Elliot Sadler wins Wii Boxing tourney in Bristol

This past Friday at Ford City Race Night in Bristol, Elliot Sadler, Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne, and A.J. Allmendinger participated in a Wii boxing tournament.

Ask anyone who knows me...I have a love obsession with my Wii, especially my Wii fit. I will admit that I had a cocktail in hand the first night I played around with it. This means I had my alter ego in the room with me and I couldn't walk the next morning.

Leave it to the Emporia VA native, Elliot Sadler to take the tournament. You can view the official Elliot Sadler victory video on his website, located here. There are also a few photos of the event located here.

I found a video on youtube that wasn't protected by Elliot's website. You can somewhat view the finale between Kasey Kahne and Elliot Sadler. It doesn't surprise me that Elliot took the tournament. If you could see a Wii boxing match between 2 drivers who would it be? I will be generic and say Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Saturday night was special for Sterling Marlin

AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain

I am a huge fan of the Marlin family and I couldn't be happier that Sterling Marlin captured last nights win at Scotts Saturday Night Special in Bristol. Sterling started on the pole after teammate Andy Petree finished first in his celebrity heat. The 51-year-old Columbia, Tennessee native was awarded the same trophy that will go to Sunday's Food City 500 winner.

"Man, that felt so good," said Marlin. "It felt so good to get in the car and to run like that. I had a great car and Andy got me a really good starting position. I had a great time. I'd like to do this again."

Rusty Wallace finished second, followed by L.D. Ottinger, Terry Labonte and Jimmy Spencer. Rounding out the 12-car field was Harry Gant, Phil Parsons, Jack Ingram, Cale Yarborough, David Green, Junior Johnson and Larry Pearson.

Ingram, a former legend in the Busch Series could be viewed as a sore loser. "I believe if they hadn't let those boys cheat, we'd have run better. They had their cars cheated up. The spoiler on Sterling's car was a lot bigger than everybody else's. And Rusty's car was sealed off better than ours was. That's just not any good."

In the first heat of the afternoon, Philadelphia Eagles place-kicker David Akers outlasted the field to take the win, while former crew chief and current ESPN analyst Petree picked up the win in the second heat.

Sterling will race in today's Ford City 500.

For more information, click here to visit Bristol Motor Speedways home page.

Bristol Ford City 500 Cheat Sheet / Lineup

1^st #5 Mark Martin Chevrolet, Carquest / Kellogg's

2^nd #39 Ryan Newman Chevrolet, U.S. Army

3^rd #48 Jimmie Johnson Chevrolet, Lowe's

4^th #16 Greg Biffle Ford, 3M

5^th #9 Kasey Kahne Dodge, Budweiser

6^th #00 David Reutimann Toyota, Aaron's Dream Machine

7^th #43 Reed Sorenson Dodge, Paralyzed Veterans of America

8^th #66 Dave Blaney Toyota, Hyde Park Storage Suites

9^th #26 Jamie McMurray Ford, Crown Royal

10^th #24 Jeff Gordon Chevrolet, DuPont

11^th #82 Scott Speed Toyota, Red Bull

12^th #42 Juan Montoya Chevrolet, Target

13^th #47 Marcos Ambrose Toyota, Little Debbie / Kingsford / Clorox

14^th #71 David GillilandChevroletCapital Window

15^th #14 Tony Stewart Chevrolet, Office Depot / Old Spice

16^th #64 Todd Bodine Toyota, Fred's Hometown Discount Store

17^th #28 Travis Kvapil Ford, Golden Corral

18^th #8 Aric Almirola Chevrolet, Champion Apparel

19^th #18 Kyle Busch Toyota, Snickers

20^th #1 Martin Truex Jr. Chevrolet, Bass Pro Shops / Tracker

21^st #55Michael Waltrip Toyota, NAPA (backup car, moves to the back)

22^nd #19 Elliott Sadler Dodge, Best Buy

23^rd #20 Joey Logano Toyota, The Home Depot

24^th #11 Denny Hamlin Toyota, FedEx Express

25^th #77 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge, Mobil 1

26^th #44 A.J. Allmendinger Dodge, Charter Comm.

27^th #83 Brian Vickers Toyota, Red Bull 123.37215.553-0.297

28^th #87 Joe Nemechek Toyota, NEMCO Motorsports

29^th #12 David Stremme Dodge, Penske Racing

30^th #29Kevin Harvick Chevrolet, Shell / Pennzoil

31^st #33 Clint Bowyer Chevrolet, BB&T

32^nd #2 Kurt Busch Dodge, Miller Lite

33^rd #17 Matt Kenseth Ford, Dewalt

34^th #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Chevrolet, National Guard / Amp Energy

35^th #7 Robby Gordon Toyota, SPOT

36^th #96 Bobby Labonte Ford, Academy Sports + Outdoors

37^th #07 Casey Mears Chevrolet, Jack Daniel's

38^th #99 Carl Edwards Ford, Aflac

39^th #34 John Andretti Chevrolet, WindowWorld.com

40^th #31 Jeff Burton Chevrolet, Caterpillar

41^st #6 David Ragan Ford, UPS

42^nd #98 Paul Menard Ford, Johns Manville / Menards

43^rd #09Sterling Marlin Dodge, Miccosukee Resort & Gaming

Did not make it:

#36 Scott Riggs Toyota, Array Lighting / Nexxus Lighting :(

#41 Jeremy Mayfield ToyotaToyota, All Sport

Laps around the world's fastest half-mile to benefit a great charity

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take a lap around the world's fastest half-mile? If you are going to Bristol, you can participate in the Richard Petty Driving Experience this Friday, March 20th from 7pm-11pm and help out a great cause!

