nascar drivers take new york by storm, look good doing it

Valli — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:11:51 +0000

Last week the top 12 drivers in The Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship were in New York City for Chase Media Day. For the drivers it meant making television appearances and conducting a bunch of interviews with various media outlets.

All twelve drivers appeared on The David Letterman Show to run down Dave’s “Top Ten List”, or in this case, a top-twelve list:

Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson hung out on The Early Show with host Harry Smith:

Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards went on Tony Stewart’s show on Sirius Satellite Radio and they addressed their “rivalry.” There’s a clip of them discussing exactly that over on Tony’s page at Sirius.com. Look for the section on the right-hand side with the “Sounds of the Show” heading.

And now for the photos, I’d like to point out Dale Earnhardt Jr. and how much I loved his sweater/button-up combo. That’s a very good look for him. In fact all of the guys looked really good, kudos to them and anyone that helped them pick out their outfits.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. smiles while chatting with David Poole and Mike Bagley on The Morning Drive on Sirius XM Radio. (Photo Credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Dale Earnhardt Jr. practices throwing scoops of ice cream before attempting to break a Guiness World Record on Live With Regis And Kelly. (Photo Credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Kyle Busch tries to catch a scoop of ice cream on a cone while practicing to break a Guiness World Record on Live With Regis And Kelly. (Photo Credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images for NASCAR)

All 12 drivers in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup (back row l-r: Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Denny Hamlin, Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle; front row l-r: Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer, Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth) pose on the marquee of the New York City Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square during Chase Media Day. (Photo Credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Matt Yocum and Kyle Busch at the taping of the Tony Stewart Live show in the Sirius XM studios in New York City (photo credit: Ronnie Peters of 4 Corners)

Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch talk NASCAR with Tony Stewart and Matt Yocum on the Tony Stewart Live show at the Sirius XM studios in New York City (photo credit: Ronnie Peters of 4 Corners)

Clint Bowyer participates in a Satellite Media Tour during Chase Media Day at Hard Rock Cafe in New York City. (Photo Credit: Mike Stobe/Getty Images for NASCAR)

my fantasy nascar broadcast team

Valli — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 02:14:28 +0000

I have never been this frustrated with caution flags. Martinsville was un-real. I hated the way it ended. I was really hoping that Ryan Newman would be able to pass up Jimmie Johnson, but again a win for him was thwarted by the Hendrick powerhouse and those friggin’ cautions.

I could say how disappointed I was to know that engine problems are what screwed Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the millionth time, but really what’s the point? I don’t think I’ve ever looked forward to the end of a NASCAR season as much as I have this one. I just want to get to Daytona (in person!) and see Dale in his No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy and let the winning begin! I’m so done with this season it’s crazy. I say that but at the same time I hold out the hope that he’ll still win a race before this year is over.

Is it just me or did they make the pre-race show shorter?? I’m not sure ’cause I only caught the last 10 minutes, which — thankfully — only consisted of the national anthem and the call to start the engines.

I was excited to read that Rusty Wallace was getting the axe but apparently it’s not actually going to happen. I started thinking about my fantasy race coverage crew. It goes like this, Allen Bestwick and Wally Dallenbach would do the pre-race stuff. The pre-race show would feature actual semi-in-depth interviews that were taped during the week before the race. Ya know kinda like how they do with the NFL. Darrell Waltrip, Larry McReynolds and Mike Joy would call the race (as they do now on FOX) and the pit reporters would be Dave Burns, Steve Byrnes, Dick Berggren and Matt Yocum. Ah, if only! What do you think? Good? No good?

Mike Skinner, driver of the #5 Toyota Tundra Toyota, kisses his wife, Angela after winning the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway on October 20, 2007 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)

Clint Bowyer, driver of the #07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet, watches during qualifying for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 19, 2007 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Clint Bowyer, driver of the #07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet, drives in the garage area, during practice for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 19, 2007 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Denny Hamlin is all smiles during qualifying for the Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway (Photo Credit: Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Jeff Gordon, driver of the #24 DuPont Chevrolet, walks in the garage area, during practice for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Subway 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 19, 2007 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

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nascar drivers take new york by storm, look good doing it

my fantasy nascar broadcast team