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NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: Coke Zero 400 from Daytona

The Independence Day fireworks could come a day early at Daytona International Speedway. With so many tempers flaring coming into the event and 10 drivers within 200 points of the Chase cutoff, expect some drivers to take desperate actions. The tight packs that form on restrictor plate tracks make for unpredictable outcomes, but be sure to review the results from the Daytona 500 and the spring race at Talladega Superspeedway prior to setting your fantasy lineup.

Chasing the pole at Daytona International Speedway

Note: Qualifying was rained out for last year’s summer race.

1. Mark Martin… Fastest lap for Daytona 500 qualifying. Second fastest for ’09 Daytona 500 and ’08 Coke Zero 400.
2. Dale Earnhardt, Jr…. Second fastest lap for the Daytona 500 qualifying. Third fastest for ’08 Coke Zero 400.
3. Ryan Newman… Third fastest lap in qualifying for the last two Daytona 500s.

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.

1. Kyle Busch… Won 7/08 race at Daytona. Average running position of 11 or better in nine straight races at Daytona, laps led in seven straight. Finished ninth at Talladega. Y!-A1
2. Kevin Harvick… Won 2/07 race at Daytona. Finished seventh in the Daytona 500, average running position of fifth, led 41 laps. Won at Talladega. Y!-B1
3. Kurt Busch… Last eight races at Daytona: five Top Fives, six Top 10s. Finished eighth at Talladega. Y!-A2
4. Tony Stewart… Three-time winner (7/09, 7/06, 7/05) at Daytona, two Top Fives, one Top 10 since ’08. Y!-A3
5. Jimmie Johnson… Won 2/06 race at Daytona. Runner-up in last year’s summer race at Daytona, DNF in the Daytona 500. Y!-A4
6. Jeff Gordon… Six-time winner (2/05, 7/04, 2/99, 10/98, 2/97, 7/95) at Daytona. No Top 10s since ’07 at Daytona. Average running position of 14th or better in four of the last five with at least one lap led, but only one Top 15.
7. Jamie McMurray… Strong value play. Two-time winner (2/10, 7/07) at Daytona. Runner-up at Talladega. Y!-B2
8. Clint Bowyer… Two Top Fives in the last three races at Daytona, average finish of 12.3 in nine career starts. Finished seventh at Talladega. Y!-B3
9. Dale Earnhardt Jr…. Two-time winner (3/04, 7/01) at Daytona. Runner-up in the Daytona 500. Average finish of 8.5 in ’08 at Daytona, 33.0 last year. Y!-B4
10. Denny Hamlin… Finished a career-best third in last year’s summer race at Daytona, finished 17th in the Daytona 500. Finished fourth at Talladega.
11. Juan Pablo Montoya… Strong value play. Two straight Top 10s at Daytona. Finished third at Talladega.
12. Kasey Kahne… DNF in the Daytona 500, average running position of 10th. Y!-B5
13. Jeff Burton… Won 7/00 race at Daytona. Finished 11th at the Daytona 500, average running position of 21st. Y!-B6
14. Matt Kenseth… Won 3/09 race at Daytona. Has finished eighth or better in five of the last six races at Daytona. Y!-B7
15. Carl Edwards… Three Top Fives, four Top 10s over the last six races at Daytona, average finish of 9.3.
16. Greg Biffle… Won 7/03 race at Daytona. Finished third in the Daytona 500, first Top 10 since ’08. Average finish of 19.0 last year at Daytona.
17. A.J. Allmendinger… Strong value play. Average running position between 11th and 20th in the last three races at Daytona. Y!-C1
18. Martin Truex Jr…. Strong value play. Finished career-best sixth in the Daytona 500, 12th at Talladega. Y!-B8
19. Mark Martin… Finished 16th or better in three of the last four races at Daytona. Finished fifth at Talladega.
20. David Ragan… Strong value play. Average running position of 14th or 15th in the last three races at Daytona. Finished sixth at Talladega.
21. Elliott Sadler… Strong value play. Average finish of 7.5 last year at Daytona. Finished 24th in the Daytona 500, average running position of 11th.
22. Ryan Newman… Won 2/08 race at Daytona, only one Top 20 since.
23. Joey Logano… Finished 19th and 20th in the last two starts at Daytona.
24. David Reutimann… Finished a career-best fifth in the Daytona 500, average running position of 15th.
25. Marcos Ambrose… Average finish of 11.5 in ’09 races at Daytona, DNF (engine) in the Daytona 500.
26. Brad Keselowski… Average finish of 30.0 in two career starts at Daytona.
27. Scott Speed… Finished 19th at Daytona, 15th at Talladega. Y!-C2
28. Paul Menard… Average running position of 22nd or 24th in the last three races at Daytona. Y!-C3
29. Reed Sorenson… Long shot value play. Finished ninth in last year’s Daytona 500. Average finish of 23.4 in eight career starts at Daytona. Y!-C4
30. Bobby Labonte… Average running position of 22nd or 25th in the last four races at Daytona.
31. Regan Smith… Average finish of 26.6 in five career starts at Daytona.
32. Sam Hornish Jr…. Average finish of 29.0 in five career starts at Daytona.
33. Robby Gordon… Finished 28th at Daytona, 20th at Talladega.
34. David Stremme… Finished 27th at Talladega.
35. Travis Kvapil… Finished 29th at Daytona, 18th at Talladega.
36. Kevin Conway… Finished 30th at Talladega.
37. Michael McDowell… Finished 33rd at Daytona.
38. Mike Bliss… DNF due to crash at Daytona, finished 10th at Talladega.
39. Max Papis… DNFs at both Daytona and Talladega.
40. Robert Richardson Jr…. Finished 31st at Daytona, finished 26th at Talladega.
41. Joe Nemechek… Possible start and park.
42. Dave Blaney… Possible start and park.
43. J.J. Yeley… Possible start and park.
44. Todd Bodine… Possible start and park.
45. Steve Park… Possible start and park. No Cup starts since ’03.

