Read all about it: Looking for some NASCAR love

Since Harlequin Enterprises and NASCAR announced a new licensing agreement for NASCAR-themed romance novels, e-mails and phone calls to "Dialed In" with Claire B. Lang on XM Satellite NASCAR Radio have been buzzing.

Claire B. Lang

On a whim, the show's staff began throwing around NASCAR-themed Harlequin title suggestions to kick off what has become (hundreds of emails later) a competition to come up with the best NASCAR-themed romance novel title.

Staff suggestions to kick it off included: "She Loved Life in the Fast Lane ... But I Wasn't in That Much of a Hurry," "I Always Passed Prematurely on the Restart," "I Was A Lucky Dog Lover," and the classic romance novel title suggestion, "I Fell In Love With a D-Shaped Oval Woman,"

Below, is a list of some of the catchy NASCAR-themed Harlequin titles that have been submitted since the contest began on "Dialed-In" afternoons on XM Satellite NASCAR Radio.

NASCAR-themed romance novel title suggestions:

Which NASCAR-themed romance novel title is your favorite? There Is No Love in the Inspection Room ... Or is There? Gone with the Winner Brian - Take Me to France Caught Cheatin' ... A Crew Chief's Story Actions Detrimental to Desire Charlotte Debris Oedipus Wrecks - A Darlington Love Story

"There Is No Love in the Inspection Room ... Or is There?"
-- Anonymous

"Gone with the Winner"
-- Ray, Arkansas

"Brian - Take Me to France"
-- Mike, no location noted

"Looking for Love at the Track Bar"
-- Rex, Van Wert, Ohio

"Caught Cheatin' ... A Crew Chief's Story"
-- Jason, Phoenix

"When I Was With You, My Heart Raced ... Could You Spend Some Time With My Car?"
-- Joyce, Newpoet, Ark.

"Tight or Loose ... Sometimes It's Not the Car, it's the Driver"
-- Dianne, California

"Actions Detrimental to Desire"
-- Eric, Tulsa, Okla.

"Charlotte Debris" (heiress to the French Debris Family Fortune)
-- Cynda, La Mesa, Calif.

"Pit Road Was Open -- But Crowded"
-- Richard, Florida

"Down on the Apron"
-- Keena, Oklahoma

"Race Me Now ... Love Me Later"
-- Anonymous

"Green flag ... Don't Roush me!"
-- Scott, Batesville, Ark.

"Parts, Components, Equipment Unapproved by My Heart"
-- Anonymous

"NASCAR's Naughty Little Love Affair ... The France Family and The Money They Love"
--Frank, South Carolina

"Pit Road was Always Closed"
-- Nathan, Potomac, Md.

"A quickie Caution Called by Her Sanctioning Body"
-- Darryl, Georgia

"Oedipus Wrecks -- A Darlington Love Story"
-- Nan, New York

"I Still Can't Loosen Her Up -- Even After Happy Hour"
-- Jeff, no location noted

The XM Nation continues to submit NASCAR-themed, tongue-in-cheek, Harlequin title suggestions. Check this column through next week for updated titles and vote next week on NASCAR.COM for the winning entry.

Note: The actual debut title in the new Harlequin NASCAR licensed program, In the Groove by award-winning author Pamela Britton, will be published Jan. 31, 2006, to coincide with the Daytona 500. In the Groove will be the first fiction title ever published as part of the NASCAR Library Collection.