Round 4 - Martinsville

Round 4 of the series took place on the tight 'paper clip' 0,5 mile oval that is Martinsville.

I was quckest over the 10 lap practise session with a time of 21.712.

I bettered that time in qualifying as I managed pole with a time of 21.388.

In the race, I led for the majority of the 77 laps (68).

I managed to lap 12 cars, 3 of them twice before finally taking the chequered flag in 1st place

I did set a best lap time of 20.942.

I was now 1st in the standings, 37 points in front.

Round 3 Atlanta Motor Speedway

Round 3 of the series took place at the very fast Atlanta Motor Speedway in Georgia.

I started off the race weekend with a very satisfying practise session, where after my 10 laps I was 5th fastest with a time of 31.858.

Qualifying went even better for me as I qualified in 2nd place with a time of 31.777.

In the race I found myself in the lead after the first of the 42 laps.

I stayed in 2nd or 3rd place all reace until a late yellow when on the restart with 1 lap to go I took the lead. It was not be a race though as coming out of turn 4 I was spun out by a following truck. Luckily my momentum was such that I still managed to finish 3rd. 

My fastest time in the race was 31.693 which was quicker than I qualified!

I ended up in 4th place in the overall standings 18 points behind the current leader.

Round 2 - Auto Club Raceway (California)

Round 2 of the series took place at the Auto Club Speedway, previously Fontana in sunny California.

I was fastest in practise with a time 42.316 after my 10 laps.

In qualifying I was able to reproduce my fom and duly qualified in pole with times of 42.461 and 42.324.

In the race I led the first 22 laps before I was hit from behind and spun out. I restarted in 3rd but had the lead back by the end of turn 2.

I survived till the end to record my first win of the season.

My best lap of the race was 42.303 which was faster than I qualified!

I was now up to 10th in the standings, 74 points adrift of the leader.