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NASCAR Fantasy Racing Experts Picks: Autism Speaks 400 at Dover

Expert	Website	Pick to Win	Finish	Experts Avg
Josh Lobdell	FFToolbox	Matt Kenseth	3	9.58
Jerry Lagger	One and Done Game Winner	Jimmie Johnson	16	8.50
Dennis Michelsen	RaceTalkRadio.com	Mark Martin	15	12.25
Tall Glass of Milk	Answerthis.com	Mark Martin	15	12.33
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Juan Pablo Montoya	35	17.25
Eric McGuire	free agent	Mark Martin	15	12.33
Dan Beaver	Fantasy Racing Games	Matt Kenseth	3	8.50
Matt Mercer	On Pit Row	Kyle Busch	1	14.08
Adam Ansell	Roto Experts	Kurt Busch	19	14.75
Chris Leone	On Pit Row	Carl Edwards	8	15.25
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	Jimmie Johnson	16	12.33
CharlieTurner	On Pit Row	Jimmie Johnson	16	17.25
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Jimmie Johnson	16	13.92
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Kyle Busch	1	13.83
James Jones	On Pit Row	Jeff Gordon	11	10.83
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	Kyle Busch	1	10.60
Darren Fauth	Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet	Jimmie Johnson	16	13.67
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Jimmie Johnson	16	12.17
Charles Rantz	ifantasyrace.com	Jimmie Johnson	16	15.50

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Expert Darkhorse Picks: Autism Speaks 400 from Dover

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	Joey Logano	10	16.92
James Jones	On Pit Row	Ryan Newman	13	10.42
Josh Lobdell	FFToolbox	Sam Hornish Jr	34	20.58
Dennis Mickelson	RaceTalkRadio.com	Brad Keselowski	18	11.42
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Joey Logano	10	12.50
Jerry Lagger Eric McGuire	One and Done Game Winner Free agent	Tony Stewart Ryan Newman	9 13	13.25 11.50
Charlie Turner	On Pit Row	Juan Pablo Montoya	35	11.83
Tall Glass of Milk	Answerthis.com	Ryan Newman	13	8.58
Adam Ansell	Roto Experts	Juan Pablo Montoya	35	11.00
Charles Rantz	ifantasyrace.com	Ryan Newman	13	10.58
Darren Fauth	Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet	Ryan Newman	13	12.50
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Ryan Newman	13	12.00
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	Juan Pablo Montoya	35	17.92
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Juan Pablo Montoya	35	20.83
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Ryan Newman	13	11.42
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	Tony Stewart	9	13.58
Chris Leone	On Pit Row	Martin Truex Jr	12	21.58
Dan Beaver	Fantasy Racing Games	Ryan Newman	13	10.25

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: Autism Speaks 400 from Dover Downs

Expect another physical race at “The Monster Mile” known as Dover International Speedway, one of the few tracks in NASCAR to feature a concrete surface. Dover is shorter than Darlington Raceway, but features similar banking. While the car setup will be different, a similar style of driving can be applied to both tracks and can help make a driver successful in consecutive weeks.

Chasing the pole at Dover

1. David Reutimann… Won the pole and started fifth last year at Dover.
2. Greg Biffle… Started fifth and fourth last year at Dover, won the pole and started fifth in ‘08.
3. Juan Pablo Montoya… Started third and second last year at Dover.

