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CUP: Humpy Dogs All-Star Pick
Written by: Tom Jensen   
05/10/2008
Darlington, S.C.
 
Humpy Wheeler will make his All-Star race winner prediction on May 17. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images Photo) ยป More Photos

Lowe’s Motor Speedway President and General Manager H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler has been called the P.T. Barnum of stock-car racing, an extraordinarily clever and talented racing promoter.

He also has an exceptionally keen eye for talent, something he puts to good use every May when he annually makes his pick about who will win the NASCAR Sprint All-Star race. In 19 tries, Wheeler has correctly picked the race winner 10 times, an impressive percentage given the size of the field.

Wheeler pays rapt attention during testing at Lowe’s Motor Speedway to see who truly hotfoots it through the corners of the 1.5-mile oval and who is merely just good. That eye for talent and aggressiveness has allowed Wheeler to correctly pick a number of upset winners over the years, including then-rookie Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2000.

On Wednesday, Wheeler will unveil the name of the driver he believes will win the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXIV, which will be run at LMS on May 17 and televised live on SPEED. In a statement released by track officials, it was stipulated, “Wheeler will utilize four-legged friends from the canine community to make his annual prediction of who will win the
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.”

Additionally, the statement said, “Although Wheeler has ‘barked’ up the wrong tree with his last two picks, he … promises a purebred prediction for 2008.”

Tom Jensen is the Senior NASCAR Editor for SPEEDtv.com, the former Executive Editor of NASCAR Scene and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. He is the author of “Cheating: The Bad Things Good NASCAR Nextel Cup Racers Do In Pursuit of SPEED,” and has appeared on numerous television and radio shows to discuss NASCAR racing. Jensen is the President of the National Motorsports Press Association. The Answer Man is back at SPEEDtv.com. Tom Jensen answers your questions during every race week and looks forward to hearing from you - please e-mail it to

SPEED will televise the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXIV and the NASCAR Sprint Showdown live on May 17, as well as provide more than 90 hours of support programming prior to the event. Stay tuned to SPEEDtv.com for frequent updates on the history of the event and all the details about this year’s action.
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