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So with another week off I had a chance to brush up on my dirt car skills and get ready for the Prelude. I am so honored that Tony (Stewart) invited me again to his race at Eldora. Last year was my first time at the event and I can’t say enough for the people on Tony’s team who put the event on, and fans who come out to support it. Last year I couldn’t believe how many people were there. The event kinda reminded me of an outdoor national race. To get ready this year I was supposed to race in a local dirt race but unfortunately we got rained out a couple times so all we could do is schedule this test. I flew up Monday to Wytheville, Va to test at a local track there.

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After Dover I was happy that we didn’t have another week off so I could put last weekend behind me and get back on track in Charlotte. We went up a day early for a few Monster Energy appearances. It was great to see all the fans come out and we had a great time at the local WalMart stores and Food Lion. The Monster Energy #4 Chevy was there for all the appearances too and the local Monster sampling team was out in full force giving out free Monster to everyone who showed up. Once that was done I couldn’t wait to get back to the track for the race.

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After a career best last year at Dover I was really happy to be making the trip back there. It isn’t too ofter for me that I get a chance to go back to a track where I have been a few times but I have raced Dover befoer in the East Series and once last year so at least I feel like I know what to expect. Last year we had a lot of bad luck starting with a piece of lead coming off another truck and blasting it’s way through the front of my truck causing a big fire and having to replace the motor. It didn’t get much better from there but my team persevered and we cam away with a career best 4th. My expectations for this year were more of the same minus the lead!

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The greatest SX season was coming to an end and I was pumped to be there in the booth calling the action. I always say I have the best seat in the house and I couldn’t wait to see how it ended up. I was also excited to see how the new format worked out with both 250 championships being decided as well. I also had a feeling that something was going to happen http://twitter.com/RickyCarmichael/status/66951465444442112 and the way this season had gone so far it didn’t disappoint me!

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