The latest round of the championship took place on the high banking of the fastest super speedway of them all, Talladega.
Qualifying on a super speedway is not one of my greatest strengths so I was glad to be quickest in practice with a time of 52.733.
I wasn't so successful in qualifying though, a time of 53.350 was only good enough for 23rd on the grid.
As the race started I decided to concentrate on holding my position in the pack until the race settled down somewhat. Unlike the trucks, the cars stayed in the lead draft far longer and this stretched my concentration to the limit.
I got the mandatory 'half way on fuel' shout way before half distance so decided to pit on lap 30. For a change the stop went smoothly and to make things even better for me the others all pitted on lap 32.
I got the mandatory 'half way on fuel' shout way before half distance so decided to pit on lap 30. For a change the stop went smoothly and to make things even better for me the others all pitted on lap 32.
In the end I finished a respectable 8th.
I was now 7th in the championship, 186 points behind the leader.
My fastest lap time was 52.333.
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