I am trailing "The Man of Steele" in this photo.

I eventually passed him to lead the race for a few laps. I had a shot at winning the race but slipped and bumped the wall, that bent the panhard bar and made the car push awfully. I was lucky to hang on for 3rd place. Not a bad finish for my first sprint car race.

Bobby Santos and me.

I'm not sure when this is in the race, Bobby Santos and me were close to each other a lot during the Florida 400. The Santos' pitted next to us and the whole family are the nicest folks you will ever meet.

Practice:

I was very fast in practice, the car seemed much easier to drive than I thought it would be.

Florida 400

Here is a nice shot of me during the race.

Qualifying

I qualified 7th for the Florida 400. I ran faster in practice but didn't get all the car had in it for qualifying. Jack says we can win from 7th so we are all happy.

Jacob Wilson

I am all smiles after qualifying. I know that 7th will be fast enough to lock me in to the field.

Florida 400

Another shot of me and the car after qualifying 7th.

PRI Sprint and Midget Classic

Here I am practicing for the PRI race. This will be my second time in a sprint car and most of the big names are here.

PRI Practice

Here I am in practice again, the Orlando Speedworld track was really slippery. I struggled to get fast here.

Qualifying at Orlando Speedworld

I really wanted to do well at the PRI Sprint and Midget Classic so everyone would know my 3rd place finish the week before wasn't a fluke; but the track seemed so slick I had major trouble getting fast. Jack and I talked things over and made a change to the car that really helped. I qualified 7th fast and thankfully was locked in to the feature event.

PRI Race

This is during the race, I thought the track would tighten up after the sun went down but it never did. I was up to 5th place in the race but let Aaron Pierce and Kody Swanson get past me on a restart when I spun the wheels to much. I ended up a respectable 7th.