This week I wanted to treat all of my loyal readers to a very special “List of the Week”, in which I will highlight 10 of the sexiest drivers’ wives looking their best (sorry I had to include the guys in some of these shots - I was somewhat limited to the pictures I had at my disposal). Enjoy!

10. Nicole Biffle (wife of Greg Biffle)

9. Katie Kenseth (wife of Matt Kenseth)

8. Lynne Allmendinger (wife of AJ Allmendinger)

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7. Buffy Waltrip (wife of Michael Waltrip)

6. Crystal Hornish (wife of Sam Hornish Jr.)


5. Krissie Newman (wife of Ryan Newman)

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4. Eva Busch (wife of Kurt Busch)

3. Ashley Judd (wife of Dario Franchitti)

2. Ingrid Vondebosch (wife of Jeff Gordon)

1. Chandra Johnson (wife of Jimmie Johnson)

And, another just for good measure …

And, she’s not a wife, but it wouldn’t be complete without her …
Athena Barber (ex-girlfriend of Clint Bowyer)

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*Credit photos of Nicole, Katie, Buffy, Crystal, Eva, Ashley, Ingrid, and Chandra to Newscom.

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Dario Franchitti, driver of the no. 40 Target car for Chip Ganassi Racing, returned to the track on Tuesday for the first time since incurring his ankle injury a month ago at Talladega. Dario was on-hand for NASCAR’s test session at Pocono Raceway in preparation for the upcoming Pocono 500 two weeks from now which the husband of movie star, Ashley Judd, plans to participate in.

Since the injury to Franchitti back on April 26th in the Nationwide’s Aaron’s 312, car owner, Chip Ganassi, has used an extended list of contacts to keep the seat of the no. 40 car filled for the interim. Ganassi turned to Penske Racing’s test driver, David Stremme, for the Cup race at Talladega, and then Ken Schrader for Richmond, and then most recently, former Ganassi driver, Sterling Marlin, at Darlington and last weekend at Lowe’s. The team failed to qualify for the Dan Lowry 400 in Richmond, and posted an average finish of just 31.0 in the other three events.

Though Franchitti is considering possibly competing in this weekend’s Nationwide race at Dover, the Heluva Good! 200, Ganassi plans to run Jeremy Mayfield in the car for Sunday’s Cup race. Mayfield has been out of a ride since his release from Haas CNC Racing earlier in the season, and many people feel that he has just about run out of anymore good potential opportunities for the future. After touring with the soldiers in Iraq for 12 days earlier in the month, Mayfield now must concentrate on putting together a solid run this weekend if he hopes to have a shot at landing a solid ride for 2009.