03.02.09 NASCAR WAS IN VEGAS

Carrot Top’s most recent set

Kyle Bush won yesterday’s Shelby 427 in his hometown of Las Vegas (that’s him kissing his girlfriend, inset), but the real news — that is to say, the only thing providing us any entertainment — was the parade of celebrities and has-beens hanging out at Pit Row.

In the pit area at the start of the NASCAR race Sunday: Oscar winner Adrien Brody, actress Angie Harmon and husband Jason Sehorn and Nick Lachey as guests of driver Jimmie Johnson. Also spotted before the race: Pete Rose, NFL legend Willie Lanier, Miss Nevada USA Georgina Vaughn, Mayor Oscar Goodman, presenting the mayor’s trophy to Kyle Busch for winning the pole position; comedian Carrot Top, dropping in on the NASCAR drivers’ meeting and later posing with driver Tony Stewart, comedian Ron White, hanging out with Kurt Busch.

I can’t lie: I originally picked up this story because I was gonna Photoshop Carrot Top about to get run over by a bunch of stock cars.  But that seemed too cruel, teasing you with such a beautiful image when it didn’t come to fruition.  Dare to dream, people.  By which I mean, “Hit Carrot Top with your car.”