1.   A year ago, he landed Will Smith, who now starts alongside Billups in the backcourt.

2.   Brian Shaw started alongside Bryant against the Denver Nuggets.

3.   Dale Earnhardt will start alongside him in a Chevy Lumina.

4.   Hunter probably will start alongside Bryant until Fisher returns, Jackson said.

5.   If Respert ends up in Knoxville, he could start alongside offensive line standouts Michael Munoz and Sean Young.

6.   Ironically, he was starting right alongside Sterling Marlin, the driver whose car Earnhardt brushed to start his fatal slide.

7.   IRL star Tony Stewart, who will start alongside Luyendyk in the middle of the three-car front row, said the sanctioning body made the right call.

8.   Jackson indicated Fisher will continue to start alongside Kobe Bryant on this road trip.

9.   Labonte will start alongside Dale Earnhardt, perhaps the true monarch sitting on the Daytona throne.

10.   Nemechek is in position to help make his season a little brighter on Saturday, as he will start alongside record-setting pole sitter Jeff Green.