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February 15, 2008

Five former NASCAR champions

Daytona_cover If you're a NASCAR fan, this weekend's issue of the magazine is a must-see. Our staff NASCAR expert Dennis McCafferty rounded up five Daytona 500 winners from the past five decades. It's quite a feat to get five celebrities in a room together, at all, much less all these big names: Darrell Waltrip, Richard Petty, Bobby Allison, Jimmie Johnson and Sterling Marlin.  You can read the full article here, but Dennis gave us some inside scoop that didn't make the final story.

"Jimmie Johnson was a true-blue good guy. Usually when you do photo shoots, if it's an active driver his publicity team insists that he wear his firesuit -- especially on a cover -- because they want their sponsors to get exposure. But Jimmie insisted on not wearing his, because he knew the others wouldn't and didn't want to stand out. Just last weekend Jimmie clinched the pole spot for this year's Daytona 500, but we're not that quick -- we got lucky on that one. The shoot was done toward the end of last season at the Richard Petty Driving Experience,  next to Lowe's Motor Speedway in Charlotte, N.C. All the guys had a really good time together, trading stories and joking around. Bobby Allison was the last to leave, and Darrell Waltrip joked with Petty about his hat -- but you'll have to read the article to find out about that."

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