Topic: News Article - Daytona run, Britney

[Acacia]

Associated Press - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17204967


DAYTONA, FL - FEBRUARY 17: (R) Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe's Chevrolet poses with singer Kelly Clarkson, before taking her for laps in a pace car during final practice for the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 17, 2007 in Daytona, Florida. (Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty Images for NASCAR) *** Local Caption *** Jimmie Johnson;Kelly Clarkson
4:35 p.m. ET, 2/17/07

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Former ?American Idol? winner Kelly Clarkson got her first spin around NASCAR?s most famous track and her first look at Britney Spears? shaved head Saturday.

Both were equally surprising.

Nextel Cup champion Jimmie Johnson drove Clarkson around the 2?-mile superspeedway at high speeds in a pace car. Clarkson had ridden in an actual race car at California Speedway, but said her trip around Daytona was much more intimidating because of the higher bankings.

?I literally almost peed myself,? said Clarkson, who will perform NASCAR?s ?Tribute to America? before Sunday?s Daytona 500. ?It was scary. I didn?t like today. Jimmie did a really good job driving it. I was just really scared. ... I almost got sick. I don?t know how they do that over and over and over. I just felt like we were going to crash the whole time. I was probably making him nervous. I didn?t scream or anything, so I wasn?t that much of a wuss.?

Clarkson got another shock when she learned Spears had a new hairdo.

?OK, are y?all kidding? Somebody just told me that out there, and I think that?s a joke,? she said. ?She does not have a shaved head. Are you for real??

Yes.

?Wow. Hey, Sinead O?Connor. Right on. She?s bringing it back,? Clarkson said. ?She?s Britney Spears. She can do whatever she wants. It will end up being cool. Somebody will start shaving their head; everybody will. I find that hard to believe until I see a picture.?

She then stepped down from the Daytona media center stage to look at a picture posted on the Internet.

?Well, she?s still hot,? Clarkson added. ?So whatever. If you can pull that off, go for it. I like my hair, so I?m keeping it. ... That?s crazy.?

Clarkson was one of two former ?American Idol? stars on hand Saturday.

Kellie Pickler sang two songs and performed the national anthem before the Busch Series race.

Other celebrities scheduled to appear at Daytona include: actor Nicholas Cage (grand marshal), former baseball star Cal Ripken Jr. (pace car driver) and country music group Big & Rich, who will sing the national anthem Sunday.

As for Clarkson, she also made her pick for the Daytona 500 ? and not surprisingly after her scary ride, it wasn?t Johnson.

?I?m Kasey Kahne all the way,? she said. ?Those pretty blue eyes, whew!?

[pam hearts KC 1324]

lol thanks for posting! i would be the same way- i would get all naseuous and sick. lol and LOVED her reaction to Brit's new haircut. 

[jokc7179]

Thanks for posting !!

[HannahLuvsKelly]

thanks for posting! her reaction to brit's haircut was great 

[ktsue42]

kelly i am sorry but dale jr all the way

[kciya88]

haha, her reaction to Britney's haircut! LOL.  thanks for posting ^__^

[Lynnzter]

lol love the way kelly's hair looks in the pic, that spears news freaked me out too my dad told me this morning and I was like "your kidding right" .

[dontbreakawayfromkelly]

kelly i am sorry but dale jr all the way

ha...I don't care who Kelly picks as long as it's not Dale...sorry Caity...I have an undying hatred for him. lol! I wish she would pick Gordon but Kahne's just as good. 

I feel so bad for Britney...lol

[Snappy1010]

haha kelly's so funny!

[Gman]

I want to see a pic of Britney's new haircut, I will laugh a lot!!!!! And Kelly's reaction was simply...cool beans!!!! Right on!!! Thanks for posting!!

[pam hearts KC 1324]

lol love the way kelly's hair looks in the pic, that spears news freaked me out too my dad told me this morning and I was like "your kidding right" .

LMAO. yeah i saw pics and i was like WTF?

I want to see a pic of Britney's new haircut, I will laugh a lot!!!!! And Kelly's reaction was simply...cool beans!!!! Right on!!! Thanks for posting!!

here's where i saw it.

http://news.aol.com/entertainment/music/articles/_a/britney-spears-goes-bald/20070213110509990001

[ktsue42]

ha...I don't care who Kelly picks as long as it's not Dale...sorry Caity...I have an undying hatred for him. lol! I wish she would pick Gordon but Kahne's just as good

haha we will have to agree to disagree and Kasey Kahne is pretty good (hott) but Jamie McMurray is my second fave he is hot to

[Acacia]

http://startelegram.typepad.com/cowtown_kingpin/2007/02/kelly_clarkson_.html

Kelly Clarkson, start your engine
It's Q&A time with Burleson's own Kelly Clarkson for the gearhead set.
The former American Idol champ and 2006 Grammy Award winner will perform before Sunday's Daytona 500 and a very bubbly Clarkson took some time Saturday morning to talk NASCAR and otherKellyclarkson_ 1  topics with us.
S-T: You took a ride around the track with 2006 winner Jimmie Johnson. How was it?
KC: I really didn't like it. I was scared but I'm a weenie.
S-T: Britney Spears shaved her head. What do you think about that?
KC: I heard about it but that's not really true is it? Well, she's still hot. Go for it.
S-T: Tony Romo's on YouTube performing with Metal Skool. You did the same thing. Any impressions?
KC: I'm on one for about 10 minutes and it's just me being an idiot. He was probably having a good time. I know everyone was having a good time when I did it. It's just a fun thing. I didn't know I was going to end up on the Internet.
S-T: Who's your pick to win the Daytona 500?
KC: Kasey Kahne all the way. He's got those pretty blue eyes.
-- Anthony Andro

[pam hearts KC 1324]

that was cool! thanks for posting! i think Acacia is the Queen Of Nascar cuz she's finding all of this Nascar news for us! 

[Acacia]

that was cool! thanks for posting! i think Acacia is the Queen Of Nascar cuz she's finding all of this Nascar news for us! 

Hmm, that gave me an idea, but people are going to think I'm full of myself...oh well