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Q. Is Athena Barber pregnant?!

A. Internet message boards and the Answer this... inbox and search engine referrals are abuzz with the news that Athena Barber is pregnant! The tallglassofmilk has confirmed that Athena is indeed expecting a baby boy, due in January.

Athena, who is best known to NASCAR fans as the Hottest NASCAR Wag and former longtime girlfriend of Clint Bowyer, has most recently been romantically linked to Robby Gordon. The two became involved in an intimate relationship in late February 2009.

Currently, Athena is a correspondent for 3 Wide Life and she recently obtained her license as a Property and Casualty Insurance Producer. She is also clearly looking forward to becoming a mommy:

Congrats to her!

Robby Gordon declined to comment on the news.

Oh, baby! Sadlers expecting their first of this...

Elliott and Amanda Sadler announced this week that they are expecting their first child.

Elliott: "We are so excited. It's been awesome and all the fans have been so supportive of it all week, and I'll tell ya ... of all the cool things I've been able to do in my lifetime and all the cool things I've done in racing, that was the happiest time of my life when I found out we were having a baby. Absolutely mean it. I can't wait 'til March to get here when it happens ... gonna be a great deal."

The NASCAR couple, who married in February, plan to have 3-4 children so they figured it was time to get started.

WEDDING FUN

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Ray Evernham and Erin Crocker Wed in Vegas (Photo: Jill Jennings)

NASCAR owner and former Cup championship crew chief Ray Evernham and his former development driver Erin Crocker were married in a small ceremony in Las Vegas on August 26.

A personal relationship between owner and driver was first suggested in April 2006 right here on Answer this..., after sources confirmed the two had gone public at the track. It came on the heels of Evernham's announcement that he and his wife of 19 years were separating and was ill-received by readers.

The relationship was later referenced in court papers filed by Evernham Motorsports driver Jeremy Mayfield, who alleged that Evernham's "close personal relationship" with Crocker was affecting the team. Evernham was perturbed by the gossip and refused to address the topic of his personal life when raised by the press, who had a field day -- some even suggesting that they'd been threatened with denial of team access if they asked questions or wrote about it.

A year or so after all the hoopla died down, Evernham admitted that his credibility had been damaged and that their relationship had a detrimental effect on Crocker's own driving career.

The couple has endured despite suffering more their fair share of public criticism and encountering plenty of their own everyday relationship struggles we all face.

Cheers to them. May they continue to thrive.

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Brian Vickers and girlfriend Erin Bates, Chicagoland Speedway
July 11, 2009 (Photo: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR)

While we're on the subject of new pit road adornments, Brian Vickers' girlfriend, Speed TV's motocross reporter Erin Bates, was by his side at Chicagoland a couple of weeks ago. She made her NASCAR trackside debut at Darlington in May. Go red.

Who's the new blonde sidekick of this...?

 
Tony Stewart and Jessica Zemken at Watkins Glen

Q. Who was the blonde standing with Tony Stewart on pit road during open ceremonies at Watkins Glen International?
A. Sprint Car Racer Jessica Zemken.

Q. Are they dating?
A. That question would be easy to dismiss if the 23-year-old Syracuse area-based driver had only appeared with Smoke at The Glen. However, Jessica has also attended at least two of the last four races with Tony. Some say he is her mentor. Others speculate the two have a potential owner/driver relationship. Either or both are possible. But ... the most coveted spot next to a driver on pit road during opening ceremonies is usually reserved for current and aspiring NASCAR WAGs, not mentees. Draw your own conclusions.

Kaylin Nicola Kenseth: First photos of this...

More pics in the Matt Kenseth Family Album

Kenseths: Great expectations in 2009 for this...

2009 Shaping Up to be Big Year for Matt and Katie Kenseth

How apropos that the biggest NASCAR WAG headline of season-opening weekend belongs to the wife of Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth.

Katie Kenseth is expecting the couple's first child together!

... she's about five months along. These two have been married for eight years and fans have been waiting for forEVer for this great news. Congrats to Matt and Katie.

UPDATE: Kaylin Nicola Kenseth arrived on July 6!

C'mon, Ryan and Krissie Newman. You could be next! A word of warning to the fans hoping for this ... Krissie once said she didn't want to start a family until Ryan was within five years of retirement. Be careful what you wish for.

Did you miss opening ceremonies and all the wives and girlfriends on pit road like I did? Here's a partial replay. No surprises here: Kevin and Delana Harvick, Jeremy and Shana Mayfield, Jamie McMurray and Christy Futrell, Tony and (vacant), AJ and Lynne Allmendinger, Elliott and Amanda Sadler (1st time on pit road as married couple), Jeff and Kim Burton, Brian Vickers and (vacated by Amy in the off-season), Clint Bowyer and (vacant), Sam and Crystal Hornish, Juan and Connie Montoya, David Stremme and Elizabeth Peschock, Joey Logano and (vacant) and Jimmie and Chani Johnson.

This wasn't my favorite performance by Gavin DeGraw and I saw some harsh critiques on Twitter today. Do not let this discourage you from checking him out or seeing him in concert. He is just fantastic: 2nd time's a charm and charmed I was by this...

Leave your burning questions in the comments. Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kasey Kahne are obvious, both are rumored to be dating. My question is this... When aren't they? One publicly, one privately -- never is without a female companion for any extended period of time. Yet neither ever seems to make a go of it for longer than a period of a few months either. How serious can it be? Discuss.

Ella goes on a magic carpet ride with this...

Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and three-time Daytona 500winner Jeff Gordon (left) takes a spin with his wife Ingrid (right) and two-year-old daughter Ella (front right) February 9, 2009 on the Magic Carpets of Aladdin attraction at the Magic Kingdom in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Gordon visited the Walt Disney World theme parks the week leading up to the 51st running of the Daytona 500
(Photo: Garth Vaughan, Walt Disney World)