The best thing about NASCAR ain’t the driving...

If you are under the impression that hundreds of thousands of yanks pay good money to just to watch some crappy saloons turn left for three hours, you were wrong. Having seen Talladega Nights on DVD twice, I can say with some authority that the wives and girlfriends of hick NASCAR drivers are, without exception, the finest better halves of any sport. Leading by example is Ingrid Vandebosch, a Belgian model who is married to wheel jockey Jeff Gordon. She is currently the centrepiece of the athlete’s wives section in this month’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue (yes, the one with Marissa Miller on’t cover).