When we head out to California, there are always a few celebrities that show up for the race.

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We’ve had some good moments this season, but we’ve also definitely had our struggles. We started out the year pretty good with a solid finish in Daytona, and I really thought we could have gotten a better finish than sixth if the race hadn’t ended because of the rain. Our whole organization had a good start to the season with good finishes in Daytona, and with Matt winning the first two races of the season.

Our first bad luck came in Vegas. We had a problem and that ended our day early, and it was pretty surprising because I think one of my teammates had the same problem. Another tough race for us was in Texas when we had a wrapper get stuck on our grill and overheat our engine. That one was a real bummer because we were running in fifth when that happened.

My favorite tracks this season have been the short tracks. I like going back to those because those are the kind of tracks I grew up racing on. I just feel comfortable racing on those tracks.

There are a couple of things that I want to point out that I’m really proud of this season. The biggest one is just how hard our UPS team has worked this year. No matter if we were running well or not having the best race, they never gave up. I knew that every time I got in the car, my team was backing me 100 percent and doing the best job that they could do.

Our season is so long, but it really seems like it’s flown by. We didn’t end up where we wanted to in points, but we have high hopes for next year. We are already looking forward to better finishes in every race next year. Our team belongs in the Chase, and we’re going to do everything in our power to make that happen next season.

Besides having fun racing this year, I’ve had a great time meeting UPS employees and fans all across the country. I got to make a lot of visits to distribution centers, sorting facilities, and events with UPS, and every person I’ve met with the company has been so supportive of the No. 6 team. It’s nice to be out here representing such great people!

I hope everyone has a great offseason and enjoys the holidays. Like I said, I’m going to keep up my blog postings right up until we go back to Daytona, so check back each week.

I think I heard today that there were less than 90 days until the Daytona 500. It seems like a long ways away, but it will come up quick. Our UPS team will be there and we’ll be ready. Here’s looking forward to a successful 2010 season!

-David

We got out here early on Thursday since the Nationwide Series had tech at the track. We all fly together, so all of the Cup guys had the day off on in Texas to have some fun. Some of us did have to work as David had two sponsor appearances on Thursday, but it looks like some of the No. 6 team hit the golf course. I’m not sure what the rest were up to, but the weather was beautiful for the first day of the race weekend.

Last week we were in Talladega, Alabama. That was such a stressful weekend because things happen so fast there and you never know who is going to get caught up in a wreck.  We survived right up until the end when David got bumped and took a trip through the grass. We still finished okay and actually moved up a spot in the point standings. 

We also got to have a little fun in Talladega. I’m not sure if you’ve heard stories about the infield there, but it’s crazy. The wildest fans go to Talladega and camp out for the whole week! A lot of the crew guys make an annual trip to ‘cruise the infield’ to see what’s going on inside of the largest tracks on the schedule. The Zac Brown Band played a free concert to anyone with an infield pass on Saturday night before the race. Of course it had rained all day Saturday, but it stopped by late afternoon. Event though the weather cleared, it was definitely a muddy mess. The concert was really good and David even stopped by for the start of it. He left early since he had to get up and race the next day. 

Now back to Texas. We’ve got a really cool car this weekend and everyone is excited to see it on track. We’ve gotten to visit some Boys and Girls Clubs of America locations this year on behalf of UPS, and those visits are always a lot of fun. Our paint scheme this weekend is cool with a lot of the BGCA kids’ handprints on the car. I even tried to match up my hands with theirs on the car, and I actually fit a few. I’m not sure if they’ve got some growing into their hands to do or if my hands are just small!

Well, that’s about it from here for now. Hopefully we get a good run this weekend to make up for last time. David had such a good run going in the spring, but debris got caught on the grill and overheated our car…bad luck. Here’s hoping it’s all behind us!

- Nancy

David in New Hampshire last week

This has been a busy week and it’s only Wednesday. Monday we had our weekly meeting here at Roush and went over everything from New Hampshire. Tuesday morning we left for Daytona for a Goodyear tire test. Our UPS Ford is always fast at Daytona and we’ve been trying some new tire combinations that Goodyear has for the 2010 Daytona 500.

Thursday, I’m heading up to the Walter Reed Army Medical Center on my way to Dover.  I’m flying there on the NASCAR plane and am pretty excited about it. I’ve heard great things about it, but this is my first opportunity to participate in NASCAR annual stop there. Every soldier in there has risked their life so we can all enjoy the everyday things that we do. I am honored to be there and give them my support. I’m sure I will hear some great stories and will be able to tell you all about it next week.

I’m really looking forward to Dover this weekend. We’ve struggled at a lot of tracks this year, but it’s always good to get back to the track and try some different things. We’ve got some things to get straightened out to get back on track for next year.

-David