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Expert Darkhorse Picks: Coke Zero 400 at Daytona

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	Dale Earnhardt Jr	4	16.11
James Jones	On Pit Row	Clint Bowyer	17	11.39
Josh Lobdell	FFToolbox	Jamie McMurray	39	23.39
Dennis Mickelson	RaceTalkRadio.com	Dale Earnhardt Jr	4	11.28
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Dale Earnhardt Jr	4	12.56
Jerry Lagger Eric McGuire	One and Done Game Winner Free agent	Dale Earnhardt Jr Dale Earnhardt Jr	4 4	12.56 12.00
Charlie Turner	On Pit Row	Clint Bowyer	17	12.39
Tall Glass of Milk	Answerthis.com	Dale Earnhardt Jr	4	8.06
Adam Ansell	Roto Experts	Dale Earnhardt Jr	4	10.78
Charles Rantz	ifantasyrace.com	Dale Earnhardt Jr	4	11.89
Darren Fauth	Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet	Clint Bowyer	17	13.44
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Dale Earnhardt Jr	4	12.17
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	Clint Bowyer	17	15.33
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Jamie McMurray	39	20.33
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Jamie McMurray	39	12.22
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	Dale Earnhardt Jr	4	13.94
Chris Leone	On Pit Row	Elliott Sadler	22	20.67
Dan Beaver	Fantasy Racing Games	Dale Earnhardt Jr	4	10.33

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Experts Picks: Coke Zero 400 at Daytona

Expert	Website	Pick to Win	Finish	Experts Avg
Josh Lobdell	FFToolbox	Denny Hamlin	24	15.56
Jerry Lagger	One and Done Game Winner	Tony Stewart	25	11.56
Dennis Michelsen	RaceTalkRadio.com	Kurt Busch	7	11.83
Tall Glass of Milk	Answerthis.com	Clint Bowyer	17	13.22
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Kyle Busch	40	15.44
Eric McGuire	free agent	Kurt Busch	7	12.11
Dan Beaver	Fantasy Racing Games	Tony Stewart	25	9.28
Matt Mercer	On Pit Row	Jeff Gordon	3	14.06
Adam Ansell	Roto Experts	Kyle Busch	40	14.94
Chris Leone	On Pit Row	Dale Earnhardt Jr	4	13.50
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	Tony Stewart	25	10.28
CharlieTurner	On Pit Row	Kevin Harvick	1	15.56
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Tony Stewart	25	14.50
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Kyle Busch	40	14.83
James Jones	On Pit Row	Tony Stewart	25	11.67
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	Tony Stewart	25	12.00
Darren Fauth	Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet	Tony Stewart	25	14.00
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Tony Stewart	25	11.33
Charles Rantz	ifantasyrace.com	Kyle Busch	40	16.44

Contender Or Pretender: Daytona 2

Tony Stewart (Contender) - No driver has been better in the Daytona summer race over the last half decade than Tony Stewart. He’s the defending champion of this race and he’s won it on two other occasions (2005 & 2006). The summer race at Daytona is extremely slick and it plays right into Tony Stewart’s driving style. All of his career Daytona wins have come in the July race.