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… Five-time winner (’09 sweep, 9/05, ‘02 sweep) at Dover. Led 569 of 800 laps last year, average running position of second in both races. Y!-A1
2. Jeff Gordon… Four-time winner (6/01, ‘96 sweep, 9/95) at Dover. Average running position of ninth or better in six of the last eight races at Dover, seven finishes of 12th or better. Y!-A2
3. Matt Kenseth… Won 6/06 race at Dover. Four straight Top Fives at Dover. Has never held an average running position worse than 14th. Y!-B1
4. Juan Pablo Montoya… Finished a career-best fourth in last year’s fall race at Dover. Y!-A3
5. Kurt Busch… Finished fifth in both races last year at Dover. Y!-A4
6. Ryan Newman… Three-time winner (9/04, ‘03 sweep) at Dover, average finish of 9.0 last year. Has never held an average running position worse than 13th. Y!-B2
7. Jeff Burton… Won 9/06 race at Dover. Average finish of 10.5 since ‘02 at Dover, 16 races. Y!-B3
8. Kevin Harvick… Average finish of 11.7 in the last three races at Dover. Y!-B4
9. Greg Biffle… Two-time winner (9/08, 6/05) at Dover. Has finished 13th or better in 11 straight races at Dover, led laps in eight. Average finish of 6.0 in that span.
10. Carl Edwards… Won 9/07 race at Dover. Average finish of 7.9 in 11 career starts.
11. Clint Bowyer… Average finish of 14.4 in eight career starts at Dover. Y!-B5
12. Mark Martin… Four-time winner (6/04, 9/99, 9/98, 9/97) at Dover. Seven Top Fives since ‘04 at Dover, average finish of 6.9 in that span.
13. Kyle Busch… Won 6/08 race at Dover, has not finished better than 23rd since.
14. Denny Hamlin… DNFs due to crash in two of the last four races at Dover. Held average running positions of 20th and 18th last year.
15. Tony Stewart… Two-time winner (’00 sweep) at Dover, has finished 11th or better in four of the last five races.
16. Kasey Kahne… Average finish of 7.0 in last year’s races at Dover. Y!-B6
17. Martin Truex Jr…. Won 6/07 race at Dover, finished 21st, DNF (crash) last year. Y!-B7
18. Jamie McMurray… Average finish of 16.9 in 14 career starts at Dover. Y!-B8
19. Dale Earnhardt Jr…. Won 9/01 race at Dover. Finished 12th in last year’s spring race, first Top 15 since ‘07.
20. Joey Logano… Finished 15th in last year’s spring race, DNF (crash) in the fall. Runner-up in last year’s Nationwide spring race.
21. Brad Keselowski… No career Cup starts at Dover. Average finish of 7.5 in six career Nationwide starts, won last year’s spring race.
22. David Reutimann… Average finish of 20.2 in five career starts at Dover.
23. Brian Vickers… Average finish of 20.3 since ‘07 at Dover, no Top 10s.
24. A.J. Allmendinger… Finished career-best seventh in last year’s fall race, average running position of 12th. Y!-C1
25. Paul Menard… Finished a career-best 19th in last year’s fall race at Dover, average running position of 16th. Y!-C2
26. Marcos Ambrose… Strong value play. Average finish of 17.0 last year at Dover.
27. Sam Hornish Jr…. Finished a career-best 13th in last year’s spring race at Dover, 26th in the fall. Y!-C3
28. David Ragan… Average finish of 23.1 in seven career starts at Dover.
29. Scott Speed… DNF (engine), 25th-place finish last year at Dover. Y!-C4
30. Regan Smith… Average finish of 28.0 in four career starts at Dover.
31. Bobby Labonte… Won 6/99 race at Dover. Average finish of 25.5 last year at Dover.
32. Elliott Sadler… Has finished 27th or worse in the last three races at Dover.
33. David Gilliland… Long shot value play. Average finish of 17.5 in ‘08 races at Dover, start and parked last year.
34. Casey Mears… Long shot value play. Average finish of 20.1 in 14 career starts at Dover. DNQ last week at Darlington.
35. Travis Kvapil… Finished 11th, 23rd in ‘08 races at Dover, no starts last year.
36. Kevin Conway… No career Cup starts at Dover.
37. Max Papis… No career Cup starts at Dover. Finished 16th in last year’s Truck race.
38. David Stremme… Average finish of 32.3 in six career starts at Dover, three DNFs.
39. Robby Gordon… DNFs (crash) in both races last year at Dover.
40. Dave Blaney… Likely start and park.
41. Joe Nemechek… Likely start and park.
42. Reed Sorenson… Likely start and park.
43. Michael McDowell… Likely start and park.
44. Mike Bliss… Likely start and park.
45. Todd Bodine… Likely start and park. No starts since ‘03 at Dover.
46. J.J. Yeley… Likely start and park. No Cup starts at Dover since ‘08. Team has seven DNQs this season.

Contender Or Pretender : Dover

Jimmie Johnson (Contender) -
The performances Jimmie Johnson had at Dover last year should be the definition of domination in NASCAR. Last year he led 569 laps and no other driver even cracked 100. In the spring race Jimmie Johnson posted a perfect 150 driver rating and in the fall race his driver rating was a near perfect 149.2. His average running position in both races last year was 2.1 and he only raced outside the top fifteen for a grand total of 5 laps.

Denny Hamlin (Pretender) - Dover has never been a good track for Denny Hamlin. All of his good finishes are heavily stacked early in his career.The last time Hamlin finished in the top twenty was back in 2007. Last falls race when he finished 22nd snapped his streak of four consecutive finishes outside the top 35.The best race in Hamlin’s  career at Dover was the fall 2007 race.  It was a good race for him from a competitive standpoint and it created a very memorable YouTube moment.

