Fantasy Racing

NASCAR's 10 Hottest Drivers - Season Finale

2008-11-20T12:09:00Z

My Final list for the 2008 season

1) Jimmie Johnson (Previous Position: 1^st) - Winning his third championship in a row put him at the top of my rankings for the final time in 2008. He battled back from his poor 30^th starting spot to lead some laps, having to pit late put him back in 15^th spot.

2) Carl Edwards (Previous Position: 2^nd) - He won the final race of the season, but did not win the championship. He was the most dominate car at the track, but did struggle a bit while in traffic.

3) Kevin Harvick (Previous Position: 3^rd) - In the end he wound up finishing the race in second place. He was a top of the line car for most of the race and proper pit strategy helped him out big time.

4) Clint Bowyer (Previous Position: 5^th) - Bowyer was not special all day, but with some proper pit strategy was able finish the race in fifth spot.

5) Greg Biffle (Previous Position: 4^th) - Getting a pit road penalty hurt his chances of a great finish. Was able to battle back with an 18^th place finish though.

6) David Ragan (Previous Position: 8^th) - Poor gas mileage killed a top three finish for this driver. He was solid all day long, but in the end finished in 24^th spot

7) Denny Hamlin (Previous Position: 10^th) - Hamlin was up front for a part of the race, but never could keep it. He wound up getting a thirteenth place finish.

8) Matt Kenseth (Previous Position: 9^th) - Another driver that was doing really well, but gas problems caused him to finish 25^th.

9) Jeff Burton (Previous Position: 6^th) - Burton was not special all day long and then he spun his car out causing him to finish 40^th.

10) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Previous Position: 7^th) - At one point in the race he was moving up the field nicely, then wound with car problems late in the race putting him in 41^st spot.

Biggest gainer: Denny Hamlin - 3

Biggest losers: Jeff Burton and Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 3

Off List: N/A

New to list: N/A

NASCAR: Examining the Ford 400 Expert Picks

2008-11-19T13:45:00Z

Three weeks in a row, I managed to pick the winner of the race. My guess is with the way the chase was going it was a bit easier to pick the winner of this race. Great way to end the season. Carl Edwards just flat out dominated on the day and won another race on fuel. In traffic though he was not all that hot though.

Jimmie Johnson did pit late, but he was playing it safe and I can't blame him. He finished the day in 15^th spot which is not bad. He did lead some laps to help out his scoring though.

David Ragan just did not have the fuel mileage Carl did. He was right up in the top three at the end of the race before his gas ran out Really stunk. He was a top five car for a good portion of the race.

Jamie McMurray got lucky with a long green flag run late to him back up to his third place standing. He stayed in the top ten for most of the race.

Greg Biffle just did not have it after he wound up getting a pit road speed violation during his first pit stop. He battled back to an 18^th place spot which is not bad. Could have had a top ten finish, in my opinion, without the penalty.

A.J. Allmendinger started in the back, but he was able to move up and stay on the lead lap. He had good pit strategy on the day which helped him get an 11^th place finish. He did very well with the fantasy scoring for a C list driver though.

Aric Almirola started in the back that was not good for him and then bringing out the first caution of the day put him into an even bigger mess. I really thought the #8 car would continue to have great finishes in the 2008 season, but it did not happen in the final race.

Up sometime next week will be my biggest and final piece of the 2008 NASCAR season.

NASCAR's 10 Hottest Drivers - Week 37

2008-11-13T13:16:00Z

1) Jimmie Johnson (Previous Position: 2^nd) - Winning that race at Phoenix and almost clinching his third championship in a row puts him back on top of my rankings.

2) Carl Edwards (Previous Position: 1^st) - Edwards kept slim hopes of winning the championship after Phoenix finishing fourth. He did not really have that great of a car, but picked off some spots on pit road during his final pit stop.

3) Kevin Harvick (Previous Position: 3^rd) - It was another top finish for this guy. Just mostly hanged out around the 8^th place spot all race long.

4) Greg Biffle (Previous Position: 5th) - Biffle moves up one spot with solid 11^th place finish at Phoenix. Went to the back of the field early and then climbed all the back up into the top ten.

5) Clint Bowyer (Previous Position: 4^th) - Bowyer did not have the best of cars all day, but finished 12^th. Went down a lap and spent a good time trying to get it back.

6) Jeff Burton (Previous Position: 6^th) - Burton hung around the 13^th place spot for a long time before moving up a few spots late in the race. Did not have a special car all race long.

7) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Previous Position: 9^th) - Having a better finish than David Ragan And Matt Kenseth moves him up a couple of spots. Had nothing for Jimmie, but was around the 7^th place all race long.

8) David Ragan (Previous Position: 7^th) - It was another solid week for this driver. Another driver this week that needed a final pit stop in order to gain some positions on the track.

9) Matt Kenseth (Previous Position: 8^th) - Kenseth got some positions really late in the race, but was able to finish in the 15^th spot. Was not that special all day long in the race.

10) Denny Hamlin (Previous Position: N/A) - With his top five finish at Phoenix he moves back onto this list. His Sprint Cup finishes have been solid as of late as well.

Biggest gainer: Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 2

Biggest losers: Carl Edwards, Clint Bowyer, David Ragan and Matt Kenseth - 1

Off List: Tony Stewart

New to list: Denny Hamlin

NASCAR Ford 400 Expert Picks

2008-11-12T12:10:00Z

For the second straight week, I picked the winner of the race. Jimmie Johnson was just too dominating in the race. Clint Bowyer was able to battle back from going a lap down to have a solid finish.

Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle, and Mark Martin all had solid finishes at the end of the race.

My C list picks did not do that bad, but a couple of C list drivers were better than my picks. Without much data for A.J. Allmendinger for Phoenix caused me to skip picking him, but was the most solid C list driver of the day.

A list driver:

Carl Edwards - Sixth time on this list for Edwards. He has some of the best average finish data of the whole bunch with his last three finishes all in the top ten. He is doing all that he can to keep his championship hopes alive.

B list drivers:

David Ragan - Eighth time on this list for Ragan. He is a bit of a gamble with his limited data at this track, but he has been pulling in nothing but solid Sprint Cup finishes as of late.

Greg Biffle - Seventh time on this list for Biffle. This driver has three wins at this track over his past six attempts at this track which is great. He has also been pulling in solid Sprint Cup finishes as well.

C list Driver:

A.J. Allmendinger - Fifth time on this list for AJA. This driver has been super hot as of late, but he does have no data at this track. He had no data on him last week and was the best C list driver.

Sleeper Picks:

Jimmie Johnson - Johnson is not that much of a sleeper pick at this point of the season, but I do not feel him slowing down much from his win at Phoenix last week.

Jamie McMurray- W ith Roush drivers just dominating at this track I am going to with yet one more driver. He is a bit of a gamble with only two top ten finishes in his past six races, but he has been really solid as of late in the finish department.

Aric Almirola - Another C list driver with no data for this track, but I do not think it is going to matter much. The #8 car has been solid as of late no matter who is in it.

NASCAR Ford 400 Racer/Track Trends

2008-11-12T12:05:00Z

Track: Homestead-Miami Speedway

Dimensions: 1.5 mile Oval

Wins list:

11/14/1999 - Tony Stewart - Pontiac
11/12/2000 - Tony Stewart - Pontiac
11/11/2001 - Bill Elliott - Dodge
11/17/2002 - Kurt Busch - Ford
11/16/2003 - Bobby Labonte - Chevrolet
11/21/2004 - Greg Biffle - Ford
11/20/2005 - Greg Biffle - Ford
11/19/2006 - Greg Biffle - Ford
11/18/2007 - Matt Kenseth - Ford

Multiple Wins list:

