I just wanted to drop in and say a quick hello to all my NHRA.com blog readers. I know it’s been awhile, but a lot of things have transpired that have kept us very busy. I do want to apologize for my time away from the blog. First off, I just want to thank everyone for all their support and prayers during this challenging time. It really touches me to see what a great family the NHRA community is during times of tragedy.

Back here in Indy, things have been busy and well. I had my 34th birthday a few days ago on March 1. My wife threw me a nice party at Boulder Creek in Brownsburg and it was great to spend the evening with my family and my DSR racing family. I really must say that it brought a smile to my face to see my kids as the life of the party. My daughter, Arianna, even blew out my candles for me and I told her, she’s got a long time to go before she’s 34 years old. I’ve been fighting a case of strep throat, so I didn’t want anyone to get sick from my germs.

The weirdest thing about aging is that the best present you can get is from the people that surround you at your birthday party. I’m fortunate to have a lot of good people around me on a regular basis. Just like Grandma Lossie always said, “If you want to be good in life, surround yourself with great people. And, if you want to fail in life, surround yourself with a bunch of knuckleheads.”

My guys have been back here at the shop digging deep and working hard. They’ve put in a lot of hours in 2010, let me tell you. They’re in the process of putting together two race cars so we can be ready for the Gainesville race and this DSR Matco Tools team is going to keep on fighting.

Gainesville is always an exciting race for me. It’s where I started my career way back in 1998 and in all these years, I’ve never won the Gatornationals. It’s a fast race and has a great fan turnout and we’re hoping this is a breakout race for our DSR Matco team here in 2010. Ok, time for a shameless plug, you can now get Antron Brown/Matco Tools apparel at the DSR/U.S. Army/NAPA merchandise trailer. 

Since this is my blog, I’ll let you in on a few things about the brothaman. Not only can I drive a race car and I’m charming, but I’m also a Mr. Mom. My wife had to go down to be with her family in Louisiana, so I’m home alone with Arianna and my son, Anson. So, I’ll be cooking and cleaning and helping the kids with their schoolwork. So, I want to let everyone know, that I give my beautiful wife an A+ for all the stuff that she has to deal with. I love my kids, but they’re like a tornado mixed with a hurricane, and I’m here all alone trying to pick up all the pieces. But it’s all good and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Before I go, I want to share a story that will put a smile on your face. To all my race fans, when I was at the Matco Tools Expo in Cancun between Pomona and Phoenix, I had a Matco distributor’s wife take a picture of my buttocks. Mind you, I had jeans on. She was so excited that she went around showing all the ladies at Expo of the picture of my butt. She went and told this lady that she was so excited and she was all giggles until she found out she was talking to my wife, Billie Jo. My wife was a great sport and the funniest thing was seeing how red the distributor’s wife turned, and she happened to be from Indiana. The moral of the story is, if you ever take a picture of the butt, don’t show it to the person’s significant other. But it’s all good. Expo was a great time and it’s always good to hang with our Matco family at the track and Expo. Orlando should be fun next year.

Until next time, love, peace and hair grease, and I’m out like shout.

God bless.