Round 16 - Chicagoland 300, Chicago

The Nascar Nationwide series rolled into Chicago on June 1st 2014.

This 1.5 mile high speed oval would prove quite a challenge or so I thought. Practice went well as I set the fastest time of 32.249.

In the qualifying session I qualified in 8th position with a time of 32.107.

I took the lead early on in the race to get the 5 bonus points for leading a lap. I was fairly comfortable in the lead when I got the "half way on fuel" warning. I decided to pit on lap 50. After pitting I got the 'Lucky Dog' on lap 51 which gave me my lap back. I was able to make my way comfortably back through the pack to record another win.

My fastest lap of the race was a 32.024 my fastest time of the weekend.

I was 7th in the standings, 233 points behind the leader.

Round 15 - Daytona, Winn Dixie 250

Second visit of the season to the home of Nascar, the famous Daytona International Raceway.

I ended up fastest after practice with a best time of 51.448 seconds.

I qualified in 22nd. My best time was 51.926.

When the race started I decided to hold my position until the cars spaced out a bit and passing hopefully would become easier.

On lap 9 there was a yellow so I decided to come into the pits and make my one and only fuel stop.

For the remainder of the 45 laps I made my way through the pack. By the fall of the checkered flag I'd reached a satisfying 21st place.

My fastest lap of the race was 51.484 a little slower than I'd done in practice but quicker than qualifying.

I was now 9th in the championship 326 points behind the leader.