I’m going to try and be better about updating the blog more often; it’s just tough during the Western Swing. We’ve had so much going on the past three weeks. We left off on Wednesday afternoon. We’re staying at a resort and spa in Napa, Calif., so Mel and I got massages and went for a relaxing dip in the pool and hot tub on Wednesday evening. Then, we watched a little TV and relaxed in the room.

Thursday, we met the Knocks at our hotel and all piled into the limo and went wine testing throughout Sonoma and Napa. We hit six to eight wineries between noon and 5 p.m. I’m not much of a wine drinker, but they all had fun. We’ll be going home with a bunch of wine. Perhaps I’ll develop a taste for Merlot. Since both us and the Knocks are flying back to Indy, we’ll load the wine in one of our Skoal Racing haulers rather than lug a bunch of wine through the airports in San Francisco and Denver. We all ate dinner at Mary’s Pizza Shack in Napa for dinner.

I’m glad this is the last weekend of the Western Swing. I’m worn out and ready to go home. I’ve had plenty of life on the road. I don’t usually mind the traveling, but I’m not used to staying in hotels and miss the motor home. It just makes things so much easier. Oh well, only a few more days.

We got up this morning and stopped at a café in Sonoma for breakfast and then came out to the track. I had some stuff to get done with decals, credentials and spending time with some fans. It’s been a busy morning. Now, I’m ready to go racing. It’s finally cool out. We needed a break from the heat and so did all the folks in California. It’s been brutally hot here lately. Hopefully, we can take advantage of the cool weather and put down a solid run tonight and lock up our spot in the Skoal Showdown. I also need to get my new helmet from Impact! Racing. Speaking of Impact! Racing, here's a photo of me and the beautiful Kelly Impact!

Have a great weekend. Talk to you all next week.