In 2007 “teammate issues” took Tony Stewart out early and in 2008 Tony Stewart raced competitively but was relieved by JJ Yeley midway through the race. Essentially Tony Stewart is three for three in the last five years when he completes the whole race.

Jeff Burton (Pretender) - I don’t care if Jeff Burton wins the pole, has the best handling car in practice, and guarantees a win. I’m simply not going to pick him this week. My evidence for not picking him can be found at New Hampshire, Infineon, Dover, Darlington, Talladega, Texas and Martinsville. One of my fantasy racing theories is that if a driver is having consistency issues restrictor plate tracks are not the place where its going to turn around.

Kevin Harvick (Contender) - No driver has been more consistent this season than Kevin Harvick. At tracks where car survivability is an issue I like to pick drivers who avoid DNF’s. In 2010 Kevin Harvick has zero DNF’s and throughout his career he’s done a good job avoiding them.

In the Daytona 500 this year Kevin Harvick had perhaps the best handling car in the field but circumstances at the end didn’t play out his way. From all of the restrictor plate races we’ve seen this year there’s no doubt that Kevin Harvick is going to be one of the drivers to beat Saturday night.

Ryan Newman (Pretender) – In the what have you done for me lately world of fantasy racing Ryan Newman hasn’t done anything at Daytona since his 2008 Daytona 500 victory. His average finish at Daytona since the biggest moment in his career is 31.5. In seventeen career starts at this track Newman has only finished in the top ten three times.

Carl Edwards (Contender) - Carl Edwards is very good in the summer race at Daytona. In the last three years his average finish in the Coke Zero 400 is 3.33. If NASCAR wasn’t so quick to throw out a caution in the summer 2008 race and let it play out like the 2007 Daytona 500 then I think Carl Edward’s would’ve won that race.

Denny Hamlin (Pretender) – In ten career starts at Daytona Denny Hamlin only has one career top ten. His lone top ten is also his only career top fifteen at Daytona. If you’re a big fan of qualifying then perhaps you’ll be happy to hear that Hamlin has only started outside the top twenty once at Daytona, but unfortunately qualifying means little here.

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Experts Picks: New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Expert	Website	Pick to Win	Finish	Experts Avg
Josh Lobdell	FFToolbox	No Pick	44	15.06
Jerry Lagger	One and Done Game Winner	Mark Martin	21	10.76
Dennis Michelsen	RaceTalkRadio.com	Jeff Gordon	4	12.12
Tall Glass of Milk	Answerthis.com	Jeff Burton	12	13.00
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Jeff Gordon	4	14.00
Eric McGuire	free agent	Denny Hamlin	14	12.41
Dan Beaver	Fantasy Racing Games	Denny Hamlin	14	8.35
Matt Mercer	On Pit Row	Denny Hamlin	14	14.71
Adam Ansell	Roto Experts	Tony Stewart	2	13.47
Chris Leone	On Pit Row	Jeff Gordon	4	14.06
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	Jimmie Johnson	1	9.41
CharlieTurner	On Pit Row	Jeff Burton	12	16.41
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Greg Biffle	16	13.35
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Kyle Busch	11	13.50
James Jones	On Pit Row	Kurt Busch	3	10.88
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	Kevin Harvick	5	11.24
Darren Fauth	Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet	Denny Hamlin	14	13.35
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Denny Hamlin	14	10.53
Charles Rantz	ifantasyrace.com	Jeff Gordon	4	15.06

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Expert Darkhorse Picks:New Hampshire Motor Speedway

