Grand Marshall and National Anthem for the Shelby 427

This is the longest and hardest we have ever searched for pre-race entertainment. It isn't posted on the Las Vegas Motor Speedway website or Jayski.com. Finally, one day prior to the green flag, we found it. For Sunday's Shelby 427, Gordie Brown will provide the pre-race entertainment and the Jersey Boys will sing the national anthem.

Carroll Shelby will serve as grand marshal.

Click here for the full track schedule.

Shelby 427 cheat sheet / lineup

Here is the cheat sheet / lineup for the Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. I wonder what the catch phrase will be for the Busch boys sitting on the front row. Oh Brother!!(photo credit of Las Vegas Sun)
However, bad news for Kyle....they have to change his engine. I am having Déjà vu. Two weeks in a row, the pole sitter has to go back of the pack for engine issues.

We have to throw out a little congrats to Regan Smith, the driver of #78 Furniture Row Racing for making it in the race.

1. #18 Kyle Busch Toyota, M&M's**to back of the lineup due to engine
2. #2 Kurt Busch Dodge, Miller Lite
3. #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet, Lowe's / Kobalt Tools
4. #00 David Reutimann Toyota, Aaron's Dream Machine
5. #47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota, Kingsford / Clorox / Little Debbie
6. #39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet, Haas Automation
7. #9 Kasey Kahne Dodge, Budweiser
8. #5 Mark Martin Chevrolet, Pop-Tarts / Carquest
9. #29 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet, Shell / Pennzoil
10. #14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet, Old Spice / Office Depot
11. #12 David Stremme Dodge, Penske Racing
12. #77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge, Mobil 1
13. #25 Brad Keselowski Chevrolet, GoDaddy.com
14. #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet, Caterpillar
15. #55 Michael Waltrip Toyota, NAPA
16. #99 Carl Edwards Ford, Aflac
17. #96 Bobby Labonte Ford, Ask.com
18. #78 Regan Smith Chevrolet, Furniture Row Companies
19. #44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge, Harrah's
20. #20 Joey Logano Toyota, The Home Depot
21. #83 Brian Vickers Toyota, Red Bull
22. #87 Joe Nemechek Toyota, NEMCO Motorsports
23. #42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet, Energizer
24. #16 Greg Biffle Ford, 3M
25. #1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet, Bass Pro Shops / Tracker
26. #13 Max Papis Toyota, GEICO
27. #8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet, TomTom
28. #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet, DuPont
29. #34 John Andretti Chevrolet, WindowWorld.com
30 #71 David Gilliland Chevrolet, TRG Motorsports
31. #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet, National Guard / Amp Energy
32. #7 Robby Gordon Toyota, Jim Beam
33. #19 Elliott Sadler Dodge, Stanley
34. #11 Denny Hamlin Toyota, FedEx Office
35. #6 David Ragan Ford, UPS
36. #98 Paul Menard Ford, Johns Manville / Menards
37. #33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet, Cheerios / Hamburger Helper
38. #26 Jamie McMurray Ford, Irwin Industrial Tools
39. #43 Reed Sorenson Dodge, Valvoline
40. #17 Matt Kenseth USG Sheetrock , Ford
41. #07 Casey Mears Chevrolet, Jack Daniel's
42. #82 Scott Speed Toyota, Red Bull
43. #64 Todd Bodine Toyota, Gunselman Motorsports

Las Vegas Driver Appearances

Here are the Nascar driver appearances for Las Vegas throughout this week.

Wednesday, February 25th
Eric McClure - will be at Arizona Charlie's (Decatur) from 11 am-noon.

Thursday, February 26th
David Ragan will be signing autographs at Discount Tire located at 6565 E. Lake Mead Blvd from 4pm-6pm rouschracing.com
Kasey Kahne will be signing autographs at Stratosphere Casino Hotel and Tower (2000 Las Vegas Blvd South) from 4pm-6pm rudysracing.
Kurt Busch’s inaugural Sprint for the Kids will be taking place at Pole Position Raceway, located at 4175 S Arville from 6pm-8pm. Participants will compete side-by-side in a celebrity endurance kart race featuring some of Nascars finest drivers and celebrities, including Jamie McMurray, Sam Hornish Jr., David Stremme and Jamie Little. For more information, visit kurtbusch.com/foundation
Elliott Sadler will be at Sam's Town Casino starting at 5pm http://www.elliottsadler.com/2009website/appearances.html
Joey Logano will be signing autographs at the Home Depot located at 1401 S. Lamb Blvd. Las Vegas, NV from 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm http://driverappearances.com/
Scott Lagasse Jr. and John Wes Townley will be at ESPN Zone at New York, New York Hotel and Casino on from 2-4 p.m. http://www.lvms.com/news/superspeedway/504913.html

