An "Off-Week" Doesn't Mean a Week Off

Some people may think that because it is an Off-Week for the NASCAR Nationwide Series, that those who work for the race teams get a week off.   We actually prefer to look at it as a "breather" - a chance to catch our breath and prepare for the next few weeks. And there is always lots of work to be done at Jeremy Clements Racing.

Dover car

For the Team, they spent last week tearing down chassis JCR-247 after the wreck in Talladega and determining what was salvageable.  From there, they moved on to preparing the cars for the upcoming races...chassis JCR-1192 for Iowa and chassis JCR-127 for Dover, as well as preparing the motors.

For Phyllis (JCR PR) and I, it was a week with some extra hours in the day to work on projects that end up getting pushed aside during race weeks.  Time to catalog photos; time to update the website and other media accounts; time to send out hero cards and fan club packages; and time to work on other special upcoming projects.  We can always find something buried on our desks that needs attention!

And for Jeremy, it provided him a week to recuperate from the Talladega wreck and grumble about how much he hates "off-weeks", as he worked side by side with the guys in the shop.

We will have another "breather" after Dover before taking on the next consecutive 18 weeks of crisscrossing the country to race.  

We'll get our "Off-Week" when the season is over - and spend the entire time wishing next season to start!