Some drivers not limited to the track

Two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip and the legendary race's youngest winner, Trevor Bayne, will be performing on different stages during NASCAR Weekend.

Waltrip will be headlining at The Mirage, teaming up with comedians Henry Cho and Jon Reep on "The Michael Waltrip Comedy Garage."

They will be in the Terry Fator Theatre March 4-5, at 10 p.m. Tickets range from $29.99 to $49.99.

Bayne won the Daytona 500 on Sunday, one day after his 20th birthday in just his second Sprint Cup start.

In Las Vegas, he will be too young to gamble, but he will be racing in the March 5 Sam's Town 300 and the March 6 Kobalt Tools 400. He will be among a dozen drivers signing autographs in the Neon Garage at the speedway on March 3, from 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Waltrip was winless in 462 NASCAR races before he won his first Daytona 500, in 2001, the same race that claimed the life of NASCAR icon Dale Earnhardt.

Cho has appeared on Comedy Central and in "Material Girls" opposite Hilary Duff.

Reep was the season 5 winner of "Last Comic Standing" and had his own special on Comedy Central. He's known as the redheaded hillbilly "Hemi guy," the popular Dodge Ram commercial in which he leans out of a beat-up car and asks, "That thing gotta Hemi?"

Waltrip won't be the only NASCAR veteran making an appearance in Las Vegas. Carl Edwards, who won the big race in Las Vegas in 2008, will be experiencing a whole new rush on Thursday. He's jumping off the Stratosphere at 2 p.m. He's taking the plunge on the SkyJump, a bungee dive from the 108th floor.

Also taking the leap will be Las Vegan Jamie Little, a pit reporter on the NASCAR circuit. She will be working the Nationwide race.

THE SCENE AND HEARD

"Peepshow" singing star Josh Strickland soars into iTunes' Top 10 with his debut song, "Report to the Floor." Video was shot Tuesday night at Krave, and Strickland performs the song live for first time at LAX (Luxor) tonight. ...

No joke: The Colorado owners of Dig This, a recreational heavy equipment playground, are opening a Las Vegas location on April Fools' Day at the former Scandia Amusement Park site, 3012 S. Rancho Drive. Adrenalin junkies seeking a new thrill can take a spin on a Caterpillar dozer or a Cat hydraulic excavator. Get ready to rumble.

SIGHTING

Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda, getting a tour of the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health on Tuesday from founder Larry Ruvo. ... Indy Car World Series champion Marco Andretti dining at N9NE Steakhouse (Palms) on Monday. ... At the Welcome to Las Vegas sign on Tuesday: IndyCar drivers Andretti, Will Power, Ryan Briscoe and Ryan Hunter-Reay for the announcement that the 2011 Izod IndyCar racing season will culminate Oct. 16 with the crowning of its champions at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid among the speakers at the memorial for "Bottoms Up" legend Breck Wall on Sunday at the South Point. At The Black Keys' sold-out show at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on Saturday: actress Mira Sorvino, rapper Xzibit, musician Danger Mouse, actor and model Shiloh Fernandez and actress Anita Briem. ... NBA star Tony Parker, dining with a group of 15 at Tao (Venetian) on Saturday before heading for Lavo (Palazzo). Parker danced and greeted a bevy of young admirers. Also at Lavo: "Glee" star Chord Overstreet and, at another table, Redfoo from LMFAO. ... Sorvino, dining with friends, including Terrence Howard of "Iron Man," at STK at the Cosmopolitan on Saturday. ... At Yellowtail (Bellagio) on Saturday: Gavin Rossdale and Chris Traynor from the rock band Bush before they played at The Bank nightclub. In the crowd was Sorvino. ... Mike Tyson, at Cabo Wabo Cantina (Planet Hollywood Resort) with his daughter Rayna celebrating her 15th birthday Saturday. ... E! News host Giuliana Rancic and husband Bill, with Chicago Bears tight end Greg Olsen and wife Kara at Lagasse's Stadium and Lavo on Saturday before attending "Zumanity" at New York-New York. Olsen was pulled onstage by performers for the show's orgy scene.

THE PUNCH LINE

"Happy Presidents Day. Or, as it's being called in the Middle East, Happy Overthrow Your Presidents Day." -- Conan O'Brien

Norm Clarke can be reached at (702) 383-0244 or norm@reviewjournal.com. Find additional sightings and more online at www.normclarke.com.