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2011 Daytona 500 Media Day Matchups Force Tough Choices

Life is full of difficult decisions, isn’t it? Just look at NASCAR’s Daytona 500 Media Day schedule as proof of that.

Since NASCAR has a huge list of drivers to come through the makeshift media center during the eight-hour marathon, no one can be everywhere at once. So reporters have to choose.

Let’s start with the early-morning matchup: Five-time defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Conway are both scheduled for 8 a.m.

How could anyone choose?

Kevin Harvick and Dave Blaney face off at 1:30 p.m. Which driver would you talk to?

Likewise, Juan Pablo Montoya is at risk of losing publicity today. His media time is scheduled for 10: 30 a.m. – the same time as both Joe Nemechek and Paul Menard.

Oh, the decisions!

All kidding aside, there actually are some instances where reporters have to make a serious pick.

Would you talk to Danica Patrick at 10:10 or defending Daytona 500 winner Jamie McMurray at 10:15?

Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne both go at 12:30; Clint Bowyer, Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch are also all at the same time (2:30) as are Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin (3 p.m.)

Which drivers would you pick for interviews?

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