Pit Passes

Pick the LOSER - Dover

Well, someone wanted me to shake things up, here you go.

Pick the driver you think will finish 43rd in Sunday's race at Dover.

I've got Jamie McMurray!

The Top 25 drivers of all-time

With the help of ESPN, a panel of 19 former drivers and experts recently voted on the top 25 drivers of all-time. A few surprises in here.

From 25-1, here they are:

25. Steve Kinser
24. Nigel Mansell
23. Don Garlits
22. Niki Lauda
21. Shirley Muldowney
20. Darrell Waltrip
19. Emerson Fittipaldi
18. Alain Prost
17. Bobby Unser
16. Tony Stewart
15. Al Unser
14. Cale Yarborough
13. Jackie Stewart
12. John Force
11. Rick Mears
10. Jeff Gordon
9. Juan Manuel Fangio
8. Jim Clark
7. David Pearson
6. Richard Petty
5. Ayrton Senna
4. Michael Schumacher
3. Dale Earnhardt
2. Mario Andretti
1. A.J. Foyt

Pick the winner - Charlotte

Kyle Busch is on the pole.

no restrictions this week, just can't pick someone who has been chosen.

Good luck.

Pick the winner - Indy 500

You ask, you receive!

Only rule for this choice is you can't pick someone already selected.

But I also ask how many people watch the race to watch, or you're curious to see what Danica Patrick does?

All-Star race results

Here are the results from last night's Sprint Cup All-Star race  from Lowe's Motor Speedway (there was a glitch in the newspaper this morning.

All-Star results

And congrats to Rick, who isn't crazy, for picking Kasey Kahne to win the race.

Sloppy chad gets the nod in the Showdown race for picking David Ragan, who finished third. dewitjr also picked Ragan, but Ragan was already selected.

Pick the winner - all-star race

Personally, these races typicall rank up there with Michigan, Pocono and some of the other less interesting events of the year.

But, I figure a few may have some interest so I'll throw it out there to pick the winner. If so inclined, choose the winner of the preliminary race.

I'll go first this week so local and sentimental reasons:

Sprint All-Star Showdown: Chad McCumbee

Sprint All-Star Race: Dale Jarrett

McCumbee picked for two NASCAR races

Chad McCumbee is scheduled to drive in a pair of upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup races.

McCumbee will be in the seat of the No. 45 car on June 1 at Dover International Speedway and July 12 at Chicagoland Speedway

Kyle Petty, the full-time driver in the No. 45, will miss the Dover race to attend his daughter's wedding and the Chicago race to jump into the television booth with TNT.

``As a father there aren't many days more special than the day you get to give your daughter away in marriage,'' Petty said. ``I appreciate Chad jumping in the car at Dover to allow me to do that.  He is strong on the intermediate tracks and I'm confident that he will do a great job at Dover as well as Chicagoland.  It's just another part of our evaluation process of him.''

McCumbee filled in for Petty twice in 2007 (Pocono and Michigan) and failed to qualify the car for April's race at Texas.

In two NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts at Dover, McCumbee has a personal-best finish of 13th in 2007. The Chicagoland race will be his debut on the 1.5-mile oval.

Two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Terry Labonte will drive the No. 45 car for five other races _ Pocono (June 8), Michigan (June 15), Sonoma (June 22), New Hampshire (June 29) and Daytona (July 5) _ until Petty returns on July 27 for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motorspeedway.

Gettin' Rowdy at Darlington

Kyle 'Rowdy' Busch did every you're supposed to if you don't want to win a race. He hit the wall five or six times. Endured a pit road penalty. Almost ran out gas. Didn't matter because he won the Dodge Challenger 500 on Saturday night at Darlington Raceway.

Busch had no trouble working his way back up through the field after the early penalty and has made a statement he is clearly the driver to beat every week.

Plus he had a great line after the race, ``Someone threw a beer can at me [after the race]. Next time can you make sure it's full so I can enjoy it?''

A few other thoughts:

*Anyone know what's wrong with Jimmie Johnson? Finished in 13th place and fell to sixth in points.

*Dale Earnhardt Jr. was solid again. He's not winning races, but he's gonna make the Chase as long as he stays steady.

*The race itself wasn't the most interesting. A lot of green-flag racing on the newly-paved track put quite a few cars a lap or more down early. Just about everyone hit the wall and earned a Darlington Stripe. Sam Hornish Jr., by unofficial count, hit the wall between Turns 3 and 4 more than any other driver.

Dog day afternoon at Darlington

I was kind of surprised at the number of people who traveled with the dogs to Darlington Raceway. I talked to a person from Texas who takes their dog to every track. Even one woman said her 4-pount Chiwawa is trained to bite Kyle Busch (must be an Earnhardt Jr. fan).

Here are links to the story dog story and some photos photo gallery

Biffle wins pole at Darlington

Two-time race winner Greg Biffle won the pole for Saturday night's Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington Raceway. Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start second in the Dodge Challenger 500.

Jimmie Johnson, who crashed twice today in practices, starts third and is followed by Tony Stewart, Kurt Busch and Kyle Busch.

Defending race winner Jeff Gordon will start eighth.