Greg Biffle - 3
Tony Stewart - 2

	Homestead Top Tens By Team Or Owner
Team Or Owner	Date Of Race
	Nov.17 2002	Nov. 16 2003	Nov. 21 2004	Nov.20 2005	Nov. 19 2006	Nov.18 2007	Total
Jack Roush	3	0	2	4	3	3	15
Rick Hendrick	3	2	2	2	1	1	11
GEM & James Rocco	1	3	0	1	2	0	7
Richard Childress	0	1	1	2	2	1	7
Joe Gibbs	0	2	1	0	1	1	5
Rodger Penske	1	0	1	0	0	2	4
Chip Gannasi	0	2	1	1	0	0	4
Wood Brothers	1	0	1	0	0	0	2
DEI	0	0	0	0	1	1	2
Andre Petree	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Doug Bawel	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Ginn Racing	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Homestead-Miami Finishes By Driver Over Past Six Races
Driver	Race Date and Finish
	Nov.17 2002	Nov. 16 2003	Nov. 21 2004	Nov.20 2005	Nov. 19 2006	Nov.18 2007	Avg.
Carl Edwards			14	4	8	5	7.75
Jeff Gordon	5	5	3	9	24	4	8.33
David Ragan						10	10.00
Kevin Harvick	20	2	10	8	5	19	10.67
Jimmie Johnson	8	3	2	40	9	7	11.50
Greg Biffle	25	35	1	1	1	13	12.67
Denny Hamlin				33	3	3	13.00
Martin Truex Jr.			32		2	6	13.33
Tony Stewart	18	7	4	15	15	30	14.83
Joe Nemechek	2	17	27	24	13		16.60
Jeff Burton	3	14	36	25	14	8	16.67
Bill Elliott	7	8			25	28	17.00
Kurt Busch	1	36	5		43	2	17.40
Jamie McMurray	22	9	7	18	35	14	17.50
Matt Kenseth	40	43	19	3	6	1	18.67
Scott Riggs			15	38	7		20.00
Ryan Newman	6	37	30	7	23	18	20.17
Kasey Kahne			38	16	4	24	20.50
Tony Raines		13			20	29	20.67
Casey Mears		27	26	5	32	16	21.20
Reed Sorenson				28	16	22	22.00
Dave Blaney	43	28		6	26	12	23.00
Bobby Labonte	29	1	12	34	41	23	23.33
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	21	24	23	19	19	36	23.67
Sterling Marlin		10	16	26	37	33	24.40
Clint Boyer					10	39	24.50
Juan Pablo Montoya					34	15	24.50
David Reutimann						25	25.00
Ken Schrader	27		25	22	29		25.75
Paul Menard					17	35	26.00
Elliott Sadler	9	21	34	23	36	38	26.83
Robby Gordon	26	30	29	14	40	27	27.67
Brian Vickers		34	18	43	21	42	31.60
Michael Waltrip	41	41	17	29			32.00
David Gilliland					33	32	32.50
Travis Kvapil			39	32	27		32.67
Kyle Busch				41	38	20	33.00
Sam Hornish Jr.						37	37.00
Homestead-Miami Starts By Driver Over Past Six Races
Driver	Race Date and Finish
	Nov.17 2002	Nov. 16 2003	Nov. 21 2004	Nov.20 2005	Nov. 19 2006	Nov.18 2007	Avg.
Kasey Kahne			4	3	1	3	2.75
David Ragan						7	7.00
Ryan Newman	15	4	3	2	16	2	7.00
Kyle Busch				4	3	18	8.33
Kurt Busch	1	7	1		36	5	10.00
David Gilliland					9	12	10.50
Joe Nemechek	4	8	19	10	13		10.80
Brian Vickers		3	14	18	6	17	11.60
Kevin Harvick	36	6	9	14	7	8	13.33
Jeff Gordon	37	5	5	12	12	11	13.67
NOTES: Blank spaces showcase driver was not in race This table looks at only the last six races at this track, drivers that have a start, is also sorted by average finish, and I also throw in the best average starters .

A look at the wins list:

Ford cars are the most dominate at this track; they also have the last four wins.

Multiple winners get the wins in a row.

A look at the top tens data:

Rick Hendrick is the only team that can say they have at least one driver getting a top ten in the past six races

In the last three races though no one can keep up with Jack Roush this track where he has at least 3 cars getting a top ten.

A look at the average finish data:

Carl Edwards has the best average finish data with his last three finishes at this track being in the top 10.

Jeff Gordon though has one okay finish killing an average that could be around a 5.5

Jimmie Johnson has one bad finish in the past six races that almost doubles his average finish.

Even though Greg Biffle has three wins at this track in the past six races he has enough bad finishes to have an average finish above 10.0

Kurt Busch in his past five starts has three top five finishes, but two finishes 36^th or worse.

Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kyle Busch, and Casey Mears hates this track. Clint Boyer also does not like this track, but has limited data.

A look at Average start data:

I say that qualifying means nothing at this track. Carl Edwards and Jeff Gordon you can say are the best at both.

NASCAR's 10 Hottest Drivers - Week 36

2008-11-06T12:15:00Z

1) Carl Edwards (Previous Position: 3^rd) - Winning his second Sprint Cup race in a row moves his back into the top of my rankings. He made the chase interesting at least for one more week.

2) Jimmie Johnson (Previous Position: 1^st) - Johnson finally gives up his first place spot after a few weeks at the top. Battle back to a fifteenth place spot after going a lap down, but could never get back on the lead lap.

