
{{Main article|Protect the Harvest}} | {{Main article|Protect the Harvest}} | ||
Lucas | Lucas was a founder of [[Protect the Harvest]], a [[501(c)(3)|nonprofit organization]] which opposes [[animal rights]]. It is particularly opposed to the [[Humane Society of the United States]], which it claims is "a wealthy and successful attack group".<ref name="Beckel">{{cite web | last=Beckel | first=Michael | title='Radical Animal Rights Movement' Gets New Foe | website=The Huffington Post | date=May 29, 2014 | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/29/animal-rights-super-pac_n_5412975.html | accessdate=August 6, 2016}}</ref> | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life and death== | ||
His first wife "couldn't stand to save money ... she'd spend it as fast as I made it", and they divorced in 1969.<ref name="Communications2007">{{cite book|author=Emmis Communications|title=Indianapolis Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RB0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA111|date=January 2007|publisher=Emmis Communications|pages=107–111|issn=0899-0328}}</ref> | His first wife "couldn't stand to save money ... she'd spend it as fast as I made it", and they divorced in 1969.<ref name="Communications2007">{{cite book|author=Emmis Communications|title=Indianapolis Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RB0DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA111|date=January 2007|publisher=Emmis Communications|pages=107–111|issn=0899-0328}}</ref> | ||
He | He married Charlotte Lucas in 1982, and they had seven children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lucasoil.com/158-archive/archive/821-forrest-lucas-entrepreneur-blends-success-downhome-style |title=Forrest Lucas: Entrepreneur Blends Success, Downhome Style |website=Lucasoil.com |date=November 5, 2012 |accessdate=November 11, 2016}}</ref> | ||
Lucas died on August 23, 2025, at the age of 83.<ref>{{cite news |title=Forrest Lucas, self-made entrepreneur and longtime NHRA partner, passes away |url=https://www.nhra.com/news/2025/forrest-lucas-self-made-entrepreneur-and-longtime-nhra-partner-passes-away |access-date=24 August 2025 |publisher=NHRA |date=23 August 2025}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1942 births]] | [[Category:1942 births]] | ||
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[[Category:People from Harrison County, Indiana]] | [[Category:People from Harrison County, Indiana]] | ||
[[Category:Critics of animal rights]] | [[Category:Critics of animal rights]] | ||
[[Category:Lucas Oil|* Lucas, Forrest]] | [[Category:Lucas Oil|* Lucas, Forrest]] | ||
[[Category:American businesspeople in the oil industry]] | |||
[[Category:American film production company founders]] | |||
Latest revision as of 12:01, 13 January 2026
Forrest Lucas | |
|---|---|
 Lucas in 2011 | |
| Born | February 1, 1942 Ramsey, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 2025 (aged 83) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Lucas (m. 1982) |
| Children | 7 |
Forrest Lucas (February 1, 1942 – August 23, 2025)[1] was an American businessman, known for being the founder of Lucas Oil and the founder of Protect the Harvest that opposed animal rights legislation.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Lucas was born in February 1942,[2] in Ramsey, Indiana, where he grew up, the eldest of four children.[3] His parents Raymond and Marie had a small farm in Elkinsville, where he and his three sisters lived in "rural deprivation".[4]
He was educated to a high school level.[5]
Career[edit | edit source]
Lucas bought his first truck when he was 19, and his first semi-trailer at 21.[5] He got a job with Mayflower Transit. He built up a fleet of 13-14 trucks, and started freight brokerage. Following the deregulation of freight in 1980, he was the first to get a full licence to deliver freight in 48 states.[6][1]
In 1988, he founded Lucas Oil.[5] In 2018, he founded Forrest Films, a film production company.[7][1]
Protect the Harvest[edit | edit source]
Lucas was a founder of Protect the Harvest, a nonprofit organization which opposes animal rights. It is particularly opposed to the Humane Society of the United States, which it claims is "a wealthy and successful attack group".[8]
Personal life and death[edit | edit source]
His first wife "couldn't stand to save money ... she'd spend it as fast as I made it", and they divorced in 1969.[4]
He married Charlotte Lucas in 1982, and they had seven children.[9]
Lucas died on August 23, 2025, at the age of 83.[10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Benbow, Dana Hunsinger. "Forrest Lucas, the unlikely self-made multimillionaire and namesake of Colts stadium, dies". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Forrest LUCAS - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". Beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. January 9, 2002. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Forrest Lucas". Protect The Harvest. June 20, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Emmis Communications (January 2007). Indianapolis Monthly. Emmis Communications. pp. 107–111. ISSN 0899-0328.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "The Interview Issue: Forrest Lucas | 2015-09-24 | Indianapolis Business Journal". IBJ.com. September 26, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ↑ Babcock, Stephane (May 2, 2016). "Q&A: Forrest Lucas on Starting and Building Lucas Oil Products - Article". TruckingInfo.com. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ↑ Hayes, Dade (December 19, 2018). "Lucas Oil Founder And Actor-Driver Ali Afshar Launch Forrest Films". Deadline. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ↑ Beckel, Michael (May 29, 2014). "'Radical Animal Rights Movement' Gets New Foe". The Huffington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Forrest Lucas: Entrepreneur Blends Success, Downhome Style". Lucasoil.com. November 5, 2012. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ↑ "Forrest Lucas, self-made entrepreneur and longtime NHRA partner, passes away". NHRA. August 23, 2025. Retrieved August 24, 2025.