NASCAR drivers and SI Swimsuit photo shoot

UPDATE This weekend's Fabulous February cover story brings together two American institutions — NASCAR and the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition — for the first time. For our exclusive cover story, photo shoot and inside-the-magazine poster, we invited three of NASCAR's biggest name drivers — Dale Earnhardt Jr., Clint Bowyer and Martin Truex Jr. — and two top swimsuit models — Brooklyn Decker and Julie Henderson — to pose for famed SI photographer Walter Iooss Jr. at the Richard Petty Driving Experience in Concord, N.C. (Find out what newspaper near you carries USA WEEKEND with this list.) Check out a

USA Today NASCAR feature with SI swimsuit models

slideshow of photos from the shoot taken by our senior photo editor, David Baratz, and click read more below for some on-set scoop from senior writer Dennis McCafferty. You'll also find a time-lapse video that shows you how many people it really takes to make a photo shoot successful. More info at usaweekend.com

02/10/09 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Clint Bowyer compares the anticipation for the Daytona 500 to getting the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.

View B-roll of a USA Weekend cover shoot with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Martin Truex Jr. and Clint Bowyer, Sports Illustrated swimsuit models Brooklyn Decker and Julie Henderson and photographer Walter Iooss.