NASCAR Fantasy Racing Experts Picks: Crown Royal Heath Calhoun 400
April 28, 2010
| Expert | Website | Pick to Win | Finish | Experts Avg | |
| Josh Lobdell | FFToolbox | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 10.50 | |
| Jerry Lagger | One and Done Game Winner | Kyle Busch | 1 | 8.20 | |
| Dennis Michelsen | RaceTalkRadio.com | Kyle Busch | 1 | 12.80 | |
| Tall Glass of Milk | Answerthis.com | Kyle Busch | 1 | 12.50 | |
| Eric McClung | On Pit Row | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 16.80 | |
| Eric McGuire | free agent | Kyle Busch | 1 | 11.10 | |
| Dan Beaver | Fantasy Racing Games | Denny Hamin | 11 | 9.50 | |
| Matt Mercer | On Pit Row | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 16.50 | |
| Adam Ansell | Roto Experts | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 13.60 | |
| Chris Leone | On Pit Row | Kyle Busch | 1 | 13.90 | |
| Bob Ellis | NASCAR Ranting and Raving | Kyle Busch | 1 | 11.60 | |
| CharlieTurner | On Pit Row | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 17.80 | |
| Lou Lauer | USAR Fans | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 14.70 | |
| Jon Rodgers | Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner | Kyle Busch | 1 | 15.80 | |
| James Jones | On Pit Row | Jeff Gordon | 2 | 11.50 | |
| Ryan Rantz | On Pit Row | Kevin Harvick | 3 | 10.60 | |
| Darren Fauth | Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 14.40 | |
| P J Walsh | FantasyNASCARPreview.com | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 12.60 | |
| Charles Rantz | ifantasyrace.com | Denny Hamlin | 11 | 16.60 |
NASCAR Fantasy Racing Expert Darkhorse Picks: Crown Royal 400 at Richmond
April 28, 2010
The On Pit Row fantasy racing experts opinions of the best Sprint Cup driver currently outside the top 12 in Sprint Cup Series points, for this weekends race.
| Expert | Website | Pick to Win | Finish | Experts Avg | |
| Matt Mercer | On Pit Row | David Reutimann | 15 | 16.80 | |
| James Jones | On Pit Row | Tony Stewart | 23 | 10.30 | |
| Josh Lobdell | FFToolbox | Sam Hornish Jr | 36 | 18.30 | |
| Dennis Mickelson | RaceTalkRadio.com | Tony Stewart | 23 | 11.00 | |
| Jon Rodgers | Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner | Carl Edwards | 5 | 10.90 | |
| Jerry Lagger
Eric McGuire |
One and Done Game Winner
Free agent |
Tony Stewart
Tony Stewart |
23
23 |
13.20
10.70 |
|
| Charlie Turner | On Pit Row | Ryan Newman | 8 | 8.40 | |
| Tall Glass of Milk | Answerthis.com | Ryan Newman | 8 | 8.10 | |
| Adam Ansell | Roto Experts | Ryan Newman | 8 | 8.80 | |
| Charles Rantz | ifantasyrace.com | Juan Pablo Montoya | 6 | 10.50 | |
| Darren Fauth | Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet | Tony Stewart | 23 | 11.80 | |
| Lou Lauer | USAR Fans | Tony Stewart | 23 | 11.20 | |
| Ryan Rantz | On Pit Row | Tony Stewart | 23 | 17.10 | |
| Eric McClung | On Pit Row | Tony Stewart | 23 | 19.60 | |
| P J Walsh | FantasyNASCARPreview.com | Tony Stewart | 23 | 11.50 | |
| Bob Ellis | NASCAR Ranting and Raving | Jamie McMurray | 19 | 15.20 | |
| Chris Leone | On Pit Row | Joey Logano | 16 | 23.50 | |
| Dan Beaver | Fantasy Racing Games | Joey Logano | 16 | 10.10 |
NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: Crown Royal Presents the Heath Calhoun 400 from RIR
April 28, 2010
If there were more short, flat tracks on the schedule, especially ones in the state of Virginia, Denny Hamlin would likely have won a championship (or four) by now. Between winning earlier this season at Martinsville Speedway (where he’s always a threat) and his stellar loop data statistics at Richmond International Raceway, Hamlin tops a very short list of elite options for this weekend’s race. Join us Thursday at 7PM ET for the Fantasy NASCAR Live Chat.