3) Kevin Harvick (Previous Position: 2^nd) - Harvick moves down one spot as Carl Edwards was super at Texas. Although he had nothing for the leaders he did have a top ten finish.

4) Clint Bowyer (Previous Position: 4^th) -Bowyer was hot early in the race and then had some good pit strategy late in order for him to have a top five finish.

5) Greg Biffle (Previous Position: 6^th) - Biffle moves up to fifth spot in the rankings with his fifth place finish at Atlanta. He was up front for mostly all the race, but had nothing for the leader.

6) Jeff Burton (Previous Position: 5^th) - Burton got a lap down, but was able to get it back late in the race. He was nothing special all day long, but was able to finish in the 13^th spot.

7) David Ragan (Previous Position: 7^th) - Another week at the seventh place spot in the standings with his 11th place finish at Texas. Another quality run for this driver.

8) Matt Kenseth (Previous Position: 8^th) - Kenseth had a top ten finish at Texas, but never really had anything all race long.

9) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Previous Position: 9^th) - DEJ wound up finishing 20^th as he had problems on pit road. He never really did anything all race though.

10) Tony Stewart (Previous Position: 10^th) - Stewart wound up having to try to get his lap back, but could never get anything going all race long.

Biggest gainer: Carl Edwards - 2

Biggest loser: Jimmie Johnson, Kevin Harvick, and Jeff Burton - 1

Off List: N/A

New to list: N/A

NASCAR Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Expert Picks

2008-11-05T11:45:00Z

Yeah, I picked another winner in Carl Edwards. Denny Hamlin finished in the top 20, but not as good as other A list drivers.

Had one of the best B list picks in Kyle Busch. Mark Martin had another quality finish, so did Casey Mears. No complaints.

My C list drivers were not that great compared to the rest of the bunch. A.J. Allmendinger and Sam Hornish Jr. got caught a lap down and could not get back on the lead lap. A.J. could have had a finish around 17^th or even better if he did not get a lap down around lap 145.

A list active driver:

Jimmie Johnson - Fourth time on this list for Johnson. He has the best finishing average at this track over the past six races and has the last two wins at this track. This is some really solid data.

B list active driver:

Kyle Busch - Eighth time on this list for Busch. I had him in my active drivers list week and I want to use him again. He is a bit of a gamble here since he does have two bad finishes in the past six starts at this track, but his last three finishes have all been in the top ten.

Greg Biffle - Sixth time on this list for Biffle. He has some solid data at this track, but does have that one bad start at this track in the past six races. His Sprint Cup finishes as of late have been solid.

C list active driver:

David Reutimann - Sixth time on this list for Reutimann. He has only some data at this track, but does have one top 20 at this track. I think his momentum from the Texas race will carry over to the Phoenix track.

Sleeper picks:

Clint Bowyer - Bowyer has two top ten place finishes in the past five races at this track which is good, his Sprint Cup finishes have not been that bad either.

Mark Martin - If you have a chance to pick him use him instead of one my active drivers. This is the last time this year you can select this driver. The data for him at this track is really good.

Travis Kvapil - He does have some of the best data for a C list driver with one top five finish, but even he can be a gamble of a C list pick. None of the C list drivers have super data.

NASCAR Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 Racer/Track Trends

2008-11-05T11:40:00Z

Track: Phoenix International Racway.

Dimension: 1-mile Tri-oval.

Past Winners list

Date/Driver/Car Make

10/31/93 - Mark Martin - Ford
10/30/94 - Terry Labonte - Chevrolet
10/29/95 - Ricky Rudd - Ford
10/27/96 - Bobby Hamilton - Pontiac
11/02/97 - Dale Jarrett - Ford
10/25/98 - Rusty Wallace - Ford
11/07/99 - Tony Stewart - Pontiac
11/05/00 - Jeff Burton - Ford
10/28/01 - Jeff Burton - Ford
11/10/02 - Matt Kenseth - Ford
11/02/03 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - Chevrolet
11/07/04 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr. - Chevrolet
04/23/05 - Kurt Busch - Ford
11/13/05 - Kyle Busch - Chevrolet
04/22/06 - Kevin Harvick - Chevrolet
11/12/06 - Kevin Harvick - Chevrolet
04/21/07 - Jeff Gordon - Chevrolet
11/11/07 - Jimmie Johnson - Chevrolet
04/12/08 - Jimmie Johnson - Chevrolet

