The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of Speed

As we gear up for the Kentucky Derby on May 7th the Daily Racing Forum is offering a detailed breakdown and video look at the top 20  race contenders. [Daily Racing Forum]

Check out the top 10 contenders for the Derby ranked by Steelers great Terry Bradshaw. [Courier-Journal]

This week in, ESPN’s NASCAR power rankings, Jimmie Johnson again sits atop the list. [ESPN]

All Left Turns has a good wrap-up of the 2011 season thus far. [All Left Turns]

A couple of bros were able to convince a New York cab driver to drive them to… wait for it… Los Angeles. The cost? $5,000. [Autoblog]