06.29.09 - Finally... back at home! : It's amazing how much you'll miss home when you are away for almost two weeks. My girlfriend Janice and I had an awesome time traveling the country and I put 2,200 miles on my motor coach. Thankfully my trip home wasn't as eventful as our trip up to Milwaukee. We pulled out of Memphis Motorsports Park on Saturday night and drove to the East side of Nashville and stopped to sleep at a Cracker Barrel. Got up Sunday morning and drove the rest of the seven hours home. I was done...parked the motor coach and was glad to be home. We have two kitties, Ali and Zoe, and man were they happy to see us. Always nice to come home to lots of love from your pets.

Well I'm off today to go to race shops, making a stop at Earnhardt-Ganassi, Key Motorsports and Billy Ballew Motorsports. Just want to check in with everyone after being gone for so long.

Not sure what my plans are for this coming weekend, but I wish everyone a safe and happy 4th of July!

06.23.09 - On the road again...and with a stop in Graceland! : 

While in Milwaukee I got the word that Billy Ballew Motorsports wanted me to race the #15 truck in Memphis. So following the Nationwide race, my girlfriend and I packed up and pulled out of Milwaukee on Sunday morning headed southbound for Memphis. We pulled in late Sunday night and the nice folks at Memphis Motorsports Park allowed us to park in the motor coach lot early. So it was Monday and we were all set up with nothing to do...

We wanted to go eat the famous Rendezvous, but unfortunately it was Monday and they were closed. So we walked around and found Blue City Cafe on the corner of Beale Street & 2nd Ave. Very good if you are ever in Memphis! My girlfriend and I each got a full rack of ribs and brought the rest back for leftovers!

We are all dressed and ready to go today to Graceland...the home of the world famous Elvis Presley. People say he's still alive, I'll let you know if I see him today.



06.17.09 - Like a band of gypsies we go down the highway... : Well...I got the word a couple days ago that I could come up to Milwaukee and race! So I loaded up my motor coach, my girlfriend and I hopped in and we've hit the road. We pulled out of Mooresville on Wednesday around noon and needless to say it's been an adventure. I won't go into detail but I'm a rookie when it comes to this business of driving a motor coach. Maybe I should have put a rookie stripe on my bumper. I have a new found appreciation for folks that travel the roads on a regular basis. We'll see how our trip home goes, but I should probably just stick to driving racecars! I'll keep you all posted on my Truck and Nationwide races in Milwaukee and how many hours it takes me to get home.

04.06.09 - Hickory Motor Speedway here I come... : 

It's an off week for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams, but I'll still be racing this weekend. I'm going to race at Hickory Motor Speedway in a friend of mine's Super Late Model for the Easter Bunny 150. Keep checking http://www.hickorymotorspeedway.com/ for the weekend schedule.

My friend DJ Howard from New Hampshire is driving down with his friends and should be here later tonight with the super late model. Remember I drove up to New Hampshire back in January to take a seat and some other parts up to him so he could keep working on the car. I can't believe it's already time to race! If you can make it out the track this Saturday (April 11th) make sure you look for the red and black #14H.

Hickory Motor Speedway Ticket Prices: 
Adults $10.00
Teens/Seniors $7.00
Ages 7 -12 $4.00
6 & under Free!
Family Passes $25 Admits 2 adults & their children under age 12

Special Event Prices may be more (or less)....call Speedway Offices for more information.
 
CALL HMS SPEEDWAY OFFICES (828) 464 3655



04.03.09 - WAY too close for comfort.... : 

Man I hate when it comes to the situation I was in today. We're outside the top-35 so I had to qualify in for the race. I made it...but with just barely enough breathing room! When it came to qualifying time I walked down to my car on the grid and figured the best thing to help me clear my mind was to just get in my car, strap in and be with myself.
So we will race on Sunday, but we have some work to do tomorrow during practice and happy hour to get the car driving better.



03.27.09 - Made it to Martinsville... : 

Well we got into Martinsville last night! My girlfriend and I drove up from Mooresville, not a bad ride up. Only two hours from home. And this morning when I woke up it wasn't raining! So hopefully we'll be able to get practice and qualifying in today.

Watch TRACKSIDE Live tonight on SPEED Channel! I'm going to be on talking about my sponsor this weekend...Guitar Hero Metallica!



03.17.09 - Happy St. Patties Day! : Just wanted to wish everyone a Happy St. Patties Day!

03.03.09 - Off to Atlanta : 

Hello everyone...sorry for the delay! The month of February just flew by and we are already into March and I leave for Atlanta this week. To my surprise when we landed in Charlotte coming home from Vegas, there was about four inches of snow! Snow is not common in our area so everything was closed! And it's stayed cold enough that even today we still have snow on the ground!
Well I plan to leave for Atlanta on Thursday...so I'll be sure to log in and keep you up to date on what is going on at the speedway.



02.06.09 - In a Normal Routine...Finally! : 

Man does it feel good to be in Daytona Beach! It was such a relief to drive through the tunnel for the first time this season. It's like a weight is lifted off my shoulders and I'm finally back into a routine.

Went through Media Day yesterday, which is an all day extravaganza! It started at 8:00 a.m. and I didn't finish up until 4:30 p.m. But I was able to do some really cool things that will hopefully air when the broadcast cuts to commercials.

But now that I have all the media obligations outta the way I can't wait to jump in my car for practice on Saturday. And as I'm sure you've already seen on the front page of my site, Guitar Hero is going to be the sponsor on my car for Daytona. It's awesome to have a sponsor that I can truly relate to! Not to discredit any of my past partnerships, because I've had some awesome sponsors in my career. But Guitar Hero is geared towards me and my interests.

Stay tuned for my thoughts following practice...



02.03.09 - And We're Off... : 

Well the time has finally come...We leave for Daytona tomorrow afternoon. It's been a really long off season this year with no testing. I was thinking about today, I haven't been in a car on a track since Homestead. IN NOVEMBER! Man I'm ready to get back at it.

Went to the shop today and walked around to visit all the guys before we leave. Everyone is in the same boat as me...ready to go! There plan was to load the truck and it was heading out by lunch tomorrow. My #8 team was finishing up on the pull-down machine and was pushing the car to the final set-up plate when I left.

Stay tuned for updates from Daytona Beach!