1. Do you expect a lot of movement in Silly Season or will the top free agents stay where they are?
Brian De Los Santos	Pete Pistone
All it really takes is for one big-time driver to move to get the dominoes falling. For instance, if Tony Stewart asks for and receives permission to leave Joe Gibbs Racing, which I think will happen, that opens a sweet ride at JGR. And they'll fill it with a top driver and that driver's old team will need to fill its new open ride and they'll raid another and so on and so forth. As much as this year's crop of free agents say they're happy where they're at, I've found that over the years, there is usually some truth to the rumors. I figure at least three major stars will move to new teams in 2009.	We've already seen Carl Edwards sign his extension, and I think that will set the tone for the coming year. There may be some movement but I expect Tony Stewart to stay with Joe Gibbs Racing for another extension and Martin Truex, Jr. to remain at DEI and even Bobby Labonte to stay put at Petty Enterprises. The two I'm not so sure about are Greg Biffle and Ryan Newman. Biffle is upset at the equipment and support failures he's experienced of late, most recently last weekend at Darlington. I thought he was a lock to stay at Roush but now I'm not so sure. Newman seems lost, especially strange for a guy who won the Daytona 500. With the fourth RCR ride still out, there maybe one of those two will winds up there. But right now I have a hunch most of the guys will keep their current addresses.

2. Does NASCAR really need an All-Star race? What would you change about the format if you could?
Brian De Los Santos	Pete Pistone
My love of NASCAR actually came due in part to the All-Star race. The first race I ever recall watching was the 1987 event and Dale Earnhardt's famed "Pass in the Grass." So, yeah, I'm kind of fond of the All-Star race, seeing the best of the best throw caution to the wind in racing for the win. What I don't like as much is the fact that they're now allowing the second-place driver from the preliminaries into the main event. I'm fine with the winner getting in -- they need to do something with the also-rans -- but second-place? And I despise the fan vote. It's just a bit too contrived for my taste. I want to see only the best, not the best plus some driver who got in because he gets a lot of TV time and people know him. I'd also like to see the event rotated to other venues such as Bristol, Richmond and Martinsville -- tracks at which the drivers could bang a bit more with each other.	The All-Star race in my mind is a big waste of time, equipment and money. For a sport that claims every race is an all-star event because all the top names compete every week, unlike golf when a guy like Tiger can opt out when he feels like it, the All-Star "race" isn't needed. The format makes it nothing more than a demo derby that doesn't depict what the sport really is all about. If you're trying to lure more fans in by showcasing your sport, I think NASCAR would be better served to scrap the All-Star race in favor of a 37th points-paying race and rotate that date to places like Nashville, Kentucky, Gateway, Milwaukee or Iowa, which would be great places for a once every five year Cup race.

3. How do you see All-Star night playing out?
Brian De Los Santos	Pete Pistone
Because the new car is proving to be fairly sturdy, I think drivers will be a bit more aggressive. At least that's my hope. In the Showdown, I see David Ragan pulling out the victory with David Reutimann second. Robby Gordon's sponsor has been campaigning hard for him at the track and in online ads, so I can see him winning the fan vote. And the winner of the main event? How about Dale Earnhardt Jr. He may be having trouble winning a points race, but exhibition races are a different story, picking up victories in a Duel and Bud Shootout at Daytona in February.	The night will start with Kasey Kahne winning the Showdown to earn a start in the big show. Although he's been down of late, Kahne used to own Lowe's and with the watered-down competition in the transfer race, he should have no problem making it to victory lane. Bill Elliott will win the fan vote, even though Kenny Wallace has been campaigning and shilling for himself on TV for nearly two months. But Elliott won the Most Popular Driver so many years his fans will no doubt come out and get him into the All-Star race this year. As for the four segment, 25 laps affair -- it's really a crapshoot but if he can survive the wreckfest, I'm predicting Carl Edwards will be doing a million dollar backflip Saturday night.

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