Yeah, ESPY fans -- all 32 of you! -- sorry about that headline.

But for the rest of the world who more than likely won't be watching the ESPY's on Sunday, ESPN is apologetic of that fact and announced the winners of each award Thursday on their web site. They show gets taped on Wednesday night and then aired Sunday.

And during that show (I don't know if Johnson was on hand for the ceremony or not, I guess you'll have to watch to find out. What suspense!) Jimmie Johnson was awarded "Best Driver". Last season, Jeff Gordon received the same honor, so Johnson is just continuing the dominance of Hendrick Motorsports.

Kyle Busch, who is dominating what really matters on the track, was snubbed for the award along with Dario Franchitti (for winning the Indianapolis 500 in 2007), Lewis Hamilton (for not winning the F1 championship in 2007), and Tony Schumacher (for kicking the rest of the field for a few years now in NHRA Top Fuel competition).



Why Kyle Busch wasn't chosen doesn't make much sense to me. Gordon's win last year was a direct result of his on-track performance in 2007, whereas Johnson seemingly won this season for his championship in 2007, not his racing stats in 2008. I suppose it might have something do with the fan voting side of things because Kyle, well, isn't exactly the most well-liked driver in NASCAR at the moment, despite what Yahoo!'s Jerry Bonkowski claims.

I may have given away Johnson's win, but Kyle Busch and Jamie McMurray's finish in the 2007 edition of the July race at Daytona (remember this fancy side-by-side duel?) is up for the "Best Finish" award, and there's no word on that.

But those of you who are just have to know who won before Sunday's show, well, there's always that list.