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Last night we ran with the NCRA boys in Jetmore, KS. After pulling pill number 32, I started on the outside of the front row in the 3rd heat race. After they called back the first start, I fell back to 3rd, where I finished. The track was rough and I didn't drive the car in the way I probably should. That put us starting 9th in the feature. They re-worked the track and got it better, but there were still rough spots, and it got much slicker. I fell back to 12th on the start before I could get to the racing groove. Near the end I got a few cars while some others dropped out and I finished 8th. There were quite a few cautions, and I think I was gettin better through the race, and we have some things we think we change to get better for that type of track next time. We are still unsure of our plans for Labor Day weekend, but we will most likely head east.

Up next for the Hodges Motorsports race team is Jetmore Motorplex in Jetmore, KS. Earlier this year, I got my first ASCS National A- Feature start at the venue aboard the Napa Auto Parts, Benic Enterprises, Wesmar powered no. 74x Maxim. I really liked the track, and I'm looking forward to racing there again. This time around, it will be with the NCRA, as they cancelled the ASCS Lonestar vs. Sooner region double header in the Dallas area (our original plans for this weekend). After a dissapointment at Tucson, we are fired up to get back to the race track and go at it again. If you haven't already, check out our new facebook and twitter pages (Josh Hodges Racing on facebook and JoshHodgesRacin on twitter), and look for an update Sunday to see how we did.

It was a hard night to walk away from here in Tucon, AZ. I started off pulling pill number 9 to start on the pole of the second heat. The track was tacky and fast, and I slipped just enough on the start to fall back to second, where I finished. We were pretty fast, but when the track is one lane, it is hard to go anywhere. That still put me in the top-8 draw, and I pulled pill 6 to start 6th. In the go arounds before the feautre, I lost all my brakes and pulled in. The bolt broke off on the brake caliper to the rear-end, possibly due to the rear-end shaking. It was dissapointing not to run the main, but we are lucky it happened when it did. Next weekend we will be heading east to the Dallas area again, running in Crandall, TX on Friday and Cowtown Speedway in Kennedale, TX on Saturday.

After a long few weeks off, all of the Napa Auto Parts Hodges Motorsports race team is ready to go again down in Tucson, AZ at USA Raceway. I was too young to run at Knoxville Raceway this year, so I could not participate in the Knoxville Nationals, and there wasn't any racing going on elsewhere so we stayed at home and got our new Ortega/ Wesmar powered Maxim together that we recently received from Benic Enterprises. We will run it this weekend and make sure all is good with it. After a couple rains the last few times we've headed to Arizona, we are hoping that the skies keep clear so we can get a night of racing in. We'll have an update tomorrow with our results and a recap of the night. Also, check us out on Facebook and Twitter!

We are parked now in Carrizozo, NM after a night of topless racing at the White Sands Speedway in Tularosa. It was my first non-wing race since New Year's. Jody and the William's family were gracious enough to offer their car to race non-wing after our original plan to race in Tucson got washed up. We drew pill 3 to start 2nd in the 1st heat. On the start I got an edge coming out of turn two and jumped out to the lead and won it. The car was pretty comfortable but a bit loose on the dusty, slick track. We made the dash and finished 3rd after starting 3rd. It was a quick few laps and hard to do much. Finally, we started the main 6th and ran 6th most of it. There was not a lot of passing. Finally after a spin in front of me, I moved up to 5th and stayed there the rest of the race. The car felt fairly good but we could have tightened it up more for the track conditions. It was just another good fun night of racing. We don't know our plans yet for next weekend but we will keep the schedule updated.

This weekend we were heading again to USA Raceway to run with the ASCS Southwest Series but just seconds ago we got a call saying they are rained out. The pits and racetrack are under water after rain all week, and a large storm last night. Jody Williams was gracious enough to offer us a car to drive so we are going to pick it up and head down to Tularosa, NM to run with the NMMRA topless. This will be my first time in a non-wing car since the Roger McCluskey Classic on New Year's, and my first time to Tularosa to race though I have watched a race or two there. Jody's car is actually one of our old cars that I ran a lot non-wing so it should be fairly comfortable hopping in it. We would like to say a big thanks to Jody and the Williams family for allowing me to drive it this weekend. We will have an update tomorrow on how we did.

It was not our night at the Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, TX. I pulled pill 31 and that put me starting 5th in the 1st heat. It was a tough heat and the track was real heavy and fast still. I got to 4th on the start and fell back to finish 6th. We were really tight and it was too much load for the car to pull through. That set us back starting 6th in the 2nd B main. I jumped up to 4th on the start and was faster than 2nd and 3rd but it was hard to get around them. They transfer 4 and 5th was coming so I had to go. I got a good run through turns 3 and 4 one time and shot under 3rd place but he didn't see me and clipped my right front which sent me spinning up on one wheel. I also got hit by another car in the rear. We could not get the car fixed in time to go back out so our night was done. It was a tough night but everybody has one. We still have not made our decision on where we are going next weekend but it looks like we may head down to Tucson for the ASCS Southwest race.

Elm Mott, TX - We just finished up another night of racing under the lights at Heart O' Texas Speedway. I started off the night on a good note, pulling pill number 1 to start pole of the first heat race. I took off and won by almost half a lap. The car was as good as I have ever felt it, and I was looking forward to the feature. I drew pill 3 to start 3rd. After a few early cautions, I hung in 3rd until the steering started to get hot and fail. Earlier in the day we found our problem from Tucson, a bent rear end, but apparently there was more to it. I fell back to 7th holding on. All in all it was a good night and we'll get the steering changed and get ready for Devil's Bowl Saturday night. I would like to thank the Oil Medics for their hospitality and Mark for making the trek once again to help us out. We will have an update on Sunday about our results from Saturday.