9:04 p.m. ET — After the presentation of colors by the 14th Weather Squadron, US Air Force, Asheville, N.C., the invocation is given by Joe Gibbs. He looks familiar ...
8:59 p.m. ET — Five minutes to the start of the invocation and national anthem.
8:50 p.m. ET — Dale Earnhardt Jr. is being introduced. He doesn’t have a video. Dang. That would have been fun.
8:47 p.m. ET — Kevin Harvick’s video was the first to feature a kid. You gotta go with a kid, right?
8:44 p.m. ET — So far, Mark Martin’s crew is winning the battle of what they’re tossing out to the crowd. Most teams are throwing out hats, but Martin’s had him sign each one as he walked across the stage.
8:43 p.m. ET — Regan Smith’s fan sported what appeared to be an Alan Kulwicki crew shirt.
8:41 p.m. ET — Driver introductions for the Sprint All-Star Race are lasting longer than the Showdown. Know what? That’s cool.
8:40 p.m. ET — David Ragan’s fan is ... happy?
8:39 p.m. ET — Matt Kenseth’s fan was totin’ a tire in his video.
8:37 p.m. ET — Three drivers in, and so far, Brad Keselowski’s fan video is the best.
8:34 p.m. ET — Driver introductions for the Sprint All-Star Race are starting. Each is being brought out with a video made by a fan.
9:06 p.m. ET — The national anthem is being sung by Tony Lucca, a finalist from the second season of the NBC show “The Show.”