Gainesville didn’t give us much to talk about. We qualified well for the first time this season, third. It was our best start since the fall Vegas race last October. It felt good to run well in qualifying. The track got us in the second round. We smoked the tires just like all the cars in that lane. We’ll move on and focus on Houston.

I do my own taxes, so I have to do my personal taxes and the taxes for Hot Rod Fuller, LLC. I didn’t leave the house much other than going to train my knee. The rest of the time I did my taxes. The highlight of the week was March Madness. I had two teams I was rooting for in the NCAAs. Living in Las Vegas, I pull for UNLV and my alma mater, Arkansas, of course. They were both No. 9 seeds. I got invited to go to Omaha for the first round game, but I was worn out and needed the time at home. So I had to watch on TV. I was proud of both my teams winning the first round. Unfortunately, they both ran into No. 1 seeds in the second round with UNLV playing Kansas and Arkansas against North Carolina. To me, those are the two best teams now. PT Dave reminded me to make sure I cheer for Villanova because the training staff at Villanova helped fix my knee when I had a problem with my meniscus in Reading last August. So now I’m pulling for Villanova. I really didn’t know until yesterday, but PT Dave told me that he called ’Nova coach Jay Wright, and he got me hooked up with their training staff when I was having all those knee problems during the Reading race, so go Wildcats.

Saturday morning, my buddy Austin and I went to Pahrump, Nev. There’s a really cool road course called Spring Mountain. They had Lamborghini day. It was really cool. I’ve always like the Lambos. Lamborghini of Las Vegas brought out 15 exotic cars and was giving rides around the track. The track instructors were giving the rides, and I got to ride in a new LP640. I checked out the price tag, and it was $440,000. That’s out of my price range unless I start winning some races. I got in the car and the instructor said, “Prepared to be scared.” I laughed. I was calm during the ride, and he said most people hold on or have their heads down, and we were just having a normal conversation. It’s really funny to watch people drive the $200,000 personal vehicles off into the rocks and dirt when they go off course. They also had a Bugatti Veyron, which costs $1.4 million.

Yesterday was my big knee checkup day. I’ve been nervous about it. I’m a perfectionist, and I want to be healed by now, but it’s been less than five months and the body doesn’t heal that quickly. I had an MRI done and the doctor looked at the x-rays and said everything looks fine. He said in a few more months the pain should be just about gone. Once I heard the news, I felt better both mentally and physically.

I have to give a plug to one of my crew guys, Gary Pritchett. He’s my young buddy who just turned 21. He was racing in Bunny Burkett’s Top Alcohol Funny Car last weekend in a match race in Waynesboro, Va., and won the event, so congrats Gary! He’s a great young kid, and we’re really excited for him. He’s one win up on me this year.

I’m off to Houston on Thursday. I’ll have my tax return sent off on Wednesday. We’re going to do our best and win for two people this weekend. R.J. Powers, David’s wife, her mother passed away recently, so we want to do well for the Powerses as Houston is their home race. Also, Mustang CAT is on the car again for the Houston race, and we want to go some rounds for our friends at Mustang. They got the ball rolling for us with CAT last spring.

I’ll leave with some words of wisdom from my mom, Cathy. She said that if I want to meet “the one” I have to leave the house. LOL

I’m excited to see momma Fuller and my pops, Bob, this weekend. Dad has won twice in Houston, and he’s racing in Super Comp and Super Gas. I can’t wait to have a double Fuller win at a national event.

I keep wanting to end this blog, but more things keep popping into my head. Check out our new website at www.davidpowersmotorsports.com or www.hotrodfuller.com. Our new site is awesome — Holly did a great job on the site, so thanks for all the help Holly! Oh, and you can now buy CAT Racing/Hot Rod Fuller apparel online at www.nitromall.com from Main Gate. I’m done!

See you in Houston,

Hot Rod