Hotlanta "News" and Notes

Kasey Kahne broke Ryan Newman's streak of six straight poles at Atlanta. NOW will people stop referring to 2006 as a "make-or-break" year for Kasey?

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new winner for "strangest name in Nascar"; I give you, Trevor Boys!

Dale Jarrett has said that he plans to run Cup through 2008. No word on if he knows that Robert Yates plans to have him run Cup through 2006.

Ryan Newman continues to race a 2004 Dodge Intrepid this weekend. In 2007, when the car becomes non-approved, he is expected to switch to a Stanley Steamer.

Michael Waltrip has announced a five-race deal in Nextel Cup this season with Bill Elliott and Burger King. Elliott was last seen being bound, gagged, and thrown into a clown car.

ODDS
3:1 You'll miss about 200 laps of this race watching the NCAA tournament.
7:2 The race will end in a Green-White-Checkered finish.
100:1 The incident precipitating the Green-White Checkered finish will involve anyone in the top 20.