Virginia Day 1

Kudos to everyone for a job well done here in Virginia!!

Man, the team is really working its tail off to get this beautiful brand new 2008 Pro Start Chevrolet Impala SS faster and faster.

We're qualified second heading into tomorrow's eliminations, and I'm cautiously optimistic heading into Saturday.

I'm got tip my hat to my brother Jim and the rest of the crew for the improvements they made since last week's season opener in Atlanta. We got quicker each time down the track today. First run was a 5.744/243.33 and then Marty ran a 5.725/256.65. The car shook off the line otherwise it could be been a very good run.

We're taking baby steps to make sure things are safe. Remember this is a new motor that we put in after we burned a piston last Saturday. Thanks to our great sponsors we're able to do things it takes to be an excellent race team. The chute problems we had last week have been taken care of, and every thing worked well today.

This Permatex/Wynn's/Texas Roadhouse 2008 Chevrolet Impala SS Top Alcohol Funny Car is going straight as an arrow down the track, and I'm ready to get after things tomorrow.

Jay