Con-way Freight
Hey ya'll... Bubba here. We need to catch up on the Bristol race, but first I need to give a big congratulations to Dale Duncan for winning the National Truck Driving Championship, and also to Brandon Souder for winning the Rookie of the Year! Well done gentlemen! I know you deserve these accolades. Hopefully we will get to see you at a race sometime soon! Now, on to Bristol... Our Bristol race definitely wasn't as bad as last year...the truck came home in one piece, which can sometimes be a rare thing at Bristol. Colin's 12th-place finish was just enough to help us gain two spots in the points. Any race where you can gain points is always a good race. I also had the pleasure of pitting the No. 60 Nationwide car for Carl Edwards last weekend. He drove the car to a second-place finish while our teammate David Ragan won the race. All in all, it was a good weekend for our shop.
This week, we're off to Chicago for the first-ever truck race at this track. It's another mile and a half, so naturally we will be pulling out chassis No. 43. If I could have picked any truck to take to this track, this would be the one. I personally have only been to this track one time, so a lot of this weekend will be new for me too. NASCAR allows us a lot of extra practice time to help get all the teams dialed in to this new track. It's always good to have the resources that Roush Fenway does to help in the set up, since our Nationwide and Cup teams have been running there for a while. Our company is very good about sharing data between all three series. Another good thing is that because it is the first time we've been there, none of the drivers will have a distinct advantage. This should definitely be good for Colin.
My co-driver Mike and I will definitely be busy this next month. It is good that we have had a few weeks off to help prepare us for a lot of travel coming up. I know that I appreciate any time I get to spend at home with my family. Colin and the team are making a charge right now, and I hope we can keep this surge going in the right direction.
Stay safe...
Bubba
Monday, August 24, 2009
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We think that the pit crew does a great job when Colin is in the pits. Are you guys happy with how well Colin gets in and off pit road and your crews' overall performance?
ReplyDeleteBubba, how is your family doing? Does your wife try to watch all of the races on TV and does she ever go to any of the races that are nearby?
ReplyDeleteDoes any of your family from OK go to any of the races?
ReplyDeleteWe are really excited about going to the truck race at Newton, Iowa. This will be our very 1st truck race. We have been to some other NASCAR races in the past. This will be a special race to us, since one of the #6 shop crew members is my husbands' son (MF). Hope to meet Colin, you and the crew on Sat!!! Have a safe trip here!!!!
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