On the ground is Jason Shapiro, the chief of Tony Stewart's #20 car. We're pre-race, waiting in line to get the rear springs and restrictor plate installed, then a full inspection. Jimmie Johnson's 48 car is in front of us, and Dale Jr's 8 is behind us. All three would wreck later in the day.

In the garage earlier that morning, the 20 car was up on blocks, and Jason unpacked his fly rod to kill time. They were feeling good about the car, so Jason cast a fly under the 20 car, which was up on blocks, and into the open lug drawer of the tool case on the far wall - a feat that spanned 40 feet and defied physics. When he's not chiefing the 20 car forty weeks a year, Shapiro catches bass. Lots of them.