Bristol on their minds, but also songs in their hearts

Everyone has a personal anthem.

It's the song you love to sing in the shower, the song you crank in the car and the song you declare from the top of your lungs, "That's my song!"

Your song fits your personality and puts the extra groove in your step. It may take the cheesy pop tunes of Miley Cyrus or a smooth ballad from George Straight.

Concrete jungle: Jeff Burton says "Welcome to the Jungle," by Guns N' Roses.

NASCAR drivers are no exception. The men of the Sprint Cup Series are equally if not more passionate about their music.

And each driver's personal anthem will be revealed Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway where the competitors have been asked to select a specific song that will be played during their driver introductions.

It was a task no wheelman took lightly, according to Lori Worley, director of media and public relations at BMS.

"This was a unique way for them to express some personality to the fans and they were very particular with their selections," Worley said. "Some drivers even changed their choices up to three times."

Clint Bowyer, Kevin Harvick and Joey Logano all had multiple changes and agonized over their perceived messages.

"I'm heartbroken that Joey doesn't want to walk across the stage to Thriller, anymore. He changed his mind," Worley said. "The drivers have been talking about these songs since last weekend in Michigan. They are having a lot of fun with it."

Logano chose to go with Jerry Reed's East Bound and Down but Reed Sorenson will carry the Michael Jackson torch.

"Michael Jackson was the man," said Sorenson, whose song pick is Billie Jean.

"I'm not going to be moonwalking across the stage or anything like that. I just picked it because I didn't think anyone else would," Sorenson added. "And given all the recent news surrounding his passing I thought it would be a good choice. Plus, I just like the song."

In Daytona this year, Sorenson said his father gave him three photo albums of Michael Jackson pictures taken by Jackson's personal photographer.

"They are amazing," he said. "They are perfectly clear and most of them were taken of him right on stage. Most of the photos are from the Thriller and Save the Children tours. I have no idea where he got them, but they are awesome! I've always been a big fan of his music." (Continued)