Jeff Burton (Contender) - Jeff Burton’s been awful in closing races this year. Whether it’s a flat tire or running over equipment in the pit box if Jeff Burton’s going to win a race these things need to stop. Jeff Burton is ready to win and lets remember this was the track where Jeff Burton snapped an old long losing streak. Last year at Dover Burton finished sixteenth in both races. His average finish over the last four years is 9.1.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Pretender) - Throughout his career Dover has never really been a good place for him despite his 2001 win. In the last ten races at Dover Earnhardt Jr. has 1 top five and two top tens. Last year in the spring race he finished 12th and looked competitive at times. In the fall race he was in the top fifteen zero percent of the time and had an average running position of 22nd.

Ryan Newman (Contender) - Newman swept this track in 2003 but the impressive thing is that in the spring race that year he held off Jeff Gordon without power steering. Even in Newman’s bad years at Penske he still could get the job done at Dover. Last year he finished 8th and tenth. His career average finish at Dover is 10.3.

Brian Vickers (Pretender) - Did you know that Brian Vickers hasn’t led a single lap at Dover over the last 5 years? In twelve career races at Dover Vickers has finished in the top ten only once. His average running position last year was 19.8 and his driver rating was 64.1. He completed all but one lap so his numbers are truly representative of how he performed last year on the Monster Mile.

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NASCAR Power Rankings Chase Edition: Week 3

Dover

Who's Up	Who's Down
Biggest Gain This Week: Juan Pablo Montoya: 7th to 4th	Biggest Drop This Week: Brian Vickers: 8th to 11th
No new drivers this week.	No drivers dropped out this week.

Rank: 1st Mark Martin #5 Last Week: 1 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Mark Martin- 5 Wins, 16 Top Tens Will Martin be the man who finally dethrones Jimmie Johnson? He's known for finishing second and being unlucky but Martin and the 5 team are capable of going toe to toe with Johnson.

Rank: 2nd Jimmie Johnson #48 Last Week: 2 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Jimmie Johnson- 4 Wins, 17 Top Tens Johnson had a statement victory at Dover but in order to win the 2009 championship the 48 will need to have the same type of day at Kansas where they are the defending champions.

Rank: 3rd Kurt Busch #2 Last Week: 4 Change: +1 Driver Page | Articles

Kurt Busch- 1 Win, 16 Top Tens The 2 car team is a real sleeper for the championship but they are definitely an elite team this year. They don't get much attention but they are lurking and are in position to strike if the opportunity arises.

Rank: 4th Juan Pablo Montoya #42 Last Week: 7 Change: +3 Driver Page | Articles

Juan Pablo Montoya- 4 Top Fives, 14 Top Tens Ever since Montoya was let off the leash for the Chase this team has been incredible. Before the Chase they were very consistent but in the Chase they are now competitive and consistent. Those two things are what win drivers championships.

Rank: 5th Jeff Gordon #24 Last Week: 3 Change: -2 Driver Page | Articles

Jeff Gordon- 1 Win, 19 Top Tens Jeff Gordon was my pre-Chase championship pick and they still have plenty of time to make their move however they're already 122 points behind Martin. That's almost a full race behind and they haven't even had real problems yet

Rank: 6th Tony Stewart #14 Last Week: 6 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Tony Stewart- 3 Wins, 19 Top Tens At Dover this team finally was able to avoid problems and get their first solid finish since Watkins Glen. My opinion about this team is that their still in trouble. The 14 isn't on par with some of the other elite teams at the intermediate tracks.

Rank: 7th Denny Hamlin #11 Last Week: 5 Change: -2 Driver Page | Articles

Denny Hamlin- 2 Wins, 15 Top Tens Denny finally snapped his horrible finish streak at Dover and instead replaced it with a new uncompetitive streak that now stands at 1. Teams in the Chase simply can't have this type of uncompetitive day in the Chase.

Rank: 8th Greg Biffle #16 Last Week: 9 Change: +1 Driver Page | Articles

Greg Biffle- 8 Top Fives, 13 Top Tens With how uncompetitive the Fords have been lately if they ever get into the lead at Kansas I think NASCAR should just call it race and say its to dark outside. In 2007 Biffle didn't even need to cross the line first and he still won.

