Las Vegas Weekly

March 3, 2009 · 7:16 AM

Photo Gallery: NASCAR stars hit the fast-paced party circuit

By Robin Leach

Kyle Busch celebrates his NASCAR win at Body English.

Photo: Hard Rock Hotel

They burn the rubber on the track, but when the racing is over, they take to another high-speed circuit -- partying!

After the big NASCAR race Sunday afternoon, fierce competitors Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon and Elliot Sadler were best buddies at the Bank in the Bellagio ordering bottles of Cristal, Grey Goose and Crown Royal from the gorgeous glamour girls on the bottle service team.

Jeff Gordon and fellow standout driver Brian Vickers were at XS nightclub in Steve Wynn’s new Encore. Also at XS were NASCAR driver Stanton Barrett and Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody, who won the statuette in 2002 for The Pianist. Jeff and Brian also hit DJ Vice’s weekly party at Lavo in the Palazzo for Patron shots with another group of friends.

NASCAR star Bobby Labonte took friends and pit crewmembers to dinner at Stack Restaurant & Bar on Sunday. The fifth-place finisher and driver of the Ask.com-sponsored car enjoyed Stack’s signature Brooklyn filet, pigs in a blanket and spicy crab! Now you know what drivers devour after 427 miles behind the left-turn wheel!

Meantime, Kurt Busch hosted a Race Car Simulator Challenge event at Sierra Gold ultra tavern at I-215 and Jones as the end of a monthlong, action-packed challenge that took place at all 32 PT taverns throughout February.

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