Bristol on their minds, but also songs in their hearts (cont'd)

A bold Bowyer will swagger out to Elvis Presley's C.C. Rider while Scott Speed, always en vogue, chose the Black Eyed Peas and Boom Boom Pow.

"With only a few seconds to work with, it's one that has a nice trendy beat that gets you pumped, and lets face it, BEP are amazing," Speed said.

Man at work: Australian Marcos Ambrose will shimmy across the stage to what else? "Land Down Under" by Men at Work.

Speed also helped Kyle Busch pick his anthem: Amazing, by Kanye West.

"My all-time favorite. It's so KB," Speed added.

Brian Vickers picked the song This Town by O.A.R.

"This Town is almost a metaphor for what we do," Vickers said. "Each week we are in a different town, with a different excitement. It's thousands of people who gather and explode this electricity into the air. These people could be anywhere but they are here with us at the race track."

Plus, Vickers has befriended the band since they sponsored his car for a race last season.

"High energy, high impact, great lyrics. Its everything you could want in a song, and in a town," Vickers added.

Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman and Tony Stewart also chose bands they've become friends with over the years.

Stewart has selected Kid Rock's Bawitdaba, and specifically asked the song start with the lyric, "Now get in the pit and try to love someone." Appropriate for Stewart's charming and affectionate personality, don't you think?

Newman chose Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy by Big & Rich and Kahne chose Life on the Run by Dierks Bentley.

Carl Edwards put dibs on Jump Around by House of Pain and insisted no other driver use it. However, a string of drivers (Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt, Mark Martin and Jamie McMurray) all chose AC/DC hits like Thunderstruck, For Those About to Rock and Shook Me All Night Long.

I pegged Johnson to be more of a James Taylor fan but whatever moves your needle Jimmie, go for it!

Both Kurt Busch and A.J. Allmendinger chose Cake's Going the Distance.

"I love that song," Allmendinger said. "I thought it would be perfect for Bristol."

Agreed, but guys where's the love for some Beyonce? If I were out there, Survivor would be blaring! Not a single female artist was selected for Saturday night's showdown but I know Juan Montoya loves him some Lady Gaga!

Nevertheless, the award for most appropriate song choice has to go to Jeff Gordon. He'll stroll out to the Rolling Stones' Start Me Up. Lord knows he gets those females, ahem, started up!

And honorable mention goes to Michael Waltrip.

In true Waltrip fashion, the driver who will move to a part-time schedule next season offered up some self-deprecating insight with a pick by Toby Keith, As Good as I Once Was.

Note: Also as part of the special introductions -- intended to channel the old-school days of NASCAR -- drivers are encouraged to say a few words to the fans, address the crowd to get them energized for Saturday night's racing action.

The opinions expressed are those solely of the writer.