Short track racing at South Boston, Va., is by no means a demolition derby like you would find at the county fair. Drivers have to keep their heads, make wise decisions and keep their truck underneath them; otherwise they will be sitting and watching the event for 250 laps from the confines of the trailer.

	Setzer is currently eighth in the points standings.

However it never fails that tempers will flare and accidents become the most popular form of entertainment. Friday night when the truck series took to the track, we did not disappoint a single fan with a wide collection of yellow and red flags by evenings end. There were nine cautions for at total of 77 laps, lots of action to be found.

The racing was very tough and quick when the track was flying under a green flag. Drivers passing on the inside and outside, trying to find a line that would generate some motion towards the front. Being among the leaders by no means guaranteed you were free and clear of trouble. When you're racing on a track that is only 0.4 miles, you're coming up on lapped trucks within three to four laps of taking the green. You must be patient and choose the lines you take carefully or you're left watching your truck leave on the tow-hook.

I was impressed with the race and the patience the guys used Friday night. I faced a couple of situations that were hairy, one before the race even got underway. Right before the command to start engines I put my helmet on and began talking in the radio, I could hear the guys in the pits, but they could not hear a word I was saying. It was too late to try and change helmets and we were forced to go back to the old method of hand signals. One for tight and two for loose, it worked, on the first pit stop the guys slid a hand held radio into me and we communicated with it during cautions.

Action on the track was pretty uneventful for us. Our spotter Bucky did a great job and kept me notified of any trucks or accidents on the track. There were a couple times when he drove me through a trail of debris, which saved us from suffering a flat tire.

Short track racing is my favorite type of any that we do in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. I grew up racing on small tracks like Hickory, N.C., and Caraway, N.C., so a return to South Boston was great for the series. You got to see a lot of drivers showcase their talents.

Ted Musgrave got to the front in a hurry and ended up winning the race. Ted had a great truck, but also had the most coveted spot on the track. The leader can always choose where he wants to run, that allows him to pick his way through lapped traffic much easier than the rest of us.

The Morgan/Dollar Motorsports team gave me a great truck and we finished in the second position, our seventh top-5 of the year. The guys did an awesome job in preparing the truck and we were fast throughout testing, practice and qualifying. In the race we got a little tight, we went the wrong way on a change, but it didn't hurt the handling of the truck that much.

South Boston presented a fun night of short track action for all of those fans. It marked a return to the early years of the series and provided 250 laps of rough and tumble action. Now were off to Texas, from a short track to a fast and furious oval. Lets just hope that we can do one better under the lights and park the No. 46 Acxiom/Computer Associates Chevrolet in Victory Lane!