Chasing the pole at Richmond
- Denny Hamlin… Won a pole in ’08, started third in both starts last year at Richmond.
- Martin Truex Jr…. Has a started second, third and fourth in three of the last four races at Richmond.
- Mark Martin… Won a pole and started seventh last year, started second in spring race of ’08.
Here’s an explanation of the highlighted text in the rankings.
- Y! A/B/C - The top options in the Yahoo! Fantasy Auto Racing game by driver list.
- Value play - Sneaky plays at this week’s track. Drivers to consider as low-rent salary cap options or alternatives in allocation formats.
- Denny Hamlin… Won 9/09 race at Richmond, average running position of fourth and first last year. Has never held an average running position worse than eighth. Has led over 145 laps in three of the last four races, at led least four laps in all eight career starts. Y!-A1
- Kyle Busch… Won 5/09 race at Richmond, eight Top Fives in 10 career starts. Has never held an average running position worse than 15th. Y!-A2
- Jeff Gordon… Two-time winner (9/00, 3/96) at Richmond, six straight Top 10 finishes. Had led over 90 laps in four of the last six races. Average running position of fourth and third last year. Y!-A3
- Jimmie Johnson… Three-time winner (9/08, ’07 sweep) at Richmond, finished 36th and 11th last year. Y!-A4
- Kevin Harvick… Won 9/06 race at Richmond, nine Top 10 finishes in 10 starts since ’05. Y!-B1
- Tony Stewart… Three-time winner (5/02, 5/01, 9/99) at Richmond, nine Top 10s in the last 12 races at Richmond– runner-up four times.
- Clint Bowyer… Won 4/08 race at Richmond, average finish of 10.0 in eight career starts. Y!-B2
- Mark Martin… Won 2/90 race at Richmond, four straight Top Fives.
- Kurt Busch… Won 9/05 race at Richmond, finished 12th or better in three straight starts at Richmond, runner-up last fall. Average running position of sixth and fifth last year.
- Dale Earnhardt Jr…. Three-time winner (5/06, 5/04, 5/00) at Richmond, average finish of 12.3 in 21 career starts. Finished 27th, 21st last year at Richmond. Y!-B3
- Jeff Burton… Won 9/98 race at Richmond, average finish of 14.7 in 31 career starts. Y!-B4
- Ryan Newman… Won 9/03 race at Richmond, Top 10s in six straight spring races. Y!-B5
- Carl Edwards… Three Top 15 finishes in the last four starts at Richmond.
- Greg Biffle… Finished 14th in both ’08 race at Richmond, 17th and 13th last year.
- Juan Pablo Montoya… Finished 10th and 19th last year at Richmond, only Top 20s six career starts.
- Matt Kenseth… Won 9/02 race at Richmond, average running position of 21st or worse in four straight starts. Y!-B6
- Kasey Kahne… Won 5/05 race at Richmond, only one Top 10 since ’08. Finished 12th in last year’s fall race. Y!-B7
- Joey Logano… Average running position of 17th and 18th last year at Richmond. Y!-B8
- Brad Keselowski… Started ninth, DNF (engine) last year at Richmond, first career Cup start.
- Jamie McMurray… Finished seventh in last year’s spring race at Richmond– first Top 15 since ’05.
- Brian Vickers… Finished 15th and a career-best seven last year at Richmond. Only two Top 10 finishes in 11 career starts.
- David Reutimann… Average running position of 20th or better in five straight races at Richmond.
- Marcos Ambrose… Finished 11th and 22nd last year at Richmond.
