Preparing for the Long Stretch

Hey everyone. I hope you’ve had a good couple of weeks. The trip back from Las Vegas was pretty good. We ran into some weather though around Flagstaff, Ariz., which was a little unexpected. It was snowing, but fortunately, the roads were just wet. We did loose a hubcap somewhere between here and there too, so let us know if anyone sees it! The hardest part about coming back from a trip like that, besides trying to catch up on rest, was getting our poor car out of the hauler. We had a pretty good run going there in Vegas, but we caught the raw end of a restart with 30 laps to go. It was an encouraging race though, so we’re excited to get back racing.

We have a couple of weeks off here and my main focus is rest and relaxation. We will be testing next week though, but it will only be a day trip. With the help of my co-driver, we are going to work to get the hauler ready for the long stretch of traveling ahead of us. With the exception of the two weeks we are here in Charlotte in May, we will be on the road racing every weekend until September. That’s a really long time and we want to make sure everything is in top shape.

Well, that’s about all for now. Make sure if you see the No. 16 Con-way Freight hauler out on the road that you give us a shout. See you all in Bristol!

Rabbi

Looking back on Daytona

Well, we got home from Daytona early Sunday morning. It wasn’t exactly the finish we were hoping for, but man those guys worked their butts off to get the car back in order to get some more points. So, I get a night at home and then we head west on Monday. The trip from Charlotte Motor Speedway to California Speedway is 2,445 miles. My co-driver Greg and I will take the southern route (route 85 to 20 to 10) to get out there. This time of year, you just never know what the weather is going to bring and it just makes sense to do that. We really don’t stop a whole lot, just each take our turns in the pilot’s seat.

Eddie and the guys will switch out the Con-way Freight cars at California and Greg and I will just stay out on the west coast while they all go back to the shop in North Carolina. That will give us some time to clean up, get groceries and just get the hauler ready for when the guys come back the following Thursday. We’ve even talked about going fishing for a few days which sounds like a good time to me.

Well, I hope you all have a good week and safe travels. If you ever see the black No. 16 Con-way Freight hauler coming though, feel free to give me a shout.

Rabbi