DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- When you boil it all down, the Budweiser Shootout is nothing but a glorified practice among 19 drivers to see who has the best Daytona 500 backup car. So why is it always so intense? Why do 22 drivers -- pole winner from 2003 and previous Shootout winners -- go after it so hard? Well, it's simple. It's a race. There's money on the line. Did we mention it was a race? "It's like a bar fight, but the car takes the beating," defending Budweiser Shootout winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. said.