Presenting your driver intro songs for Sunday's Bristol race
Last summer, Bristol Motor Speedway hit on a tiny little bit of genius: have the drivers march out to their own handpicked songs, wrestling-style. It was fun, it was clever, and it allowed the drivers to give a little bit of sly commentary on themselves and their fans.
Naturally, Bristol's doing it again. For the last couple weeks, Twitter has been atwitter (sorry) with speculation on appropriate songs for drivers. And in the last couple days, word has started to trickle out about which drivers will debut to which songs. SB Nation's Jeff Gluck has done yeoman's work in compiling all the songs, and here they are as of right now:
• AJ Allmendinger: "Last Resort" / Papa Roach
• Aric Almirola: "Back In Black" / AC/DC
• Bobby Labonte: "People Are Crazy" / Billy Currington
• Brad Keselowski: "Won't Back Down" / Tom Petty
• Brian Vickers: "Whatever Happened" / OAR
• Carl Edwards: "Black Betty" / Spiderbait
• Casey Mears: "Wild Side" / Motley Crue
• Clint Bowyer: "Burning Love" / Elvis
• Dale Earnhardt Jr: TBA
• Dave Blaney: TBA
• David Gilliland: "I Gotta Feelin" / Black Eyed Peas
• David Ragan: "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" / Charlie Daniels
• David Reutimann: "The Game" / Motorhead
• David Stremme: TBA
• Denny Hamlin: "Rocky" theme
• Elliott Sadler: "2001: A Space Odyssey" theme
• Greg Biffle: "Welcome to the Jungle" / Guns N Roses
• Jamie McMurray: "Let It Rock" / Kevin Rudolph
• Jeff Burton: "Welcome to the Jungle" / Guns N Roses
• Jeff Gordon: "Boom Boom Pow" / Black Eyed Peas
• Jimmie Johnson: "Ramble On" / Led Zeppelin
• Joe Nemechek: "Boot Scootin Boogie" / Brooks and Dunn
• Joey Logano: "Crank Dat" / Soulja Boy
• Juan Pablo Montoya: "Going the Distance" / Cake
• Kasey Kahne: "Bulls On Parade" / Rage Against The Machine
• Kevin Conway: "Big Time" / Peter Gabriel
• Kevin Harvick: "Rollin" / Limp Bizkit
• Kurt Busch: "Dukes of Hazzard" theme
• Kyle Busch: "Amazing" / Kanye West
• Marcos Ambrose: "Thunderstruck" / AC/DC
• Mark Martin: TBA
• Martin Truex Jr.: "Napa Know How" jingle
• Matt Kenseth: "Whisky Hangover" / Godsmack
• Max Papis: "Carmina Burana" / Carl Orff
• Michael Waltrip: "Hillbilly Bone" / Blake Shelton
• Mike Bliss: "Rise Above This" / Seether
• Paul Menard: "Paradise City" / Guns N Roses
• Regan Smith: "Fight For Your Right" / Beastie Boys
• Robby Gordon: "Some Beach" / Blake Shelton
• Ryan Newman: "Hillbilly Rockstar" / Bridgette Tatum
• Sam Hornish Jr.: "Bad Habit" / Offspring
• Scott Speed: "Love Shack" / B52s
• Terry Cook: TBA
• Tony Stewart: "Bawitdaba" / Kid Rock
• Travis Kvapil: "Kickstart My Heart" / Motley Crue
Some interesting picks there, including Truex's sponsor-pleaser and, most significantly, Jet Ski's "I Won't Back Down." You'll also note that several drivers, including Junior and Mark Martin, haven't yet revealed their songs. So let's help 'em out, shall we? And no, don't go picking Beck's "Loser" for Junior. That's just mean.
Bristol Driver Intros [SB Nation]
