Pick ’Em – Media members had their chance to pick winners for today’s Coca-Cola 600. Some were serious; some were funny. Read ’em and harass your peers.
AJ Allmendinger
Farrah Kaye, nnsracing.com
Genevieve Cadorette, skirtsandscuffs.com
Tony Bolick, (Asheboro) Courier-Tribune
Jorge Mondaca, foxsports.com
Greg Biffle
Toby Christie, rubbingsracing.com
Viv Bernstein, The New York Times
Matt Kenseth
Jay Pennell, sbnation.com, allleftturns.com
Nathan Butler, onpitroad.com, speedwaymedia.com
Bryan Davis Keith, frontstretch.com
Reid Spencer, The Sporting News
Monte Dutton, Gaston Gazette
Joe Menzer, nascar.com
Carl Edwards
Kim Roberson, insiderracingnews.com
Mike Massaro, ESPN
Jeff Gluck, sbnation.com
Greg Engle, cupscene.com
Doug Rice, PRN
Tom Jensen, speed.com
Jeff Owens, scenedaily.com
Thomas Pope, The Fayetteville Observer
Allen Knight, Cox Sports Broadcasting
Dick Cox, Cox Sports Broadcasting
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Ben White, Lexington (N.C.) Dispatch
Sarah Farlee, cupscene.com
David Reutimann
Jenna Fryer, AP
Ben McNeely, Media General
Danica Patrick or Dale Jr.
David Newton, espn.com
Kyle Busch
David Caraviello, nascar.com
Mike Neff, frontstretch.com
Al Pearce, AutoWeek
Jamie McMurray
Greer Smith, High Point Enterprise
Jimmie Johnson
Diego Mejia, autosport.com
Jeff Gordon
Brian Franey, ESPN
Jeff Burton
Kenny Bruce, scenedaily.com
Ryan Newman
Norman Cooke, Stadium Journey
Kasey Kahne
Jim Utter, The Charlotte Observer
Amy Henderson, frontstretch.com
Clint Bowyer
Mike Hembree, speed.com
Staff Picks
Scott Cooper, CMS VP of Communications – Greg Biffle
Adrian Parker, CMS Director of Communications –
Regular pick - Matt “The Brat” Kenseth
Dark horse pick – David Ragan
Million-to-1 pick – Brian Vickers
Cathy Hein, CMS Communication Manager – Carl Edwards
Angela Revell, Pit notes – Marcos Ambrose
N.B. Arnold, Pit notes – Carl Edwards
Brad Bowling, Veteran counter monkey – Jimmie Johnson
Touching Reunion – Katrina Zaleski hadn’t seen her husband for four months, until he surprised her on the pre-race stage for today’s Coca-Cola 600.
Staff Sergeant (SSG) Matthew D. Kilmartin has been deployed to Iraq since February, his third such deployment in seven year with the U.S. Army. He came home this weekend to surprise his wife as she accepted the fictitious “Golden Eagle Award,” supposedly given in appreciation to spouses of active duty military, which was created to set-up this touching reunion between soldier and wife.
After husband and wife tearfully greeted each other, they headed to the Coca-Cola suite to watch the race. SSG Kilmartin will then have his usual 15-day leave to spend with his wife at their base in Ft. Bragg, N.C., before returning to Iraq.
