WHY THE 'TUDE, DUDE?

The Agent saw Top Fuel sponsor and Monster Garage bad boy Jesse James in the house at Vegas with his buds in the Kalitta Racing pits. In addition to the usual buzz about his extreme West Coast Choppers on display, fans strained to get a look at Jesse's latest girlfriend, actress Sandra Bullock. Sandra was in Vegas prior to shooting the sequel to "Miss Congeniality," hanging in the pits and behind the starting line with her handlers while Jesse worked the starting line with Scott Kalitta's crew.

The Agent heard that Jesse directed a couple of starting line photogs to keep their lenses off of his girlfriend and any photos off the official NHRA website. After Scott Kalitta's second round loss to eventual Top Fuel winner Tony Schumacher, the Agent saw the two publicity-shy Hollywood stars heading off down the return road hand in hand. (photo, obtained at considerable expense by DRO, was taken from a high flying reconnaissance aircraft which dropped the film to an operative, who smuggled it out of the racetrack in a half-eaten hot dog) [4-6-2004]

HOW ODD Could this be the low-profile Jesse James and girlfriend leaving the Las Vegas race incognito? Nah. [4-6-2004]

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