Multiple winners list:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. - 2
Jeff Burton - 2
Jimmie Johnson - 2
Kevin Harvick - 2

	Phoenix Top Tens By Team Or Owner
Team Or Owner	Date Of Race
	Nov.13 2005	Apr. 22 2006	Nov. 12 2006	Apr.21 2007	Nov. 11 2007	Apr.12 2008	Total
Rick Hendrick	3	2	2	3	3	2	15
Richard Childress	1	3	2	1	2	2	11
Jack Roush	1	2	2	1	2	2	10
Joe Gibbs	2	1	1	2	1	2	9
DEI	0	0	1	0	1	2	4
Petty Enterprise	0	1	0	1	1	0	3
GEM	0	1	1	0	0	0	2
Gene Haas	0	0	0	2	0	0	2
Jim Smith	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Yates Racing	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Doug Bawel	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Rodger Penske	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Phoenix Finishes By Driver Over Past Six Races
Driver	Race Date and Finish
	Nov.13 2005	Apr. 22 2006	Nov. 12 2006	Apr.21 2007	Nov. 11 2007	Apr.12 2008	Avg.
Jimmie Johnson	7	7	2	4	1	1	3.67
Jeff Gordon	3	10	4	1	10	13	6.83
Tony Stewart	4	2	14	14	4	14	8.67
Mark Martin	14	11	6	12		5	9.60
Kevin Harvick	23	1	1	10	6	19	10.00
Jeff Burton	15	9	10	13	9	6	10.33
Carl Edwards	6	4	5	11	42	4	12.00
Denny Hamlin	13	34	3	3	16	3	12.00
Bobby Labonte	5	8	27	8	18	12	13.00
Greg Biffle	2	15	34	17	2	9	13.17
Martin Truex Jr.		22	12	20	7	8	13.80
Clint Bowyer		5	33	22	11	2	14.60
Matt Kenseth	32	3	13	5	3	38	15.67
Kyle Busch	1	36	38	7	8	10	16.67
Kurt Busch		24	8	18	12	23	17.00
Travis Kvapil	10	21	30	2		22	17.00
Brian Vickers	26	13	11			25	18.75
Casey Mears	22	20	26	37	13	11	21.50
Juan Pablo Montoya				33	17	16	22.00
Jamie McMurray	18	14	40	23	23	17	22.50
Paul Menard				25	22	21	22.67
David Reutimann				32	20	18	23.33
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	40	23	9	19	43	7	23.50
David Gilliland			16	35	28	15	23.50
Kasey Kahne	27	6	7	31	40	36	24.50
Sam Hornish Jr.					30	20	25.00
Johnny Sauter	39			9	15	37	25.00
Ryan Newman	12	39	15	38	5	43	25.33
Robby Gordon	8	41	32	24	24	29	26.33
Sterling Marlin	34	12	36		25		26.75
Kyle Petty	19	31	25	30	29		26.80
Joe Nemechek	17	35	19	16	38	40	27.50
Elliott Sadler	11	37	17	34	27	41	27.83
Reed Sorenson		40	29	15	19	42	29.00
Dave Blaney	25	27	23	39	31	30	29.17
Bill Elliott			31		34	31	32.00
Scott Riggs	38	38	22	42		26	33.20
David Ragan				41	32	27	33.33
Regan Smith						35	35.00
Michael Waltrip	33	42	42			24	35.25
Phoenix Starts By Driver Over Past Six Races
Driver	Race Date and Finish
	Nov.13 2005	Apr. 22 2006	Nov. 12 2006	Apr.21 2007	Nov. 11 2007	Apr.12 2008	Avg.
Jeff Gordon	10	19	1	1	3	11	7.50
Carl Edwards	3	5	12	28	1	3	8.67
Greg Biffle	4	2	6	18	7	18	9.17
Jimmie Johnson	2	10	29	5	6	7	9.83
Denny Hamlin	1	6	22	3	15	16	10.50
Martin Truex Jr.		9	26	7	2	9	10.60
Ryan Newman	11	13	7	19	13	1	10.67
Kasey Kahne	22	22	11	10	10	5	13.33
NOTES: Blank spaces showcase driver was not in race This table looks at only the last six races at this track, drivers that have a start, is also sorted by average finish, and I also throw in the best average starters .

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A Look at the wins data:

The drivers getting multiple wins got them in a row, which is odd.

Chevrolet has won the last six races.

