Hi everyone from beautiful Las Vegas, the city they say, never sleeps. After driving the rig from Houston Raceway Park to Las Vegas Motor Speedway I felt like the guy that never slept. Of course I made it here in record time, arriving Monday evening. I parked the rig in the track and then headed to the hotel for a much needed night's sleep. I'm not sure why driving the rig to a destination has to be a contest with me, but I have to admit, calculating time and mile markers does help pass the time. I guess it is a guy thing, huh?

The staff here at LVMS has been great and they have allowed me to park the rig where I can work on it. I went to the track on Tuesday just to check everything out and before I knew it I had everything out of the trailer, I had a list of projects that I wanted to get done before the race. I had racecar parts everywhere and all four computers going. It was about that time that Toni called wondering if I was going to come home any time soon. I looked around my pit area and said, "Uh, maybe in a day or so."

Well, a day or so has turned into a week. I have my mobile office set up in the lounge and have been talking on the phone, answering emails, analyzing race data, ordering parts, fixing, organizing and having a great time. Everyday, I have been checking projects off of my list – unfortunately it doesn't seem to be getting any smaller since I keep adding things to it. Hey, I even went to the Laundromat, did laundry and washed towels, but I didn't buy needle and thread to sew buttons on my pants. A guy has to draw the line somewhere!

I talked to Toni again last night and told her about everything that I had been accomplishing and she just laughed at me. She had already figured out that I was planning on staying here through the race but I did finally convince her to fly out here early and spend a couple of days with me. She was a little skeptical at first because she knows how I am when I am working on lists of projects, but I finally promised her that we wouldn't have to work at the racetrack every single hour of the day. I know … I'm a great guy!

The SummitRacing.com Nationals has always been a great race for us and I am really looking forward to next weekend. We will once again be using Ron Krisher's engine and Jamie and I could not be happier with the progress our Wiley X GXP is making. I love my new GXP and our performance seems to be improving with every run down the quarter mile, as we get more familiar with the chassis and engine tune up.

If you are in town for the races next week, be sure to stop by the Palms Casino on Thursday night from 6:30 to 7:30 to join us for a great autograph session. There will be lots of drivers in attendance, racecars on display, and lots of fun and excitement for everyone in the family.

Well, I better get back to my list of projects and get this blog on it's way – I'm burning daylight. Toni informed me that she found a flight out of DC on Friday night so I have a lot to do before she gets here. After all, I did sort of promise her that we would take some time off. Hmmmm… I wonder what kind of loophole I left myself on that one? Just kidding!