Daytona 500 Fans Know Most Exciting Curves Aren’t Kate Upton’s

Only in Daytona, Fla., would the sign that spring is right around the corner feature sway bars and C-posts instead of bikinis and beach bodies.

The 2012 Sprint Cup season kicks off next Sunday with the Daytona 500. In the pits and the grandstands, thousands of fans will ogle the curves and smooth lines of the No. 14, the No. 48 and the No. 24.

Gentlemen and ladies, start your engines.