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	34	16.82
James Jones	On Pit Row	Clint Bowyer	7	11.06
Josh Lobdell	FFToolbox	No Pick	44	22.47
Dennis Mickelson	RaceTalkRadio.com	Ryan Newman	6	11.71
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Joey Logano	9	13.06
Jerry Lagger Eric McGuire	One and Done Game Winner Free agent	Joey Logano Dale Earnhardt Jr	9 8	13.06 12.47
Charlie Turner	On Pit Row	Juan Pablo Montoya	34	12.12
Tall Glass of Milk	Answerthis.com	Ryan Newman	6	8.29
Adam Ansell	Roto Experts	Joey Logano	9	11.18
Charles Rantz	ifantasyrace.com	Ryan Newman	6	12.35
Darren Fauth	Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet	Juan Pablo Montoya	34	13.24
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Clint Bowyer	7	12.65
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	Ryan Newman	6	15.24
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Juan Pablo Montoya	34	19.24
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Ryan Newman	6	10.65
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	Juan Pablo Montoya	34	14.53
Chris Leone	On Pit Row	Martin Truex Jr	22	20.59
Dan Beaver	Fantasy Racing Games	Marcos Ambrose	13	10.71

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: Lenox Industrial Tools 301 from Loudon

It’s been a while since the Sprint Cup series drivers have battled on a flat track. The braking skills needed to succeed at New Hampshire Motor Speedway also apply to the other flat tracks: Martinsville Speedway, Phoenix International Raceway and Richmond International Raceway. To refresh fantasy owners on the best finishers from those tracks, I’ve built another NASCAR Fantasy Tool for flat tracks.

Chasing the pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway

Note: Qualifying was rained out for last year’s summer race and the ’08 fall race.

1. Kurt Busch… Started third in last year’s fall race at Loudon. Has started in the first two rows in four straight races this season.
2. Martin Truex, Jr…. Started seventh 4/09 at Loudon, eighth 6/08.
3. Jimmie Johnson… Has started third and second in the last two weeks, fifth or better in seven of the last nine.

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.