Rank: 9th Ryan Newman #39 Last Week: 11 Change: +2 Driver Page | Articles

Ryan Newman- 5 Top Fives, 14 Top Tens Ryan Newman now has 5 top tens in row. Don't get to excited because I don't think Kansas, California, and Lowes will be kind to the 39 in the upcoming weeks.

Rank: 10th Kasey Kahne #9 Last Week: 10 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Kasey Kahne- 2 Wins, 11 Top Tens I'm amazed that Kahne first used the R6 motor at Dover in June and now in September they are back to the old R5 motor. What's next, will they bring back the Intrepid too?

Rank: 11th Brian Vickers #83 Last Week: 8 Change: -3 Driver Page | Articles

Brian Vickers- 1 Win, 13 Top Tens The 83 can't use their excuse that Dover and New Hampshire are bad tracks for them anymore. If they're going to make some noise in the Chase the time is now.

Rank: 12th Carl Edwards #99 Last Week: 12 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Carl Edwards- 7 Top Fives, 11 Top Tens I'm shocked at how uncompetitive this team was at Dover. Their average finish over the last 5 races is now a very uncompetitive 19.2. This team needs to start experimenting for next year because their finished.

NASCAR Fantasy Experts Picks: AAA 400 from Dover International Speedway

Expert	Website	Pick to Win	Finish	Experts Avg
James Jones	On Pit Row	Mark Martin	2	7.78
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	Mark Martin	2	7.85
Roger Rotter	FOX Sports	Ryan Newman	10	10.3
Dennis Michelsen	RaceTalkRadio.com	Jimmie Johnson	1	10.48
Gerritt Ritt	FOX Sports	Ryan Newman	10	10.63
Mike Harmon	FOX Sports	Ryan Newman	10	10.63
Yahoo Users	Yahoo! Sports	Jimmie Johnson	1	11.26
Cheryl Lauer	Speed Couch	Greg Biffle	13	11.81
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Carl Edwards	11	12.44
Eric Brewer		Juan Montoya	4	12.44
Charlie Turner	On Pit Row	Ryan Newman	10	12.67
Darren Fauth	Fantasy NASCAR Names	Carl Edwards	11	12.81
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Jimmie Johnson	1	12.96
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Jimmie Johnson	1	13.7
Eric McGuire	FFToolbox	Jimmie Johnson	1	14.52
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	No Pick	44	17.63
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Kyle Busch	31	19.15

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway

Dover International Speedway plays host to the second race in the Chase. The Monster Mile is a unique one-mile, concrete track with high banking. The track lends itself to aggressive driving. A lot drivers have an uneven history at Dover due accidents this is a great week throw a change up into your fantasy lineup.

You’ll notice that the list below has just 37 drivers. I’ll be on my honeymoon the week of the race so I have written this preview ahead of time. The results of the New Hampshire race were unknown at the time these picks were made.

Here’s an explanation of the highlighted text in the rankings. Download a printer-friendly version here.

• Y! A/B/C - The top options in the Yahoo! Fantasy Auto Racing game by driver list.
• Strong qualifier - History of winning poles or qualifying inside the top-five.
• Good qualifier - History of qualifying inside the top-10.
• Value play - Good recent history at this week’s track. Drivers to consider as low-rent salary cap options or alternative options in allocation formats.
• Risky play - Good overall history at this week’s track but poor recent finishes.

