Ugly sweaters on pretty people: Hendrick Motorsports hosts party

There are ugly Christmas sweaters -- and then there are REALLY ugly Christmas sweaters actually worn by people we know.

The good folks at Hendrick Motorsports got into the spirit of the season a few days ago by hosting an Ugly Christmas Sweater party, which is all the rage these days. It was very interesting, perhaps even a little disturbing, to see who showed up in what.

Driver Kasey Kahne, for instance, was, uh, dashing in his garb featuring the classic theme, "Kittens in Stockings."

Only to be attempted to be outdone in sweater ugliness by his spotter, Kevin Hamlin, and so many others from the usually, uh, conservative Hendrick Motorsports family. Here were a few more examples: