I was like, 'Hey, the only one that can mess this up is you,'” Justin Grounds said with a laugh. “I've joked with him before you know about it. The idea is for the house to become Lucas’ forever home. And I don't think you can tell a 17-year-old designed it,” Lucas said. “I'm pleased with how everything came out and I think it looks pretty good. Lucas helped design everything in the family’s new home from the cabinets to the floorboards. As far as like, I'd have to get his clothes out for him because the closets up here, so now that the closets, as you'll see are all lower, he can roll up to them, slide open the door and pull out his clothes and so he doesn't need us for really anything,” said Justin Grounds, Lucas’ father. “One of his biggest challenges at the other house was getting dressed every day. The new house broke ground last May and was made possible through Sunco Construction, donations from contractors in the community, and fundraising from neighbors and the racing community. Instead, the construction company offered to build the family a new home. Sunco Construction came after the accident to look at the Grounds’ old house and realized renovations to make it ADA accessible were not possible. It was quickly realized his home at the time would not be accessible for him. At the time, Grounds just signed a deal to go pro. In December of 2020, Lucas, 17, was paralyzed from the waist down after a motorbike accident. “It's quite surreal, I must say,” Lucas said. MARTINSVILLE - It was a show of small-town love on Sunday in Morgan County for a family of six.ĭozens came out to support the Grounds family as they cut the ribbon on their new home in Martinsville customized for Lucas Grounds.
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