| Two weeks after a heated incident on the racetrack | | | | choosing Tom Petty's "Won't Back Down" as his |
| in Atlanta where Carl Edwards settled a score with | | | | theme song (Edwards, on the other hand, went with |
| the young and aggressive Brad Keselowski by | | | | Spiderbait's "Black Betty.") |
| launching him into the air on an intentional spin during | | | | While Edwards and Keselowski may be done with |
| the Kobalt Tools 500, the fire hasn't yet been | | | | on-track confrontations (for now, at least), the result |
| extinguished. The Edwards/Keselowski rivalry has | | | | of Edwards' Atlanta bump came with a price for both |
| been played up in the media over the course of the | | | | drivers. Edwards is currently on a three-race |
| last two weeks, and the war will only escalate March | | | | probationary period, while Keselowski has become |
| 21 at Bristol. | | | | the topic of criticism in the NASCAR garage, as |
| Both Edwards and Keselowski have taken hits from | | | | drivers have made public several grumblings that |
| other NASCAR drivers and fans stemming from the | | | | have been circulating since Keselowksi's Cup Series |
| Atlanta melee, Edwards for being irrational and having | | | | debut in 2008. |
| an uncontrollable temper and Keselowski for pushing | | | | Most significantly, NASCAR living legend Jimmie |
| too hard while on the track, and all eyes are on the | | | | Johnson has come forward with some words of |
| Bristol Motor Speedway's Food City 500 to watch | | | | advice for Keselowski, a young driver still gaining |
| how the two Cup Series drivers will act toward each | | | | ground in the Cup Series. The Orlando Sentinel |
| other in the first time they meet since the Atlanta | | | | reported on a recent interview with Johnson in which |
| incident on March 7. | | | | the esteemed JJ gave some advice to Kez, saying, "I |
| A signifier of what's to come at Bristol can be found | | | | think Brad needs to know that there are a lot of |
| within Keselowski's selection for an introductory song | | | | guys he's rubbed the wrong way. I think he needs to |
| at the Food City 500 on Sunday. Sprint Cup Series | | | | stay true to who he is, I do respect that. But you |
| drivers get to pick their own songs for driver | | | | look through the garage area, he has for whatever |
| introductions before NASCAR races, and Keselowski | | | | reason turned the garage against him. If I were in his |
| sent a message to the rest of the Cup Series drivers | | | | shoes I would be working hard to correct that. |
| – Carl Edwards in particular – this week, | | | | |