Photo Essay: Paul Menard's on the Shootout Pole in Doug Yates' Ford, but the betting for this race is all Chevy

  
Daytona's Shootout: Lights, cameras, action (Photo: Daytona International Speedway)

  
  

  

Jeff Gordon running the gauntlet of fans (Photo: Daytona International Speedway)

  
  

  
Paul Menard: Can these Fords handle the Chevys in the Shootout? (Photo: Daytona International Speedway)

  
  

  
Hey, Scott Speed dresses up pretty nice. Now what can he do in the Shootout? (Photo: Daytona International Speedway)


  
  

  
But Tony Stewart opts for a more bohemian look (Photo: Daytona International Speedway)

  
  

  
Kyle Busch had something to prove in 2008, which he did sensationally. So what's his game plan for 2009? (Photo: Daytona International Speedway)

  
  

  
Jimmie Johnson: Eskimo Man? (Photo: Daytona International Speedway)

  
  

  
Carl Edwards: the man to watch in the Daytona 500 (Photo: Daytona International Speedway)

  
  

  
One of these 28 guys will win the Shootout. Place your bets (Photo: Daytona International Speedway)

  
  

  
Teammates Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon are all smiles now....but can they work together in the draft? (Photo: Daytona International Speedway)

  
  

  
Robby Gordon has spent the past month rampaging through the Andes and the Nevada desert...But will 2009 be a better season for him on the NASCAR tour than 2008? (Photo: Daytona International Speedway)

  
  

  
These two guys, Joey Logano (L) and crew chief Greg Zipadelli (C), will be on the hot seat in the Shootout (Photo: Daytona International Speedway)

  
  

  
Now here's the Shootout trifecta: Bet it -- Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, and Jeff Gordon, 1-2-3 (Photo: Daytona International Speedway)