- Sam Hornish Jr…. Strong value play. Finished sixth and eighth last year at Richmond, held an average running position of 13th in both races. Y!-C1
- A.J. Allmendinger… Average running position of 15th in fall race, finished 23rd. Y!-C2
- Paul Menard… Average finish of 27.5 in six career starts at Richmond. Y!-C3
- Martin Truex Jr…. Finished 22nd in last year’s spring race at Richmond, DNF (crash) in the fall.
- Scott Speed… Finished 33rd and 36th last year at Richmond. Y!-C4
- Regan Smith… Finished 21st and 23rd in ’08 at Richmond, DNF (crash) last year.
- Travis Kvapil… Long shot value play. Finished 16th and 17th in 2008 at Richmond, no starts last year.
- David Ragan… Finished 23rd and 33rd last year at Richmond.
- Elliott Sadler… Only one Top 10 in 22 career starts at Richmond. Only one Top 20 since ’07.
- David Gilliland… Finished 24th in last year’s fall race at Richmond.
- Robby Gordon… Average finish of 29.7 in 19 career starts at Richmond.
- David Stremme… DNF (crash) and 26th-place finish last year at Richmond.
- Bobby Labonte… Finished 31st in both races last year at Richmond.
- Reed Sorenson… Finished 20th and 16th last year at Richmond.
- Max Papis… Finished 37th in last year’s fall race, only career Cup start at Richmond.
- Kevin Conway… No career Cup starts at Richmond.
- TBA… Tommy Baldwin Racing has not named a driver yet.
- Joe Nemechek… Likely start and park. Won 5/03 race at Richmond.
- Michael McDowell… Likely start and park.
- Dave Blaney… Likely start and park.
- Mike Bliss… Likely start and park.
- Terry Cook… No career Cup starts at Richmond. Seven DNQs this season.
- Tony Raines… Average finish of 31.7 in nine career starts at Richmond. First race for Gunselman Motorsports this season. 11 DNQs last year, park and started.
Contender Or Pretender: Richmond
April 27, 2010
Kevin Harvick (Contender) – The Talladega winner is always a contender at Richmond. When Harvick’s hot and things are going his way he’s nearly as dangerous as Jimmie Johnson. Over the last 5 years at Richmond Harvick has spent more laps racing in the top 15 than any other driver in the series. Drivers don’t spend the most laps in the top 15 and not be competitive. Harvick has also finished in the top 10 at Richmond in 9 out of the last 10 races.
Jimmie Johnson (Pretender) – Jimmie Johnson has won 3 out of the last 6 races at Richmond, but that’s not really telling the full story. Besides those three wins Jimmie Johnson only has one other top ten finish at Richmond. Four top tens in sixteen races is enough to scare me away. If you’re a loop data fan then his 19.9 mid race average, 18.0 average finish, and 17.6 average running position should scare you off.
Kyle Busch (Contender) – Over the last ten Richmond races nobody has outscored Kyle Busch. Every week Kyle Busch is getting closer and closer to victory lane. He’s the defending race champion and he also has the best average finish here (6.0). In eight of the last ten Richmond races Kyle Busch has finished in the top 5.
Greg Biffle (Pretender) – Remember how competitive Greg Biffle was at Phoenix? I don’t remember seeing him in the race so that should tell you something. His 22nd place Phoenix finish should give you enough warning not to use him. For whatever reason this particular type of track is not a good place for Fords. The last time Greg Biffle even finished in the top ten at Richmond was back in 2006.
Denny Hamlin (Contender) – Richmond has always been a good track for Denny Hamlin ever since his rookie year. Before his first career race at Richmond Denny Hamlin injured his hand and 19 stitches were required. Hamlin then went on to finish second in that race. I believe this was really the turning point in his early career. After this incident Hamlin became much more competitive on the track. Also besides this little Hamlin history lesson lets not forget that he won here last fall and had the dominant car in the spring race.
Brian Vickers (Pretender) – Brian Vickers finished in the top ten in his first career race at Richmond and he finished in the top ten the last time the series visited this track. The bad news here is that those are his only top tens here. His average finish excluding his first visit here and his last visit here is …… 30th. Do you think you could stomach using him here?
