Greetings, blog readers! LP here live from Baytown, Texas, where at the moment, it’s a pretty breezy and a little humid. We don’t mind, though, because things are going pretty good for us so far this weekend.

First off and a bit off the beatin’ path (as we say in Kentucky), Marty the “One Man Party” officially has a following. ESPN2 always manages to get him on camera when he does the Marty Shuffle, and these fine folks claimed to be his biggest fans. Being the kind-hearted man he is, Mary made them all do the shuffle. Without a doubt, one of the most amusing things I have seen in a long time! Before we know it, he will have to have his own hero cards….Lord help us!

Doug’s new helmet was delivered this weekend. Ryan over at Indocil Art worked in BRAKES, and made sure Doug’s “For My Boys” was predominant. Our theme this year features a carbon fiber look, and he did an amazing job painting the carbon fiber look and working in everything that is special to Doug. The helmet is a true work of art.

As for the performance of the Snap-on Team, not only did we qualify in the No. 2 position, we also brought home the Full Throttle Pit Crew award! The Full Throttle award goes to the team with the best elapsed times and consistency during qualifying. There are a few other stipulations, but it in a nutshell, it goes to the team who performs best during the four qualifying sessions. And we won it! David McCombs aka “SupaDave” accepted the award during driver introductions on behalf of the Snap-on Team. Congratulations to the guys who have been busting their butts to make sure this car runs strong. We have shown we are contenders, and this just helps us prove it.

I know this one has been short, but we have a race to win today! One round down and only three to go! We’ll have more for you soon.

Until then, be good,

LP