A look at the top tens data:

At the last race only five teams got in two drivers each in the top ten, first time seeing that data.

Rick Hendrick gets in at least two drivers in the top ten over the past six races.

Jack Rosuh and Joe Gibbs can say that they get at least one driver in the top ten in the past six races.

In the past three races very little love is shown to the low-end teams at this track.

A look at the average finish data:

Jimmie Johnson just owns this track. He is the only driver to have all six of his last finishes in the top ten.

Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart are also great at this track.

Clint Boyer, Greg Biffle, and Matt Kenseth all have one junky start killing the average finish data.

Kyle Busch has two junky finishes though.

Casey Mears, Dale Earnhardt. Jr., Kasey Kahne, and Ryan Newman are drivers that hate this track.

A look at average start data:

Qualifying good at this track can help, but not much. Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson though are the best at both.

NASCAR's 10 Hottest Drivers - Week 35

2008-10-30T11:35:00Z

1) Jimmie Johnson (Previous Position: 1^st) - Johnson keeps his first place ranking again as he made massive comeback with under 10 laps left to get a second place finish.

2) Kevin Harvick (Previous Position: 3^rd) - Harvick moves up one spot though his car was not special all. Wound up with a 13^th place finish in the race.

3) Carl Edwards (Previous Position: 5^th) - Edwards had a great weekend where he won two races. Had a great car all day long and moved back into second place in the Sprint Cup points.

4) Clint Bowyer (Previous Position: 2^nd) - Bowyer never really had anything all day and wound up getting lapped. Also wound up in a pit road incident with Juan Pablo Montoya.

5) Jeff Burton (Previous Position: 4^th) - Burton had nothing all day long and finishes 18^th. He wound up getting into a late wreck that did not help him at all.

6) Greg Biffle (Previous Position: 6^th) - Biffle never really had anything all day, but finished in tenth spot. Another solid finish for him.

7) David Ragan (Previous Position: 7^th) - Ragan stays in his seventh place spot with another top ten finish. This guy has been impressive as of late with his Sprint Cup finishes.

8) Matt Kenseth (Previous Position: 10^th) - A top five finish at Atlanta moves him up a couple of spots in my rankings. Did not have anything for Carl Edwards all race though.

9) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Previous Position: 8^th) - DEJ had a car that was good at the start of the race, but then faded back. Got some of his speed back at the end of the race, but finished that race in 11^th place.

10) Tony Stewart (Previous Position: 9^th) - Stewart moves down to the final spot in my rankings with his not so great 17^th place effort at Atlanta. He got down a lap for a long time in the race.

Biggest gainer: Carl Edwards - 2

Biggest loser: Tony Stewart - 3

Off List: N/A

New to list: N/A

NASCAR Dickies 500 Expert Picks

2008-10-29T11:15:00Z

A couple more laps and Jimmie would have won the race last week ... had him in my sleeper section. Tony Stewart on the other hand, was not special at all, but finished 17^th.

Dale Jr. was good at points in the race, but fell back to 11^th. Greg Biffle finished in tenth, but was not special all day long.

Vickers was the second best B level pick, but was not special at all.

The other sleepers did not do it in the end. Juan Pablo Montoya wound up getting hit late in the race twice ending his great day. Paul Menard did not nothing all day and had a poor finish.

A list active driver:

Carl Edwards - Fifth time on this list for Edwards. I am using him as a momentum play pick here since he won the last race. He does have two wins in the past six races, but also has one junky finish.

B list active drivers:

Mark Martin - Ninth time on this list for Martin. It is the final time I can use him as an active driver. The data for him is good though as he has four top finishes in the past six races.

Kyle Busch - Seventh time on this list for Busch. His last two finishes have been both top five finishes at this track and I think that will continue at this track. He also has two junky finishes in the past six races at this track as well.

C list active driver-

A.J. Allmendinger - Fourth time on this list Allmendinger. So far in the #10 car he has been really solid for a C list driver and I going to pick him this race even though he has very limited data on him for this track.

Sleeper picks.

Denny Hamlin - Hamlin has been very solid at this track with four top ten place finishes in the past six races. He last two Sprint Cup finishes have been in the top ten as well.

Casey Mears - A bit of a gamble with this driver, but he does have two top tens in the past six races. Lately though his Sprint Cup finishes have been very good.

Sam Hornish Jr. -A pick and pray candidate for sure. He has limited data at this track and his Sprint Cup finishes as of late have not been special as well.