NASCAR Fantasy Racing Experts Picks: Aaron’s 499 at Talladega
April 21, 2010
| Expert | Website | Pick to Win | Finish | Experts Avg | |
| Josh Lobdell | FFToolbox | Jimmie Johnson | 31 | 10.44 | |
| Jerry Lagger | One and Done Game Winner | Tony Stewart | 16 | 9.0 | |
| Dennis Michelsen | RaceTalkRadio.com | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 13 | 14.11 | |
| Tall Glass of Milk | Answerthis.com | Jeff Gordon | 22 | 13.78 | |
| Eric McClung | On Pit Row | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 13 | 17.44 | |
| Eric McGuire | free agent | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 13 | 12.22 | |
| Dan Beaver | Fantasy Racing Games | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 13 | 9.33 | |
| Matt Mercer | On Pit Row | Carl Edwards | 11 | 17.11 | |
| Adam Ansell | Roto Experts | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 13 | 12.78 | |
| Chris Leone | On Pit Row | Joey Logano | 36 | 15.33 | |
| Bob Ellis | NASCAR Ranting and Raving | Jimmie Johnson | 31 | 12.78 | |
| CharlieTurner | On Pit Row | Jimmie Johnson | 31 | 18.56 | |
| Lou Lauer | USAR Fans | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 13 | 15.11 | |
| Jon Rodgers | Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 13 | 17.44 | |
| Jay Busby | Yahoo! Sports | No Pick | 44 | 15.56 | |
| James Jones | On Pit Row | Kurt Busch | 8 | 12.56 | |
| Ryan Rantz | On Pit Row | Kurt Busch | 8 | 10.33 | |
| Darren Fauth | Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 13 | 14.78 | |
| P J Walsh | FantasyNASCARPreview.com | Greg Biffle | 17 | 12.78 | |
| Charles Rantz | ifantasyrace.com | Dale Earnhardt Jr | 13 | 17.22 |
NASCAR Fantasy Racing Expert Darkhorse Picks: Aaron’s 400 from Talladega
April 21, 2010
The On Pit Row fantasy racing experts opinions of the best Sprint Cup driver currently outside the top 12 in Sprint Cup Series points, for this weekends race.
| Expert | Website | Pick to Win | Finish | Experts Avg | |
| Matt Mercer | On Pit Row | Juan Pablo Montoya | 3 | 17.00 | |
| James Jones | On Pit Row | Tony Stewart | 16 | 8.89 | |
| Josh Lobdell | FFToolbox | Jamie McMurray | 2 | 16.33 | |
| Dennis Mickelson | RaceTalkRadio.com | Carl Edwards | 11 | 9.67 | |
| Jon Rodgers | Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner | Carl Edwards | 11 | 11.56 | |
| Jerry Lagger
Eric McGuire |
One and Done Game Winner | Brad Kezelowski
Tony Stewart |
34
16 |
12.1 9.33 |
|
| Charlie Turner | On Pit Row | Tony Stewart | 16 | 8.44 | |
| Tall Glass of Milk | Answerthis.com | Tony Stewart | 16 | 8.11 | |
| Adam Ansell | Roto Experts | Tony Stewart | 16 | 8.89 | |
| Charles Rantz | ifantasyrace.com | Kasey Kahne | 21 | 11.00 | |
| Darren Fauth | Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet | Brian Vickers | 29 | 10.56 | |
| Lou Lauer | USAR Fans | David Ragan | 6 | 9.89 | |
| Ryan Rantz | On Pit Row | Ryan Newman | 35 | 16.44 | |
| Eric McClung | On Pit Row | Ryan Newman | 35 | 19.22 | |
| P J Walsh | FantasyNASCARPreview.com | Juan Pablo Montoya | 3 | 10.22 | |
| Bob Ellis | NASCAR Ranting and Raving | Tony Stewart | 16 | 14.78 | |
| Chris Leone | On Pit Row | Michael Waltrip | 39 | 24.33 | |
| Dan Beaver | Fantasy Racing Games | Jamie McMurray | 2 | 9.44 |
NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: Aaron’s 499 from Talladega
April 21, 2010
After the big wreck in Texas, the vehicular carnage will likely spill into Talladega Superspeedway with the return of restrictor plate racing. Join us Thursday at 7PM ET for the Fantasy NASCAR Live Chat.