1. Jimmie Johnson… Won the race in May race at Dover, led 298 of 400 laps. Average finish of 6.0 in ‘08 races, led laps in both. Four-time winner at Dover (6/09, ‘05, sweep in ‘02).Y!-A1
2. Mark Martin… Top-five finishes in 21 of 46 career starts at Dover, nine top-10s in the last 11. Four-time winner at Dover (’04, ‘99, ‘98, ‘97).Y!-A2
3. Tony Stewart… Risky play. Runner-up in May race at Dover, first top-five since ‘04. DNFs due to accident in half of his last six at Dover. Two-time winner at Dover (’00 sweep).Y!-B1
4. Greg Biffle… Won this race last year at Dover, third-place in May. Streak of 10 Dover races finishing 13th or better, laps led in eight. Two-time winner at Dover (last year, ‘05).Y!-A3
5. Jeff Gordon… Good qualifier. Started 42nd, finished 26th in May race at Dover. Average finish of 6.0 in ‘08 Dover races, won a pole. Four-time winner at Dover (’01, ‘96 sweep, ‘95).Y!-A4
6. Kyle Busch… Won spring Dover race last year, DNF in last year’s September race and 23rd-place finish this June but ran in 11th, on the average. Five top-10 finishes at Dover in 10 career starts.
7. Denny Hamlin… Risky play. Accident in May race at Dover, also had poor finishes in ‘08. Has finished 36th or worse in four straight Dover races.Y!-B2
8. Kurt Busch… Risky play. Finished fifth in May race at Dover, first top-10 since ‘04. Average finish of 20.5 in 18 career starts.Y!-B3
9. Kasey Kahne… Risky play. Finished sixth in May race at Dover, first top-10 since ‘06. Average finish of 28.5 in ‘08 Dover races.Y!-B4
10. Ryan Newman… Great qualifier. Three-time winner at Dover, all between ‘03 and ‘04. Average finish of 6.5 in ‘05 races but 14.7 in the seven races since. Finished eighth in May race. Has won four poles, none since ‘07 and an average finish of 16.3 in his last four attempts.Y!-B5
11. Brian Vickers… Average finish of 21.5 in 11 career Dover starts. Finished 25th in May, 22.0 average in ‘08 Dover races.Y!-B6
12. Carl Edwards… Has led at least 12 laps in seven straight Dover races. Finished seventh in May race; finished first, second or third in five races prior (’06-’08). Won at Dover in ‘07.
13. Matt Kenseth… Finished fourth in May race at Dover, average finish of 3.0 both last year’s races. Laps led in six of the last seven Dover races. Won at Dover in ‘06.
14. Clint Bowyer… Finished 11th in May race at Dover, eighth in last year’s race. Also finished eighth in two other times in five other Dover starts.
15. Juan Pablo Montoya… Started third, finished 30th in May race at Dover. Two top-12 finishes in five career starts.Y!-B7
16. David Reutimann… Won the pole in May race at Dover, finished 18th. Average finish of 16.0 in five career starts.Y!-B8
17. Jeff Burton… Last 15 Dover races: finished 16th or better 14 times, eight top-10s, won in ‘06.
18. Sam Hornish Jr…. Strong value play. Average finish of 24.3 in three career starts at Dover, jumps to 15.5 excluding last year’s DNF (accident).Y!-C1
19. Casey Mears… Strong value play. Five straight races at Dover finishing 17th or better, average finish of 12.0 in that span.
20. Dale Earnhardt Jr…. Finished 15th in May race at Dover, 29.5 average finish last year. Won at Dover in ‘01, only four top-10 finishes since.
21. Kevin Harvick… Finished 17th in May race at Dover, sixth last year; first top-10 finish since ‘06.
22. Jamie McMurray… Weak value play. Finished 14th in May race at Dover. Average start of 7.0, finished 10th and 36th last year.
23. David Ragan… Weak value play. Finished 24th in May race at Dover, average finish of 16.5 in ‘08 races.
24. Joey Logano… Started 21st, finished 15th in May race, first career start at Dover.
25. Marcos Ambrose… Started and finished 20th in May race at Dover.Y!-C2
26. Martin Truex Jr…. Finished 21st in May race at Dover, sixth in the previous spring race. Finished 20th in this race last year. Won at Dover in ‘07.
27. Elliott Sadler… Has finished 27th in two straight Dover races, average finish of 21.4 in 21 career starts.
28. Reed Sorenson… Started fourth, finished 19th in May race at Dover. Last time he started in top-10 at Dover: a career-best 11th finish as a rookie in ‘06, no finishes better than 26th in between.Y!-C3
29. Michael Waltrip… Long shot value play. Average finish of 24.3 over the last three Dover races, 12.5 average finish in the last two September races.
30. Robby Gordon… Long shot value play. DNF in May race at Dover, average finish of 17.5 in ‘07 and ‘08 races.Y!-C4
31. Paul Menard… Long shot value play. Average finish of 19.2 in five career Dover starts.
32. AJ Allmendinger… Has never finished better than 16th at Dover, 31.6 average finish in five career starts.
33. Bobby Labonte… Average finish of 24.6 over the last three Dover races. Won from the pole at Dover in ‘99.
34. Scott Speed… DNF (engine) in May race, finished 37th in first career start at Dover.
35. David Stremme… DNFs in three of five career Dover starts, 33.0 average finish.
36. John Andretti… DNF (accident) in May race at Dover, finished 34th. First start at Dover since ‘07.
37. Joe Nemechek… Average finish of 35.6 over the last three Dover races.

NASCAR Power Rankings Chase Edition: Week 2

Loudon

Who's Up	Who's Down
Biggest Gain This Week: Mark Martin: 3rd to 1st	Biggest Drop This Week: Kasey Kahne: 7th to 10th
No new drivers this week.	No drivers dropped out this week.

