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 42.110 after my 10 laps.

In qualifying I was able to reproduce my fom and duly qualified in pole with times of 42.086 and 42.096.

In the race I led all the laps to record my first win of the season. I did have a slight scare though when I got a EXTREMELY LOW FUEL message on the last lap.

My best lap of the race was 42.000 which was faster than I qualified!

I was 1st in the standings, 45 points ahead of the pack.

Round 1 - Daytona International Raceway

For this series I decided to leave the limit for practise as 10 laps. This seemed to be enough.

I ended up fastest after practise with a best time of 51.157 seconds.

Qualifying for this series (and all other NASCAR championships) is in a 2 lap dash format. The track is empty at this point.

I qualified in my best position for a super-speedway, 17th. My time was 51.428.

After the drop of the green flag I slowly made my way up to the lead. I held the lead until 7 laps from the end  when I nearly spun when I got 2 wheels below the yellow line. I recovered to finish second. A good start to the new season.

My fastest lap of the race was 52.205 somewhat slower than I'd done in practise or qualifying..

Craftsman Truck - Series 5 - Current Progress

Season 5 - Current Progress

For season 5 the race length was increased by 5% to 40%

Round	Venue	Finish	Standings	Points
1	Daytona International Superspeedway	30	30	5290
2	Auto Club Speedway	1	10	5320
3	Atlanta Motor Speedway	13	10	5318
4	Martinsville	17	10	5305
5	Kansas	1	7	5360
6	Lowes Motorspeedway	4	5	5379
7	Dover	36	7	5317
8	Texas Motor Speedway	1	6	5345
9	Michigan International Speedway	3	5	5368
10	Milwaukee Mile	3	2	5694
11	Indianapolis Raceway Park	1	2	5658
12	Bristol Motor Speedway	1	1
13	New Hampshire	20	2	5637
14	Las Vegas	19	3	5637
15	Talledega	29	5	5302
16	Martinsville	1	1	5331
17	Atlanta Motor Speedway	6	2	5346
18	Texas Motor Speedway	1	1	5374
19	Phoenix International Raceway	3	1	5395
20	Homestead, Miami Florida	33	2	5587

Trivia Series 5

Up to and including round 20 I have made 99 starts.

Up to and including round 20 my average finishing position has been 13th.

Up to and including round 14 I have driven a total of 5519 laps.

Up to and including round 19 I have 48 top 5 finishes.

Up to and including round 16 I have made a total of 19 pit stops.

Up to and including round 15 my average qualifying position was 5th.

Up to and including round 14 I have used 1176 tyres.

Up to and including round 17 I have burnt 1285 gallons of fuel.

Up to and including round 19 there have been a total of 644 caution laps.

Up to and including round 17 I have driven 7259 miles.

Up to and including round 18 I have 51 top 10 finishes.

Up to and including round 18 I have been on pole 55 times.

Up to and including round 13 I have an average race speed of 94mph.

Up to and including round 17 I have led a total of 2238 laps

Up to and including round 19 I have a total of 31 wins.

Round 20 - Homestead, Miami Florida

Round 20, the final round of the series took place at Homestead Miami Speedway in Florida.

I had to get a reasonable result to win the championship.

The 10 lap practice session went well as I was fastest with a time of 37.904s.

Qualifying did not go too well as I had to be content with a 9th place grid slot with a time of 37.789.

In the race I managed to climb through the field to get into the lead by the end of lap 2.

I held the lead for most of the race. Disaster struck 2 laps from the end when I was given the black flag for dangerous driving. I finished 33rd - the championship dream was over.

My fastest lap of the race was a 37.763, my fastest lap of the weekend.

So a disappointing finish to complete the season. 2nd in the championship, 18 points behind the leader was a big improvement on the previous season. Next season has to be the championship surely!.