There's still time to vote on the People's Pitstop lineup for this Sunday's race in Las Vegas. The polls will close Thursday night, so we can get the lineup set in time for Friday's qualifying. In the meantime, here is some information to whet your appetite.
Track basics: Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a 1.5-mile tri-oval with progressive banking. Oh, and by the way, it's a short trip from the track to the famous Las Vegas Strip. In fact, if you're staying in a Strip casino...er, hotel, and you want to go to the race, the city sends out buses to take you there. To get from the Strip to the track, the buses take you through (yes, I said through) Nellis Air Force Base. For a more extensive race preview from Yahoo, click here to download a PDF.
Recent winners: Kyle Busch (2009), Carl Edwards (2008), Jimmie Johnson (2007).
Who wins a lot here: The pickings are slim on this front. Johnson has won here three times. Jeff Burton and Matt Kenseth have two wins each. No other active driver has more than one win here.
So what's with that Shelby thing? Welcome to the world of NASCAR race sponsorship. If you're a race, unless you're the Daytona 500, there's a good chance you've had more title sponsors than Larry King has ex-wives. In late 2008, Shelby American Inc., a maker of high-end cars and auto parts, signed a one-year deal to put its name on the Sprint Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. As a result, the 2009 version of this race was called the Shelby 427. Last year, Shelby agreed to extend its sponsorship for another year.
Stay tuned. Next year's sponsor could be the People's Pigskin (if we get enough ad revenue to purchase the ... wait, there are no ads? Darn.)
We'll be back late Thursday with the poll results. In the meantime, don't forget to vote. (Once again, you're picking two drivers from the A List, four from the B List and 2 from the C List.)
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