Round 4 - Atlanta 300

Round 4 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 4th fastest with a time of 31.542.

Qualifying went not very well for me as I qualified seenth with a time of 31.567.

In the race I found myself in the top 2 after the first of the 88 laps.

Fuel consumption was the important factor in this race. On lap 27 I was informed by my pit crew that I was halfway on fuel. Now 27 is less than half of 88 so I decided to pit with 61 laps remaining. I managed in those laps to pass a few cars and get into the lead before having to pit again on lap 81 for fuel!.

I did manage to claw my way back up the field to finish 13th.

I was now in 5th place in the overall standings 84 points behind..

I led 9 of the 88 laps which got me the 5 bonus points.

Round 3 - Sam's Town 300 Las Vegas

I was on good form and feeling confident of a good result at the very fast Las Vegas Motor Speedway when the Nationwide cars arrived on 05/04/2014 for round 3 of the series.

The 10 laps practice session went very well as I was fastest after the 10 laps with a time of 32.686.

Qualifying was slightly disappointing as I could only manage a time of 32.658 which gave me an 8th place starting position.

This race could have been  a disaster for me.

It was another fuel induced set of problems for me today.

I stopped for fuel and tyres on lap 32 and then started to fisght my way back to the front of the pack.

I was on course to achieve this when I had to stop for fuel again on lap 62. With 28 laps to go I still had a chance. I threw that chance away when the dreaded black flag came out on lap 70. For the next 20 laps I managed to fight back to 10th place.

My fastest lap of the race was a 32.617.

I'd now slipped to 5th in the championship 44 points behind.

Round 2 - Stater Bro's 300 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 practice with a time 41.962 after my 10 laps.

In qualifying I was able to reproduce my form and duly qualified in pole with times of 42.028 and 41.950.

In the race I managed to be around the front until lap 21 when I stopped for fuel. I had to stop again on lap 22 because I was caught speeding in the pit lane! I then made my way back to the front only to pit again on lap 53 for fuel because I didn't take on enough the first time!

Not to worry though I still managed to fight my way to the lead and eventually win the race.

My best lap of the race was 41.915 which was faster than I qualified!

I was 3rd in the standings, 66 points behind the leader..

Round 1 - Camping World 300, Daytona, Florida

For this series I decided to leave the limit for practice as 10 laps.

I ended up fastest after practice with a best time of 51.289 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 20th. My time was 51.725.

I slowly made my way towards the front however when I went for the lead I caused the second yellow of the race. This gave me my first black flack warning of the series.

I managed to get an actual black flag when just after I had pitted for fuel I accidentally overtook a car under the yellow line.

I managed to climb back to 13th place with the help of the other cars pitting.

My luck ran out however when I lost 10 positions on the last two laps as their tire advantage started to pay dividends.

My fastest lap of the race was 51.831 somewhat slower than I'd done in practice or qualifying..

Craftsman Truck Series 6 - Current Progress

Season 6 - Current Progress

For season 6 the race length was increased by 5% to 45%

Round	Venue	Finish	Standings	Points
1	Daytona International Superspeedway	2nd	2nd	5601
2	Auto Club Speedway	1st	1st	5617
3	Atlanta Motor Speedway	8th	1st	5615
4	Martinsville	1st	1st	5630
5	Kansas	30th	2nd	5845
6	Lowes Motorspeedway	1st	1st	5854
7	Dover	17th	3rd	5821
8	Texas Motor Speedway	1st	1st	5830
9	Michigan International Speedway	1st	1st	5839
10	Milwaukee Mile	5th	1st	6112
11	Indianapolis Raceway Park	1st	1st	6116
12	Bristol Motor Speedway	1st	1st	6119
13	New Hampshire	1st	1st	6123
14	Las Vegas	4th	1st	6118
15	Talladega	1st	1st	6397
16	Martinsville	1st	1st	6397
17	Atlanta Motor Speedway	8th	1st	6381
18	Texas Motor Speedway	1st	1st	6382
19	Phoenix International Raceway	1st	Champion	6383
20	Homestead, Miami Florida	1st	Champion

Trivia Series 6

Up to and including round 17 I have made 116 starts.

Up to and including round 17 I have an average race speed of 95mph.

Up to and including round 16 I have used 1486 tyres

Up to and including round 20 I have 64 top 5 finishes.

Up to and including round 18 I have driven a total of 7481 laps.

Up to and including round 16 I have made a total of 30 pit stops.

Up to and including round 16 my average qualifying position was 5th.

Up to and including round 18 I have driven 9605 miles.

Up to and including round 19 I have burnt 1712 gallons of fuel.

Up to and including round 19 I have 69 top 10 finishes.

Up to and including round 20 I have been on pole 69 times.

Up to and including round 20 there have been a total of 788 caution laps.

Up to and including round 19 I have a total of 42 wins.

Up to and including round 15 my average finishing position has been 12th.

Up to and including round 15 I have led a total of 3014 laps

Round 20 - Homestead, Miami

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

I had already wrapped up the championship at the previous round so all the pressure was off..

The 10 lap practice session went well as I was fastest with a time of 37.960.

Qualifying did not go too well as I had to be content with a 7th place grid slot with a time of 37.791.

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 first half of the race. I then stopped for fuel under a yellow.Only about 25% of the field stopped for fuel however I still managed to get to the lead with 15 laps to go.

The last race, my last win in a truck!   .

My fastest lap of the race was a 37.687, my fastest lap of the weekend.



Round 19 - Phoenix International Raceway

The penultimate round of the Championship took place in the Arizona desert at the Phoenix International Raceway.

Practice went very well as my time of 29.404 was the fastest posted during the session.

My good form carried over into qualifying as I was able to win pole position.

In the race I was always in the top 2. I led for 63 of the 68 laps. No stops for fuel in this race!
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My best lap time in the race was 29.193, my fastest lap of the weekend
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The win took my 363 points clear at the top of the Championship standings which means that with only 195 points available for a win I was the series champion albeit at the 6th attempt!