Round 11 - Darlington Dodge Challenger 500

The latest round of the championship took place at Darlington home of the track known as "Too Tough To Tame".

I was fairly pleased to be 4th quickest in practice with a time of 32.213.

I was not as successful in qualifying, a time of 32.446 was only good enough for 39th position.

The green flag fell and straight away I realised why this track was so infamous. I could not find an easy line to run. Each bend has two levels of banking! I did make it to 9th by lap 42 when I run out of fuel after missing the pit entrance!

After leaving the pits I was so far behind that I could not make up any positions. I finished dead last (43rd)

I was still 1st in the championship, 144 points ahead.

My fastest lap time was 31.815

Round 10 Chevy Rock & Roll 400, Richmond

The latest round of the championship took place on the high speed short track of Richmond.

I was glad to be quickest in practice with a time of 22.512 as this is a very trick circuit to master.

I was just as successful in qualifying, a time of 22.369 was good enough for pole position.

After the drop of the green flag I stayed in the top three until I pitted for fuel on lap 70. After rejoining the race the new tyres enabled me to regain the lead by lap 106. No one else pitted for fuel. The remaining 14 laps were uneventful and I was able easily to stay in front until the chequered flag fell.

Another win!

I was now 1st in the championship, 255 points ahead.

My fastest lap time was 21.960 my fastest of the weekend.

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.