1. Jimmie Johnson… Two-time winner (’03 sweep) at Loudon, average finish of 5.8 since ’07 with average running position no worse than eighth, average of 35.8 laps led. Y!-A1
2. Denny Hamlin… Won 7/07 race at Loudon, runner-up in last year’s fall race. Average finish of 7.5 in eight career starts, six Top 10s– has never finished worse than 15th. Held an average running position of ninth or better six times. Y!-A2
3. Kurt Busch… Three-time winner (6/08, ’04 sweep) at Loudon- average finish of 4.0 since ’08, average of 17.8 laps led. Y!-A4
4. Jeff Gordon… Three-time winner (8/98, 9/97, 7/95) at Loudon. Average finish of 7.6 since ’07– runner-up three times, has finished no worse than 15th. Has never held an average running position worse than 13th. Y!-A3
5. Kyle Busch… Won 7/06 race at Loudon, finished seventh and fifth last year- average running positions of seventh and 17th.
6. Kevin Harvick… Won 9/06 race at Loudon- average finish of 12.0 in ’08, 33.0 last year. Y!-B1
7. Tony Stewart… Two-time winner (7/05, 7/00) at Loudon. Since ’05: average finish of 9.7 in 10 starts. Finished fifth and 14th last year, average of 46.0 laps led- held average running positions of sixth and eighth.
8. Jeff Burton… Four-time winner (9/00, 7/99, 7/98, 7/97) at Loudon- finished 12th and fourth in ’08, 31st and 16th last year. Y!-B2
9. Juan Pablo Montoya… Started and finished 12th in last year’s summer race, led six laps. Won the pole, finished third in the fall, led 105 laps.
10. Clint Bowyer… Won 9/07 race at Loudon, held average running positions of eighth and 10th in ’08, 15th and 14th last year. Y!-B3
11. Kasey Kahne… Last three races at Loudon: 11th, 10th, DNF (engine). Y!-B4
12. Ryan Newman… Two-time winner (9/05, 9/02) at Loudon, average running positions of 17th and 10th last year. Y!-B5
13. Mark Martin… Won last year’s fall race at Loudon, average running position of eighth. Finished 14th in the summer, average running position of ninth.
14. Greg Biffle… Won 9/08 race at Loudon, average running position of 16th and 17th last year- finished 18th and ninth.
15. Matt Kenseth… Average finish of 22.5 last year at Loudon, no Top 10s since ’07. Y!-B6
16. Carl Edwards… Only two Top 10s in 11 career starts at Loudon, 13.8 average finish.
17. Dale Earnhardt Jr…. Has held an average running position of 13th or better in seventh straight at Loudon, 11th in both races last year. Y!-B7
18. David Reutimann… Held average running positions of 12th and 13th last year at Loudon, finished fourth and 12th. Y!-B8
19. Martin Truex Jr…. Strong value play. Average finish of 4.8 from ’07-’08 at Loudon– DNF (crash) and 19th-place finish last year.
20. Marcos Ambrose… Strong value play. Average finish of 21.5 last year at Loudon.
21. Joey Logano… Won 6/09 race at Loudon, 21st in the fall. Started first, finished second in last year’s Nationwide race.
22. Brad Keselowski… Finished sixth in last year’s summer race at Loudon, average running position of 23rd. Average finish of 6.5 in two career Nationwide starts.
23. Jamie McMurray… No Top 10s since ’04 at Loudon, finished 33rd and 18th last year.
24. Sam Hornish Jr…. Finished a career-best eighth in last year’s summer race at Loudon, DNF (engine) in the fall. Y!-C1
25. A.J. Allmendinger… Average start of 29.4, average finish of 34.2 in five career starts at Loudon– finished a career-best 25th in last year’s fall race. Y!-C2
26. Elliott Sadler… Two Top 10s in the last four races at Loudon, average running position no better than 20th.
27. David Stremme… Finished 28th in both races last year at Loudon. Y!-C3
28. David Ragan… Average finish of 28.8 in six career starts at Loudon, two DNFs due to crash.
29. Paul Menard… Average finish of 29.5 in six career starts at Loudon. Y!-C4
30. Scott Speed… Average finish of 33.5 in two career starts at Loudon.
31. Reed Sorenson… Finished 17th and 36th last year Loudon.
32. Regan Smith… Average finish of 29.0 in five career starts at Loudon.
33. Travis Kvapil… Average finish of 30.3 in six career starts in Loudon, no starts last year.
34. David Gilliland… Average finish of 35.3 in six career starts at Loudon.
35. Max Papis… First career Cup start at Loudon. Finished 22nd in last year’s Truck race.
36. Kevin Conway… First career Cup start at Loudon. Finished 21st in ’07 Nationwide race.
37. Casey Mears… Possible start and park. Average finish of 12.0 last year at Loudon.
38. Joe Nemechek… Likely start and park. Won 9/99 race at Loudon.
39. Andy Lally… Likely start and park.
40. P.J. Jones… Likely start and park.
41. Mike Bliss… Likely start and park.
42. Dave Blaney… Likely start and park.
43. Michael McDowell… Likely start and park.
44. J.J. Yeley… Likely start and park. Average finish of 14.8 in six career starts at Loudon.
45. Todd Bodine… Likely start and park.

NASCAR Fantasy Tool 2010 – Average Finish on Flat Tracks [Martinsville, Phoenix, Richmond]

This table is a companion for my NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview of the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 from New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Below are 33 drivers of interest and their average finish this season in the three races held on flat tracks.

	MVIL	PHX	RICH	AVG
Jeff Gordon	3	2	2	2.3
Ryan Newman	4	1	8	4.3
Carl Edwards	8	7	5	6.7
Jimmie Johnson	9	3	10	7.3
Clint Bowyer	7	9	12	9.3
Joey Logano	2	10	16	9.3
Martin Truex, Jr.	5	17	7	9.7
Kyle Busch	22	8	1	10.3
Marcos Ambrose	11	11	9	10.3
Matt Kenseth	18	6	13	12.3
Brad Keselowski	12	16	14	14.0
Denny Hamlin	1	30	11	14.0
Juan Pablo Montoya	36	5	6	15.7
Jeff Burton	20	25	4	16.3
Mark Martin	21	4	25	16.7
Kevin Harvick	35	13	3	17.0
Greg Biffle	10	22	22	18.0
Dale Earnhardt, Jr.	15	12	32	19.7
David Ragan	16	19	24	19.7
David Reutimann	28	20	15	21.0
Sam Hornish, Jr.	13	18	36	22.3
A.J. Allmendinger	38	15	17	23.3
Paul Menard	14	29	27	23.3
Tony Stewart	26	23	23	24.0
Jamie McMurray	30	24	19	24.3
Kurt Busch	23	35	18	25.3
Robby Gordon	34	14	28	25.3
Kasey Kahne	17	39	21	25.7
Regan Smith	32	26	30	29.3
Scott Speed	33	21	35	29.7
Elliott Sadler	24	31	38	31.0
Travis Kvapil	27	36	34	32.3
Kevin Conway	31	33	37	33.7

