monster energy will bring a little more fun to nascar. (( )) kurt busch/driver monster energy; "it's what they do at track to activate what to do at the midway. you may not see a lot of fans in the stands 20 minutes before the race because there will be tons of things going on beyond what the track is going to provide... so it'll be fun to see what they do to build on the finally ufc fight fans are gearing up for this weekend's card that features a flyweight championship fight between demetrious johnson and ulitmate fighter season 24 winner tim elliott. johnson will be looking for his 9th straight title defense... he's considered the sports' best pound for pound fighter... yet doesn't get the respect he should. (( )) d. johnson/fighter; "i'm not worried about it, it's been taken away from before and i gained in back.. i'm not going to stress of put effort into something where somebody is behind a computer screend perfect its done i'm going to put effort or stress into that." ((dave courvoisier)) >> as jon tritsch said... the rodeo gets started in a matter of minutes... but well befor

and kurt busch is all smiles. he drive the monster energy 41. >>> plus... tiger woods back on the course playing competitive golf. but what happened? i'll tell ya coming up in sports. ((chris maathuis)) some of them are here for nascar champions week. and the highlight of their few days is the drive down the victory lap. look at this.. every car and driver in the chase is here. nascar has staged this event for years... all the drivers take part. fans line both sides of the strip to see their favorite driver. the sprint champion and all the others have fun, while the fans enjoy ringing in their ears and the sweet smell of burning rubber. prior to the drive... nascar officials were toasting a brand new title partnership. remember when nascar's premier series was called the winston cup series... then nextel and for about a decade, sprint cuper sponsor. and it just so happens that las vegan kurt busch drives the monster energy number #41. nascar officials feel this move to monster energy will bring a different kind of fun to the sport. brian france/nascar chair

guys like joey logano came in at 18 and kurt and kyle busch and how young they were when they entered. even jeff gordon. i didn't get a start until i was 25. it helped me mature and be ready for this opportunity. i guess through that just doing something that you love, following your passion. i knew that racing was going to provide a level of happiness for me. i didn't know it would lead to any of this. >> you can get a late start. jim i know you were interested at one time in being a >> does that inspire you. with our $3.50 sub of the day, there's never been a better time to try something deliciously different. every day of the week, the $3.50 sub of the day >> jim: might be tough getting used to it so the 30s our starting point once again at 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. the mid-50s for a high. come friday it's chilly and now windy. that wind event will pretty much last a few hours friday afternoon. meanwhile kelly's got t numbers. that's on news 3 today beginning at 4:30 a.m. as we conclude this hour's dance fever here on jim and reed. >> jim: we still got a few moves left in us. thank you.