Pep in our Step

Hey ya'll, Bubba here... buckling down for our last push of the season. First things first... for everyone who missed it, Con-way Freight did announce they will be going to Nationwide racing with Roush Fenway and Colin next season for 18 races. The company was part of the unveiling ceremony with the new Ford Mustang. This definitely put a little extra pep in everyone's step. I am very grateful that they will be coming back next season, as are my teammates, I'm sure.

With five races to go, the first track we needed to conquer was Martinsville. Remembering what had happened in the spring race, I was more than a little scared to go back to this short track. After qualifying 12th and then sitting in the rain most of Saturday, Colin showed us he is definitely maturing by driving to a third-place finish. To have survived Martinsville and finish in the top three almost feels like a win to me. If you remember the spring race, this is one of the tracks where we have to unload everything we'll need for the weekend. So once again, we built tent city and worked with no trailer. Although this is one of the harder things to do, all of my crew stepped up and made things a little easier this time around. But in the end, I'm glad this race is over.

This week we are preparing chassis No. 23 for Talladega. If you'll remember this is the same truck that sat on the pole at Daytona in the spring. This is a specially built, superspeedway truck that only runs at Daytona and Talladega. For me, this means remembering all of the special parts and pieces because most of the parts on this truck are designed especially for superspeedways. I have real high hopes going into this weekend that Colin will do very well at Talladega. It is very important that we keep finishing in the top five or top 10 so that we can get Colin a secure spot in the top-five driver points standings.

Thanks for the continued support from everyone who is a fan of Colin or part of the Con-way Freight family. It’s very exciting for us to be moving to the Nationwide Series next year, and knowing that Con-way Freight will be supporting us again makes it that much more special. Now it’s time to focus on the last four races of our truck season.

Stay safe...
Bubba