function buildPlayersPicksMenus() {
	var j=0;
	  for ( var i = 0; i<nextelDrivers.length; i+=2 ) { 
	    document.playersPicks.driver1.options[j] = new Option(nextelDrivers[i+1],nextelDrivers[i]);	    document.playersPicks.driver2.options[j] = new Option(nextelDrivers[i+1],nextelDrivers[i]);
	    document.playersPicks.driver3.options[j] = new Option(nextelDrivers[i+1],nextelDrivers[i]);
	    document.playersPicks.driver4.options[j] = new Option(nextelDrivers[i+1],nextelDrivers[i]);
	    document.playersPicks.driver5.options[j] = new Option(nextelDrivers[i+1],nextelDrivers[i]);
	    document.playersPicks.driver6.options[j] = new Option(nextelDrivers[i+1],nextelDrivers[i]);
	    document.playersPicks.driver7.options[j] = new Option(nextelDrivers[i+1],nextelDrivers[i]);
	    document.playersPicks.driver8.options[j] = new Option(nextelDrivers[i+1],nextelDrivers[i]);
	    document.playersPicks.driver9.options[j] = new Option(nextelDrivers[i+1],nextelDrivers[i]);
	    document.playersPicks.driver10.options[j] = new Option(nextelDrivers[i+1],nextelDrivers[i]);
	    document.playersPicks.driverLaps.options[j] = new Option(nextelDrivers[i+1],nextelDrivers[i]);
		j++;
	   }
	}

function thisRaceMenu() { 
	var j=0;
	  for ( var i = 0; i<venue2005.length; i+=8 ) {
	    document.playersPicks.thisRace.options[j] = 
		new Option(theMonths[parseFloat(venue2005[i]-1)].substring(0,3)+
		  ". "+venue2005[i+1]+" - "+venue2005[i+4],venue2005[i+4]);
		    j++;
		}
	}