Not even an Arkansas Sabbatical will deter me from posting the HotPass Lineup for tonight’s running of Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 from Richmond International Raceway. This race also has the distinction of winning the Faulkernesque Naming Award for the first half of the season.

#31-Jeff Burton, 795
#24-Jeff Gordon, 796 (fan choice)
#11-Denny Hamlin, 797
#99-Carl Edwards, 798
#8-Dale Earnhardt Jr, 799

Car number, driver, and channel are indicated above, in a slightly different format than before. H/T: Jayski for the lineups.

My brother-in-law doesn’t have DirecTV, so we’ll be watching the event on Fox Sports. Hmm, and today is Derby Day, too. Better check the beverage supply.

-k-