For $149 per person, you will dress in a firesuit and take 3 ride-along laps around one of NASCAR's most popular tracks, Bristol Motor Speedway. 50% of the proceeds will benefit the Bristol chapter of Speedway Children's Charities.

Anyone interested in taking part in the Ride-Alongs should pre-register at 1-800-BE-PETTY.

Speedway Children's Charities provide funding for hundreds of non-profit organizations throughout the nation that meet the direct needs of children. Their vision is that every child has the same opportunities no matter what obstacle they are facing.

The Holy Grail of Motorsports

For the first time in more than 13 years, Bristol has not sold out. Although not shocking due to the economy, it is a little crazy being that Bristol is the most coveted tickets to come across and tickets start at only $93. One of the funnier things I have seen is the disclaimer on ticketmaster.com for Bristol tickets. It says: If you are afraid of heights, it is not advised to purchase tickets in Wallace Tower (Sections WO-A thru WO-S). That's very nice of ticketmaster to look out for people that have a fear of heights.

The Ford City 500's Grand Marshall will be Virginia Tech Football Coach, Frank Beamer with Bobby Allison being the honorary starter. Country Music star Ashton Shepherd will perform the National Anthem who will also be performing a pre-race show. The green flag drops at 2:16 pm. Click here for the entire schedule and click here for the entrant list.

Here are the Bristol driver apperances:

Thursday March 19th
Eric McClure, David Green and more will be at the Ford City Family Race Night in Knoxville. Click here for scheduled appearances.

Friday March 20th
Justin Allgaier will sign autographs from 1030am-11am at the Penske Racing souvenir trailer on the front stretch of Bristol Motor Speedway.
Justin Allgaier is scheduled to visit the Verizon Wireless store on Clear Creek Road from 7pm-8pm
Stephen Leicht will sign autographs from 7:30pm-8:30pm at the NASCAR merchandise trailer located in the north display and souvenir area outside turn 3 at Bristol Motor Speedway
Ford City Race Night Appearances
Kevin Harvick 6pm-7pm *Autograph sticker required. 300 Autograph stickers will be given out at Harvick's line beginning at 5pm
Eric McClure 6pm-8pm
Jason Keller 6:30pm-7:30pm
Marcos Ambrose 6pm-8pm
Jason Leffler 6pm-8pm
Morgan Shepherd 6pm-8pm
Burney Lamar 6pm-8pm
Scott Lagasse Jr. 7:30pm-8:30pm
Kevin Hamlin 7pm-9pm
Scott Riggs 6pm-8pm
David Green 6pm-8pm

On the Food City Stage worth watching:
7:00pm Wii Boxing Tournament featuring: Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer, Elliott Sadler & A.J. Allmendinger
7:45pm - 8:30pm Rock Band featuring Kevin & Delana Harvick, Tony Stewart, plus one lucky fan from the audience.

Sunday March 22nd
David Stremme will sign autographs at the Penske Racing souvenir trailer at 9:30am on the front stretch of Bristol Motor Speedway.
David Ragan will sign autographs at the UPS souvenir hauler from 10:10am-10:30am
Kurt Busch will sign autographs at 10:45am at the Miller Lite souvenir hauler located in the display area at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Sam Hornish will sign autographs from 1030am-11am at the Penske Racing souvenir trailer on the front stretch of Bristol Motor Speedway.
Casey Mears will sign autographs at 10:45am at the Jack Daniel’s Experience located in the campground area outside Turn 1 at Bristol Motor Speedway

Saturday Night Special is truly Special

This Saturday night, many celebrities including football coaches, football players, TV/radio personalities and more will run the heat races as part of the Scotts Saturday Night Special.

The celebrity line up includes:
Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech football coach (who will also serve as the grand marshal of the Food City 500)
Terry Bowden, University of North Alabama football coach
David Akers, Philadelphia Eagles kicker
Mike Compton, Local High School football coach (who won 2 Super Bowls with the New England Patriots)
Bill Jordan, Owner and founder of Realtree Camouflage
Riki Rachtman, of MTV's Charm School and Daisy of Love
Andy Petree, Former car owner
Ray Evernham, Former car owner
Brad Daugherty, Retired all-star player with the Cleveland Cavaliers
Greg Anderson, Pro Stock driver
Ron Capps, Funny Car driver
Doug Herbert, Top Fuel Dragster

These celebrities will run 15-lap (or 10-minute) heats to help determine the starting spots of their pro driver teammates, who then will run 35 laps. This field includes legends Junior Johnson, David Pearson, Harry Gant, Cale Yarborough and Jack Ingram.

Towards their charities, the winning team is guaranteed $25,000, in addition second place will receive $10,000 and the remaining teams will get $5,000. Pairings will be announced at a later time.

The Saturday Night Special will take place after the completion of the Scotts Turf Builder 300 Nationwide Series race and the 100-lap UARA late model event. Admission for the Saturday Night Special is included in the price of the Scotts Turf Builder 300 earlier in the day. Tickets may be purchased online through www.bristoltix.com or by calling the BMS ticket office at (423) 989-6900.