Chasing the pole at Talladega Superspeedway
- Juan Pablo Montoya… Won the pole last year at Talladega.
- Sam Hornish, Jr…. Started fourth last year at Talladega— has started third and second for the last two races.
- Greg Biffle… Started second last year at Talladega— started third last week at Texas Motor Speedway.
Here’s an explanation of the highlighted text in the rankings.
- Y! A/B/C - The top options in the Yahoo! Fantasy Auto Racing game by driver list.
- Value play - Sneaky plays at this week’s track. Drivers to consider as low-rent salary cap options or alternatives in allocation formats.
- Jimmie Johnson… Won 5/06 race at Talladega, has led at least one lap in 14 of 16 career starts. Four Top 10s in the last six starts at Talladega. Y!-A1
- Jeff Gordon… Six-time winner (’07 sweep, 5/05, 4/04, 4/00, 7/96) at Talladega. No Top 10s since ’07, has led at least one lap in 27 of 34 career starts. Y!-A2
- Dale Earnhardt Jr…. Five-time winner (10/04, 4/03, ’02 sweep, 11/01) at Talladega. Had led at least two laps in 18 of 20 career starts at Talladega. Finished second and 11th last year. Runner-up at Daytona. Y!-B1
- Greg Biffle… Last year at Talladega: seventh, fourth– first two Top 10s in 14 career starts. Finished third at Daytona. Y!-A3
- Kyle Busch… Won 4/08 race at Talladega. Average running position of 13th or better in three straight starts at Talladega. Y!-A4
- Kurt Busch… Twelve Top 10 finishes in 18 career starts at Talladega, only one since ’08.
- Matt Kenseth… No Top 10s at Talladega since ’06, two Top 20s since. Average running position of 13th or better in three straight starts at Talladega. Y!-B2
- Kevin Harvick… Only one Top 20 at Talladega since ’08. Average Running Position of 10th in 11/09 race. Finished seventh at Daytona. Y!-B3
- Carl Edwards… DNF due to crash to two of the last three starts at Talladega, finished 14th in 11/09 race.
- Clint Bowyer… Has finished 12th or better in four of the last five starts at Talladega. Finished fourth at Daytona. Y!-B4
- Juan Pablo Montoya… Has led at least one lap in four straight starts at Talladega, only one Top 10.
- Ryan Newman… Last three April races at Talladega: third, eighth, ninth. Y!-B5
- Tony Stewart… Won 10/08 race at Talladega. Last year at Talladega: 23rd, 35th.
- Jeff Burton… ’08 at Talladega: 12th, fourth. Last year: 10th, fifth. Has led at least one lap in six of the last seven starts at Talladega. Y!-B6
- Joey Logano… Last year at Talladega: ninth, third. Y!-B7
- Denny Hamlin… Last year at Talladega: 22nd, DNF (engine)
- Mark Martin… Two-time winner (5/97, 4/95) at Talladega. DNF due to crash in both ’09 races at Talladega– first starts there since ’06.
- Jamie McMurray… Strong value play. Won 11/09 race at Talladega, won this year’s Daytona 500. Y!-B8
- Brad Keselowski… Strong value play. Won 4/09 race at Talladega, finished eighth in November.
- Kasey Kahne… Finished second in 11/09 race at Talladega, second Top 15 since ’07.
- Paul Menard… Strong value play. ’08 at Talladega: 14th, second. Last year: 13th, DNF (crash) Y!-C1
- Scott Speed… Last year at Talladega: fifth, DNF (crash). Finished 19th at Daytona. Y!-C2
- Elliott Sadler… Weak value play. Had led at least one lap in 14 straight starts at Talladega, two Top 10s in the last three starts.
- David Ragan… Weak value play. ’08 finishes at Talladega: fourth, third. Last year: 12th, 17th.
