Wow, here we go again. Another week in the books and off to another race in Las Vegas. I love going to Vegas because it has such an intense amount of energy built into everything you do. Vegas has been somewhat rowdy with my racing career though. Check out this picture from 2007. Bill set me on fire big time and to this very day, I am still getting ink from that moment in October 2007 at the AC Delco Nationals. For example, I am in the May 2008
Car Craft issue with the infamous fire pictures…. AGAIN!!! Oh well, as the saying goes, any exposure is good exposure. Never mind if you are on fire. Moving right along …
As far as this season goes, it’s definitely showing promise as compared to where we started. And yes, even Dexter has set me on fire this year too, but not quite as extravagant as Bill did. I am thankful for that too. We all know how it is with these cars. It’s never intentional, but sometimes “things happen” or something like that, right? After one DNQ, back to back number 1 qualifying efforts, one red-light and three first round exits, I am ready to find a place somewhere in the middle. In this case, I will take a top five qualifying spot and a few rounds on Sunday!
My guys know how to win races and so do I. Therefore, I have pictures for all of us to see reminding us we are all winners who have gotten it done before on Sunday and it’s well time we get back to doing what we do best. This group is too talented to stay down for long. We have a great group of committed guys and a sponsor such as Vis Viva who is committed as well. Plus, I promised my home state race fans last weekend in Texas that I would make it up to them. So I might as well get started in Vegas.
On a side note, I recently had the opportunity to talk to my Vis Viva teammate, Mikey Kile, who drives in the Hooter’s Cup Series. He filled me in with the results of his recent test session. He said they broke the track record and had a really good setup for their race coming up in two weeks. I am convinced it’s the new vinyl wrap in Vis Viva colors that made him go so fast. Check out this picture of his new car graphics.
With a week off from racing, I had the opportunity to catch up with a few of my “racing patients” who come in to see me on a regular basis. The picture you see here is of my good friend, David Bell. Oh yeah, did you notice the NHRA logo on his T-shirt or the racing pictures hanging on my wall? Its not often you see racing pictures and
National DRAGSTER magazines in your typical doctor’s office, but whoever said I was typical?
Well, it’s almost 8 p.m. and time to wrap up and head home for dinner. My family is worried I am going to have a cell phone growing out my ear and a keyboard stuck to my fingers as much as I utilize them. So that being said, so long for now!
One last thing, can you say V stands for Shell V–Power, Vis Viva & Victory?
I couldn’t have said it better myself!