'World's Sexiest Athlete' Runs Her Daytona 500, Dukes Of Hazzard Star Calls Beyonce A Dog & Car Wash Cat Fight

What a beautiful day here in the great, big, beautiful, free, state of Florida …

… for about 12 more hours. And then? Rain. And more rain. And then some more after that. 

Hell, I'm not sure it's supposed to stop actually raining here until sometime Monday morning. 

And you know what they say? Nothing goes better with the Daytona 500 than some rain!

But that's not your guys' problem and, frankly, it's not mine, so we're gonna ignore that and start drinking because it's a Friday and around here we drink early on Fridays.

So, welcome to a Friday Nightcaps – the one where I try to pump this out as early as possible because I have an important NASCAR interview this afternoon. 

And by that I mean I have to go to the Hooters across the street from the track and interview a couple of the girls ahead of Sunday's (Monday's) race. 

I know, brutal beat. Why can't I ever catch a damn break?

So, let's get to going so I can get to interviewing!

We're gonna visit with Alica Schmidt today – the world's sexiest track star. Been a while, but she's BACK and ready for her own Daytona 500. 

I'd also like to check in with Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider, who pumped out one hell of a take on Beyonce joining country music. Guy doesn't mince words, I'll give him that. Goodness. 

What else? We had an absolute battle take place at a car wash earlier this week, a couple high school bros receiving cornhole scholarships and a nasty wreck in Florida that should get you primed for a big Daytona weekend. 

Pour a shot, then pour another – hell, pour one more, too – and settle in for a mixed-bag Friday 'Cap!

Head on a swivel if you're going to your local dirt track

Let's start with the last one, because it's a good primer as we head into the first racing weekend of the year. 

Everyone knows about the Daytona 500. We all know what NASCAR is, how it looks, how it feels, etc …

But you wanna know the secret to racing? The real stuff takes place at your local short track. True story. Grassroots racing is electric. 

We have a track here in Daytona – Volusia Speedway in Barberville – that is racing at its finest. $4 Busch Lights, enough cigarette smoke to kill a horse (whatever that means), and you get so close to the action you're liable to lose an eye from all the dirt being sprayed into your face as they come through Turn 1.

Also, have maybe the thickest fried bologna sandwiches you'll ever eat, if you're into that sort of thing.  

Anyway, all that to say, if you find one around you, your head better be on a damn swivel:

World's Sexiest Track star Alica Schmidt has her own Daytona 500 to run

Goodness. Told you – it's the Wild Wild West out there. It's not all bologna sammies and Busch Lights, you know. 

Anyway, back to the Daytona 500 … sort of. 

Alica Schmidt, a Nightcaps regular known as the World's Sexiest Track star, is back today and revving up for a big weekend of Nationals. 

No clue what that is, but it's apparently important enough for Alica to spend the last month training in South Africa. That's called dedication. 

The German star also recently made waves for turning down a six-figure endorsement deal. That's called standards. 

Add it all together and I think big things are in store for Alica this weekend at Nationals. 

Do us proud!

How about this cat fight in a car wash?

Cannonball!

Moving on …

Ever seen a couple ladies duke it out in a car wash? Of course you have! Not like this, though. 

This little fight takes place in Indiana, where 18-year-old Anna Harycki became a folk hero overnight for taking what I deem appropriate action against an old hag who rolled down her window and showered Anna with a cup of lemonade. 

"I picked up the pressure washer and started spraying down their car," she told What'sTheJam. "The girl rolled down her window and threw lemonade at me, and I was in shock."

Rolllllll tape!

Hazardous take, cornhole scholarships and fists fly at women's game

Maybe the smoothest thing I've ever seen. The casual turn, spray, and return-to-work from Anna here was elite from start to finish. 

PS: when was the last time you were in a car wash? I bet it's been years for me. They pop up all over the damn place, so clearly there's a market there, but still. 

Feel like going to the car wash on a Saturday used to be such a staple back in the day. Was that just a 90s/early-2000s thing? 

One of my earliest childhood memories was back in 2002 when I watched Derek Lowe no-hit the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from the waiting room of a car wash on a Saturday afternoon. What a weird memory. Great game, though:

Bet you didn't come to class today expecting a Derek Lowe no-hitter from 2002, did you?! Told you it would be a mixed bag. 

OK, rapid-fire time on the way to Hooters!

First up? How about this wild little soundbite from Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider:

Holy cannoli! I'll be honest, when I saw John Schneider trending on Twitter I just assumed the Seahawks GM did something dumb, like give Geno Smith a massive contract extension. 

Never expected that! What an analogy. 

Next!

Is becoming the first D-1, five-star cornhole recruits in the country the most badass thing possible? It's gotta be up there. 

Didn't even know it was possible, but that's why I love this freaking country. They always talk about how China is smarter than us, how they're all spending hours and hours and hours in school over there and slowly taking us over. 

Well you know what? Give me this sort of attitude over those losers any day of the week. I'd get into a foxhole with a five-star cornhole recruit without hesitation. 

God bless the USA. 

And God bless women's college basketball!

Natalie Decker gets us ready for a big Daytona 500 weekend 

Let's go! That's what I'm talking about. Huge night for women's hoops, too. Between that and the Caitlin Clark stuff, did anyone even watch the NBA last night?

PS: how about IZZY HIGGINBOTTOM! What a damn name. And what guts to still put up 11 points with a broken finger. 

She can join me and the cornhole bros in the foxhole any day of the week. 

OK, I've got Big J interviews to conduct. Take us home, Natalie!

OutKick Nightcaps is a daily column set to run Monday through Friday at 4 p.m. (roughly, we’re not robots).

Would you beat Alica Schmidt in a race? Email me at Zach.Dean@OutKick.com.