Contender or Pretender: New Hampshire

Jimmie Johnson (Contender) – After Infineon do you really think NASCAR can Jimmie proof the Chase? At New Hampshire this week it will be hard to keep Jimmie Johnson down. Only once in Jimmie Johnson’s career has he finished outside the top fifteen and that wasn’t because of a competitive issue. Johnson’s average New Hampshire finish since 2007 is 5.83. Earlier this year at Phoenix which is similar to New Hampshire Jimmie Johnson led a race high 113 laps (tied with Kyle Busch for the most) and finished 3rd.

Joey Logano (Pretender) – Joey Logano won last year at New Hampshire in the rain. Does a rain shortened win mean anything in fantasy racing? Of course it doesn’t, at least not under the circumstances in how Joey Logano won. I think it would be hard for Joey Logano to be any less competitive than he was last year. Joey Logano was a 20th place driver at best last year in this race. He started 24th, he was in 24th at the midpoint of the race and his average running position was 21.4. Joey Logano was only in the top fifteen 13.9 percent of the race.

Kurt Busch (Contender) – Kurt Busch is always a contender every time the series visits New Hampshire. His average finish over the last four races at New Hampshire is 4th. In eighteen starts at the Magic Mile Kurt Busch has three wins and nine top tens. Last year Kurt Busch outscored all drivers in terms of cumulative points scored at New Hampshire.

Mark Martin (Pretender) – Mark Martin was second to Kurt Busch in cumulative points in 2009 at New Hampshire but what numbers of his from last year would you say are truly representative of him in 2010? I would say that for the most part he’s been marginally less competitive basically across the board. The last race Martin led a lap at was Talladega, but who can’t led a lap there?

Kyle Busch (Contender) – Early in his stint at Joe Gibbs Racing Kyle Busch was a flop at New Hampshire. Now he very easily should be considered the favorite this weekend. Earlier this year Kyle Busch won at Richmond and if a late caution didn’t come out at Phoenix Busch would’ve won that race.

Denny Hamlin (Pretender) – A Pretender isn’t a driver who’s going to finish in 43rd place. A Pretender is somebody who I think is overrated heading into the weekend. Even though Denny Hamlin has never finished worse than 15th at New Hampshire in his career I feel that he’s overrated this weekend. Right after his surgery he was nowhere near competitive at Phoenix. A week later he went on to victory at Texas. I can easily give him leeway for Phoenix but at Richmond after his Texas victory he was nowhere near competitive.

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Experts Picks: Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma

Expert	Website	Pick to Win	Finish	Experts Avg
Josh Lobdell	FFToolbox	Denny Hamlin	34	13.23
Jerry Lagger	One and Done Game Winner	Juan Pablo Montoya	10	10.13
Dennis Michelsen	RaceTalkRadio.com	Tony Stewart	9	12.63
Tall Glass of Milk	Answerthis.com	Mark Martin	14	13.06
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Tony Stewart	9	14.63
Eric McGuire	free agent	Jeff Gordon	5	12.31
Dan Beaver	Fantasy Racing Games	Juan Pablo Montoya	10	8.0
Matt Mercer	On Pit Row	Kyle Busch	39	14.75
Adam Ansell	Roto Experts	Tony Stewart	9	14.19
Chris Leone	On Pit Row	Juan Pablo Montoya	10	14.69
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	Jeff Gordon	5	9.94
CharlieTurner	On Pit Row	Tony Stewart	9	16.69
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Tony Stewart	9	13.75
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Kyle Busch	39	13.50
James Jones	On Pit Row	Kyle Busch	39	11.38
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	Kyle Busch	39	11.63
Darren Fauth	Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet	Juan Pablo Montoya	10	13.31
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Tony Stewart	9	10.31
Charles Rantz	ifantasyrace.com	Kurt Busch	32	15.75

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