- Brian Vickers… Won 10/06 race at Talladega. Finished eighth and 13th last year. Led at least two laps in seven of the last eight starts at Talladega.
- Marcos Ambrose… Last year at Talladega: fourth, 34th– average running position of 18th, 16th.
- Martin Truex Jr…. DNF due to crash in four straight starts at Talladega.
- David Reutimann… Finished 26th in both ’09 races at Talladega.
- A.J. Allmendinger… Average finish of 32.7 in three career starts at Talladega. Y!-C3
- Regan Smith… Long shot value play. Average finish of 23.4 in five career starts at Talladega. Y!-C4
- Travis Kvapil… Long shot value play. Average finish of 17.2 in five career starts at Talladega, no starts in ’09.
- Sam Hornish Jr…. Average finish of 36.3 in three career start at Talladega. Finished 37th at Daytona.
- Robby Gordon… ’08 at Talladega: 11th, eighth. Last year: two DNFs due to crash
- Bobby Labonte… Won 4/98 race at Talladega. DNF (crash), 10th-place finish last year.
- Joe Nemechek… Last three starts at Talladega: 11th, 14th, DNF (crash)
- Michael Waltrip… Won 9/03 race at Talladega. Finished seventh in 11/09 race at Talladega, first Top 15 since ’07.
- Max Papis… Last year at Talladega: 18th, 29th.
- Robert Robertson Jr…. Started 41st, finished 18th in 11/09 race at Talladega, first career Cup start.
- Kevin Conway… No career Cup starts at Talladega.
- Aric Almirola… Finished a career-best 13th at Talladega in 10/08 race, no Cup starts in ’09.
- Johnny Sauter… No Cup starts at Talladega since ’07. Three DNQs this season.
- David Stremme… DNQs in two straight races.
- Jeff Fuller… No career Cup starts at Talladega– no career Cup starts since ’05.
- Dave Blaney… Likely start and park.
- Mike Bliss… Likely start and park. No Cup starts at Talladega since ’06.
- Terry Cook… No career Cup start at Talladega. Six DNQs this season.
Contender Or Pretender: Talladega
April 20, 2010
Kurt Busch (Contender) – Talladega is the most unpredictable track on the schedule. In order to deal with unpredictability you should turn to predictability. Kurt Busch has for the most part been very predictable at Talladega. In two-thirds of his career starts at Talladega Kurt Busch has finished in the top ten. His luck hasn’t been the best here lately but at one point in his career he finished in the top 8 for seven consecutive races.
Mark Martin (Pretender) – Mark Martin hates this track. During his part-time retirement stint he dodged this track for that very reason. The reason why he hates it is because Mark Martin and Luck aren’t compatible. In the last twelve Talladega races Martin has competed in his average finish is 27th. Over those twelve races he only finished in the top 10 twice. Martin’s driver rating at Talladega is an impressively low 61.3.
Brad Keselowski (Contender) – His win from last year can easily be dismissed as a fluke. However he did manage to score the most points in the series here last year. One key thing that is important about Brad Keselowski is that he causes the accidents, he’s not in them.
Greg Biffle (Pretender) – Last year he finished in the top ten in both races but the truth to the story about Greg Biffle at Talladega is that those are his only two here in his entire career. In 14 starts at Talladega Biffle also has 5 DNF’s.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Contender) – Even through his struggles last year Earnhardt Jr. still had what it took to be good at Talladega. His Talladega glory days (2001-2004) are long gone but he still has what it takes to get to victory lane at NASCAR’s biggest track. In twenty career starts at Talladega Earnhardt has won a quarter of them. His Talladega average finish is also the second highest in the series right behind Kurt Busch (only counting drivers who have competed in at least 3 races).
David Reutimann (Pretender) – Talladega will not be the place to turn around David Reutimann’s unlucky fortunes this season. I can’t think of any driver who’s been more unlucky than Reutimann in 2010. In six races at Talladega Reutimann has never finished better than 20th. Four of his career finishes are 26th or worse.
