Round 9 - Aaron's 499, Talledega

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 52.203.

I was just as successful in qualifying, a time of 52.063 was good enough for pole position.

When the race started I held the lead until lap 28 when I and the rest of the field pitted for fuel.

My pit entrance was poor which dropped me to 22nd when I eventually returned to the track.

I fought my way back through the pack and return to the head of the field 10 laps from the end.

In the end I managed to record another win!

I was now 1st in the championship, 162 points ahead.

My fastest lap time of the race was 51.422 which was my fastest of the weekend .

Round 8 - Phoenix Subway Fresh Fit 500

The 8th round of the Championship took place in the Arizona desert at the Phoenix International Raceway.

Practice went very well as my time of 28.804 was the fastest posted during the session.

My good form carried over into qualifying as I was able to win pole position with a time of 28.763.

In the race I was always in the top 2 until I stopped for fuel on lap 45. I then started my way back through the pack however this was halted when I got a black flag 10 laps from the end. I managed to salvage a 7th place finish in the end.

My best lap time in the race was 28.826.

The result took me 88 clear at the top of the Championship standings.

Round 7 - Samsung 500, Texas

Round 7 took place at one of the fastest tracks on the championship circuit, Texas Motor Speedway.

The race weekend started well as I was fastest straight out of the box in practice with a time of 33.564 after the mandatory 10 laps.

I was a tad slower in qualifying but still managed to claim pole position with a time of 33.585.

I led the majority of the laps until I pitted for fuel on lap 34. I then began the long journey back through the pack. I had to take chances as the pack pitting for fuel was not something I could rely on. This caused me to get a black flag and a drive through penalty on lap 41.

Forty seven laps were left when I came out of the pits. Together with the pack stopping for fuel and some great driving I managed to get back to the lead and finish the race first!

My best lap of the race was a 33.406 which was my fastest of the race weekend.

I led 48 of the 84 laps.

I was 1st in the standings 57 points ahead.

Round 6 - Goody's Cool Orange 500, Martinsville

Round 6 of the series took place on the tight 'paper clip' 0.5 mile oval that is Martinsville.

I was quickest over the 10 lap practice session with a time of 20.702..

I was quicker in qualifying as I managed pole with a time of 21.064..

From then start I took the lead and was able to hold it comfortably. The only problem I had was when I was lapping the slower cars which on an half mile oval comes very quickly I not unexpectedly got a warning about rough driving. The dreaded black flag followed on lap 62.

I received another one at lap 85 however I still managed to climb back through the pack to record another victory.

I led all of the 63 laps of the 125 laps.

My fastest lap was 20.563, the best of the weekend.

I was now tying for the lead in the championship.

Round 5 - Food City 500, Bristol

The question as the Sprint cars rolled into Bristol was whether my form would continue at Nascar's toughest short track.

With a lot of cars on track at one time setting a fast time in practice proved difficult but midway through the session I managed to set the fastest time (17.359).

In qualifying I managed to get pole position with a time of 16.203.

In the race I was comfortably holding the lead when on lap 32 I had a spin! My first for a very long time. I was at the back of the pack when the race restarted. By lap 83 when I stopped for fuel I'd got back to 5th. When I came out of the pits I had 57 laps to get back to the front - I was confident I could do it. I turned out to be wrong as on lap 132 I received a black flag for rough driving due in part to the traffic I was constantly in. After the drive through I managed to climb back to 14th.

My fastest racing lap was 16.354 just outside my qualifying time.

I led 57 of the 150 laps.

I was now 2nd in the championship 83 points behind the leader.

Round 4 - Kobalt Tools 500, Atlanta

Round 4 of the series took place at the very fast Atlanta Motor Speedway in Georgia.

I started off the race weekend with a mildly satisfying practice session, where after my 10 laps I was 14th fastest with a time of 31.407.

Qualifying went not very well for me as I qualified 13th with a time of 31.286.

Fuel consumption was the important factor in this race. I made my way up to 10th before pitting for fuel on lap 52.

I managed in those laps to pass a few cars and get into the top 4 before having to pit again on lap 90 for fuel!. So upset was I that I failed to notice the speed limit and got a black flag for my trouble!

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

I led 0 of the 114 laps.

I was now in 2nd place in the overall standings 24 points behind..

Round 3 UAW Dodge 400 - Las Vegas

I was on good form and feeling confident of a good result at the very fast Las Vegas Motor Speedway when the Sprint Cup cars arrived on 12/11/2014 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 32.377.

Qualifying was slightly disappointing as my better time of 32.307 only gave me a 14th place starting position.

This race could have been a big disaster for me.

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

I received a black flag on lap 30 for dangerous driving.

I stopped for fuel and tires on lap 32 and then started to fight 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 81. With 12 laps to go I still had a chance alas I could only manage to fight back to 17th place.

My fastest lap of the race was a 32.401.

I was now leading the championship by 27 points.