NASCAR boys hanging out and playing in Vegas
It is NASCAR weekend in Las Vegas, and spotting drivers and their teams around town is easier than turn two at the Las Vegas Speedway.
During the week there have been numerous sightings of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and others. Tuesday, 2004 NASCAR champ and Las Vegas native, Kurt Busch, was at the Mandalay Bay's Mix for dinner.
At Caesars Palace's Pure on Tuesday were Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, Michael Waltrip, and Elliott Sadler.
Also there were former Pittsburg Steeler Jerome Bettis and ESPN's Kenny Mayne. Mayne is a former UNLV quarterback who recently was on "Dancing with the Stars."
Bettis was also seen Wednesday, not that he is hard to miss, at the Rio taking in Blues Traveler. Snoop Dogg was scheduled to perform; however, Blues Traveler was a late replacement.
Back at the track...
Trick Pony and John Schneider of the TV hit "Duke of Hazzard" are the national anthem singers for this weekend's NASCAR races. Trick Pony will sing at Sunday's UAW Daimler Chrysler 400 Nextel Cup Race. Schneider will step up to the microphone on Saturday at the Sam's Town 300 Busch Series Race.
Drivers will be back to serious business as they hit the track Friday for speed trials and pole positions.
If you are heading out to the track, remember to give yourself plenty of time. Traffic is crazy in and out of the Speedway. Hopefully locals will take the beltway and leave the interstate to tourists and cabbies.
If you are in a hurry, take the helicopter ride in and out. It isn't as much fun as tail-gating, but it gets you back to the hotel faster. Personally, I like to get there for breakfast, Bloody Marys, and then stick around having parking-lot-dinner after the race. That way, we miss the crowds leaving, and we have time to shop for NASCAR treasures. However you go, it is the place to be this weekend.
Gentlemen, start the party!
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