NASCAR Fantasy Racing Experts Picks: Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas
April 14, 2010
| Expert | Website | Pick to Win | Finish | Experts Avg | |
| Josh Lobdell | FFToolbox | Greg Biffle | 10 | 7.88 | |
| Jerry Lagger | One and Done Game Winner | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 8.13 | |
| Dennis Michelsen | RaceTalkRadio.com | Greg Biffle | 10 | 14.25 | |
| Tall Glass of Milk | Answerthis.com | Greg Biffle | 10 | 12.75 | |
| Eric McClung | On Pit Row | Jeff Gordon | 31 | 18.00 | |
| Eric McGuire | free agent | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 12.13 | |
| Dan Beaver | Fantasy Racing Games | Matt Kenseth | 20 | 8.88 | |
| Matt Mercer | On Pit Row | Jeff Gordon | 31 | 17.88 | |
| Adam Ansell | Roto Experts | Tony Stewart | 32 | 14.00 | |
| Chris Leone | On Pit Row | Tony Stewart | 32 | 12.75 | |
| Bob Ellis | NASCAR Ranting and Raving | Greg Biffle | 10 | 10.50 | |
| CharlieTurner | On Pit Row | Kurt Busch | 4 | 17.00 | |
| Lou Lauer | USAR Fans | Tony Stewart | 32 | 15.38 | |
| Jon Rodgers | Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner | Jeff Gordon | 31 | 18.00 | |
| Jay Busby | Yahoo! Sports | Jeff Gordon | 31 | 12.00 | |
| James Jones | On Pit Row | Matt Kenseth | 20 | 13.13 | |
| Ryan Rantz | On Pit Row | Matt Kenseth | 20 | 10.63 | |
| Darren Fauth | Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet | Matt Kenseth | 20 | 15.00 | |
| P J Walsh | FantasyNASCARPreview.com | Kurt Busch | 4 | 12.25 | |
| Charles Rantz | ifantasyrace.com | Jimmie Johnson | 2 | 17.75 |
NASCAR Fantasy Racing Expert Darkhorse Picks: Samsung Mobile 500 from Texas
April 14, 2010
The On Pit Row fantasy racing experts opinions of the best Sprint Cup driver currently outside the top 12 in Sprint Cup Series points, for this weekends race.
| Expert | Website | Pick to Win | Finish | Experts Avg | |
| Matt Mercer | On Pit Row | Martin Truex Jr | 9 | 18.75 | |
| James Jones | On Pit Row | Kurt Busch | 4 | 8.00 | |
| Josh Lobdell | FFToolbox | Sam Hornish Jr | 19 | 18.13 | |
| Dennis Mickelson | RaceTalkRadio.com | Mark Martin | 6 | 9.50 | |
| Jon Rodgers | Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner | Mark Martin | 6 | 11.63 | |
| Jerry Lagger
Eric McGuire |
One and Done Game Winner | Kurt Busch
Mark Martin |
4
6 |
9.38 8.50 |
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| Charlie Turner | On Pit Row | Kurt Busch | 4 | 7.50 | |
| Tall Glass of Milk | Answerthis.com | Kurt Busch | 4 | 7.13 | |
| Adam Ansell | Roto Experts | Kurt Busch | 4 | 8.00 | |
| Charles Rantz | ifantasyrace.com | Kurt Busch | 4 | 9.75 | |
| Darren Fauth | Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet | Kurt Busch | 4 | 8.25 | |
| Lou Lauer | USAR Fans | Denny Hamlin | 1 | 10.38 | |
| Ryan Rantz | On Pit Row | Kurt Busch | 4 | 14.13 | |
| Eric McClung | On Pit Row | Kurt Busch | 4 | 17.25 | |
| P J Walsh | FantasyNASCARPreview.com | Mark Martin | 6 | 11.13 | |
| Bob Ellis | NASCAR Ranting and Raving | Mark Martin | 6 | 14.63 | |
| Chris Leone | On Pit Row | Kasey Kahne | 5 | 22.50 | |
| Dan Beaver | Fantasy Racing Games | Mark Martin | 6 | 10.38 |




