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All sixteen drivers competing in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Series Championship were dispatched across the North American continent to spread the word about some sport called NASCAR, this happening was officially titled “Chase Across North America.” Each driver went to a different location and I have compiled the best photos from each stop. I’ve decided that AJ Allmendinger had the best gig because he got to decorate cookies. That’s the way I’d like to spend my afternoon. 🙂
Some random things:
1.) It’s funny that they paired the legendary Dick Vitale , a noted gregarious person, with Kasey Kahne, a noted not as gregarious person.
2.) I wish I could show you all of the photos of Carl Edwards in Mexico because it’s literally just a bunch of shots of him in front of things with his arms stretched wide open. Sometimes he’d just do one arm.
3.) I love Ashley Judd .
4.) When did Jimmie Johnson forget how to smile?
5.) There were no photos of Dale Earnhardt Jr. , so I’ve posted the video of him on Jimmy Kimmel Live (above).
NASCAR Chase Driver AJ Allmendinger decorates cookies while making a Chase Across North America appearance on behalf of Kansas Speedway at a Hy-Vee grocery store on September 10, 2014 in Shawnee, Kansas. (Credit: Jamie Squire/Getty Images for Kansas Speedway)
Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 43 Eckrich Ford, prepares to take part in a “burn pit” exercise at Homestead Reserve Air Force Base as part of the Chase Across North America in conjunction with Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida on September 10, 2014. (Credit: Homestead-Miami Speedway)
Greg Biffle, driver of the No. 16 3M Ford, visited the Nemour’s/Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware as part of Chase Across North America activities in conjunction with Dover International Speedway on September 10, 2014. (Credit: Dover International Speedway)
Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Fastenal Ford, visits with a fan in Mexico City during a Chase Across North America visit on September 10, 2014. (Credit: NASCAR)
Jeff Gordon, four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion takes part in a “Chase Across Toronto” by visiting the Hockey Hall of Fame in downtown Toronto as part of Chase Across North American on September 10, 2014. (Credit: Matthew Murnaghan/NASCAR)
Driver of the No. 11 FedEx Toyota Denny Hamlin fills out a Chase Grid during a “Breakfast of Champions” event at Joyride Taco House in Phoenix, Arizona as part of the Chase Across North America in conjunction with Phoenix International Raceway on September 10, 2014. (Credit: Phoenix International Raceway)
Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Jimmy John’s Chevrolet, speaks with anchor Jay Crawford outside the ESPN studios during a SportsCenter segment in Bristol, Connecticut as part of the Chase Across North America on September 10, 2014. (Credit: Joe Faraoni / ESPN Images)
Jimmie Johnson with Ashley Judd on the set of “LIVE with Kelly and Michael” in New York City on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 as part of the Chase Across North America. (Credit: NASCAR)
(L-R) Kasey Kahne, basketball broadcasting legend Dick Vitale and Jerry Gappens, general manager of New Hampshire Motor Speedway talk at a Chase Across North America event at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston on behalf of New Hampshire Motor Speedway on September 10, 2014. (Credit: Alan MacRae/New Hampshire Motor Speedway)
Students join Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, during the ‘Speeding to Read’ Kickoff as part of Chase Across New America at Texas Motor Speedway on September 10, 2014 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Credit: Sarah Glenn/Getty Images for Texas Motor Speedway)
Brad Keselowski and Miss Sprint Cup Julianna White during a fan Q&A during the Bank of America 500 Trophy Tour as part of Chase Across North America during a press conference in Raleigh, North Carolina on September 10, 2014. (Credit: HHP/HAROLD HINSON – Charlotte Motor Speedway)
Kurt Busch, driver of the No. 41 Haas Automation Chevrolet, and his girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll, visit with Stuart Campbell at the Brooke Army Medical Center. (Credit: Robert d’Angelo of the Center for the Intrepid, Brooke Army Medical Center)
Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, meets with children during a Chase Across North America event at Children’s Hospital of Alabama at the University of Alabama Birmingham on September 10, 2014. (Credit: Talladega Superspeedway)
Ryan Newman participates in activities with students at Martinsville High School in Martinsville, Virginia on behalf of Martinsville Speedway as part of the Chase Across North America on September 10, 2014. (Credit: Martinsville Speedway)
Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 18 M&M’s Toyota, joins The NASCAR Foundation at an appearance at G.B. Swift Specialty School in Chicago as part of the Chase Across North America in conjunction with Chicagoland Speedway on September 10, 2014. (Credit: Chicagoland Speedway)