Friday, February 27, 2009
Martin Truex Jr. will be signing autographs from 11:00 am – 11:30 am at the merchandise trailer in the vendor area outside the entrance to Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Richard Childress, Matt Kenseth and Darrelll Waltrip will be on stage at the Neon Garage for a live broadcast on the QVC network from 5 pm - 7pm.
Dexter Bean will be sigining autographs at the Stratosphere Casino Hotel & Tower from 7pm - 8pm. http://www.jayski.com/
Marcos Ambrose and Michael McDowell will be at the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino from 7:30 pm - 8:30 p.m.http://www.lvms.com/news/superspeedway/504913.html
David Reutimann and rookie Ken Butler III will be at the Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership on 3223 W. Craig Rd. from 6:30-7:30 p.m. http://www.lvms.com/news/superspeedway/504913.html
Eric McClure will be at Stratosphere Hotel Casino from 8 pm-9 pm. http://www.lvms.com/news/superspeedway/504913.html
Hermie Sadler, Scott Wimmer, Todd Bodine, Scott Riggs, Reagan Smith, Jeff Green, David Green, Terry Cook, Eric McClure, Dexter Bean, Dave Blaney, Kirk Shelmerdine, Casey Atwood are scheduled to appear at the "Meet the Driver's Party in the casino at the Stratosphere Hotel & Casino at 7:00pm. http://www.jayski.com/
Jeff Burton and Richard Childress will be at the Caterpillar Contractor of the Year reception at Caesar's Palace from 7pm-9 pm.http://www.lvms.com/news/superspeedway/504913.html

Saturday, February 28, 2009
Kyle Busch will be signing autographs at M&M World, Las Vegas. 4pm - 6pm

Vegas Baby

Not a lot of news just yet, but just so you have your GAME face on....here is the entrant list courtesy of Jayski.

On Thursday, the now annual NASCAR Hauler parade will begin at 10am. The NASCAR team haulers, which carry the Sprint race cars that are competing in this Sundays Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, will parade north on the Strip past the cities MAIN DRAG of Vegas's hotels and casinos!! Below is a video from last years parade!

If you are in Vegas you may be looking to catch some entertainment away from the track. This week Cher, Barry Manilow, Emerson Drive, Little Big Town, and classic rockers Dokken to name a few give you an aray of choices of concerts during your stay. All will be performing this week. A race AND Cher in the same week? We must be in Vegas!

Viva Las Vegas

Ahhh....Vegas. Of all the tracks I have been to, Las Vegas Motor Speedway is my favorite. Great shopping, gambling, famous shows, amazing restaurants and NASCAR….what more can a girl ask for?! I attended the race in 2007 and I can say with certainty, I was intoxicated the entire trip. We stayed at the Wynn, the nicest hotel I have ever stepped foot in. As nice as it was, it was also torture having Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Manolo Blahnik and others located inside your hotel. The mixture of intoxication and great shopping isn’t the best combination….lets just say it took me a while to pay off the debt from that trip (but I have awesome pair of Christian Louboutins as a souvenir!). So take my advice, be careful where you drink and gamble or you may find yourself with a hefty credit card bill.

Lets face it, Vegas is not a cheap destination. With the state of our economy, you can really make Vegas work in your favor and a lot of the hotels have "free" attractions worth checking out. If you find yourself near the Wynn at nightfall, stop by and grab a drink at the patio of Parasol Down. They have a light show called the Lake of Dreams which is really neat and the more you drink, the more mind boggling it becomes. The Bellagio has a couple attractions worth checking out; The Bellagio Conservatory and the Bellagio Fountain. If you plan on going to see the fountain, dine on the patio of Todd English’s restaurant “Olives”. This will place you overlooking the fountain and you won’t have to stand outside w/ thousands of other tourists to get a glimpse of the show. Do yourself a favor and order his famous Beef Carpaccio. Do not let the term raw beef scare you. You will be thanking me later.

Moving onto the race! One of the great things about LVMS is their Neon Garage. It is like the FanZone in Daytona but on steroids. Where else can you go to a race and see Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, The Blueman Group and the Earnhardt / Elvis Car Unveiling? Click here for the Neon Garages schedule of events and here for the race schedule.