Rank: 1st Mark Martin #5 Last Week: 3 Change: +2 Driver Page | Articles

Mark Martin- 5 Wins, 15 Top Tens Not only did Mark Martin get his first career win at Loudon but he also extended his contract last week. Will this be his year? Someone will win it. Did you know that Martin first announced his "Salute to you tour" in 2004.

Rank: 2nd Jimmie Johnson #48 Last Week: 2 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Jimmie Johnson- 3 Wins, 16 Top Tens Johnson dominated the Dover race earlier this year but there are no guarantee's in NASCAR. It will be difficult for the 48 team to duplicate their previous dominate performance.

Rank: 3rd Jeff Gordon #24 Last Week: 1 Change: -2 Driver Page | Articles

Jeff Gordon- 1 Win, 18 Top Tens I don't really know what happened to this team Sunday. They were the fastest team on the track at the start of the race then all of a sudden they were junk. As a result of his bad day Gordon now sits 10th in the point standings.

Rank: 4th Kurt Busch #2 Last Week: 4 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Kurt Busch- 1 Win, 15 Top Tens This team will try their hardest having their crew chief Pat Tryson there part time but I don't really think this is a sustainable strategy. I expect this problem to grow over the course of the remaining 9 races.

Rank: 5th Denny Hamlin #11 Last Week: 6 Change: +1 Driver Page | Articles

Denny Hamlin- 2 Wins, 15 Top Tens Hamlin was definitely the most aggressive driver on the track at New Hampshire. He was running into other cars frequently and he even ran over a guy on pit road. If his high aggression level continues trouble will certainly find him on the track.

Rank: 6th Tony Stewart #14 Last Week: 5 Change: -1 Driver Page | Articles

Tony Stewart- 3 Wins, 18 Top Tens There have been a lot of people saying this team is testing but I'm going to hold my ground on this one and say they're simply making mistakes. In order for Stewart to win the championship he really needed to score more points here.

Rank: 7th Juan Pablo Montoya #42 Last Week: 9 Change: +2 Driver Page | Articles

Juan Pablo Montoya- 3 Top Fives, 13 Top Tens The 42 is truly a top team in the series. The main thing people hold against him is his lackluster history. This year is vastly different from years in the past. If you haven't thrown out the history book on him yet, do it now.

Rank: 8th Brian Vickers #83 Last Week: 8 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Brian Vickers- 1 Win, 13 Top Tens Not too many teams made a mistake at Loudon but this team did. I honestly don't trust this pit crew at all. Fun Fact: Did you know that Brian Vickers best finish in the last 10 races in 2008 was 11th and his team was caught cheating after that race.

Rank: 9th Greg Biffle #16 Last Week: 11 Change: +2 Driver Page | Articles

Greg Biffle- 8 Top Fives, 13 Top Tens Biffle is the only Roush car that is showing a heart beat now but in order to win the championship teams need to do a lot more then that. Anything less then a top 5 for Biffle at Dover will be considered a failure.

Rank: 10th Kasey Kahne #9 Last Week: 7 Change: -3 Driver Page | Articles

Kasey Kahne- 2 Wins, 10 Top Tens Can you stick a fork in this team yet? I say hold off for now but their championship chances are greatly reduced. At least he won't have to worry about the R6 motor next year.

Rank: 11th Ryan Newman #39 Last Week: 12 Change: +1 Driver Page | Articles

Ryan Newman- 5 Top Fives, 13 Top Tens I bet you didn't know this but Newman now has 4 consecutive top tens in a row. Ryan Newman once owned Dover and even won here without power steering. A good day for this team is crucial for their championship aspirations.

Rank: 12th Carl Edwards #99 Last Week: 10 Change: -2 Driver Page | Articles

Carl Edwards- 7 Top Fives, 11 Top Tens One race into the Chase and this team is already 113 points behind Mark Martin. If there performance is flat at Dover then it will be time to stick a fork in them for the year.

NASCAR Fantasy Tool: 2009 Average Finish at Chase Tracks Table

This table designed primarily to help fantasy NASCAR owners with deciding on how to spend their remaining driver starts as we progress through the Chase for the Sprint Cup. The table ranks the 26 most relevant drivers by their average finish at the eight Chase tracks that held their first Cup event earlier in the season.

	Loudon	Dover	Fontana	Lowe’s	Martinsville	Talladega	Texas	Phoenix	AVG
Tony Stewart	5	2	8	19	3	23	4	2	8.25
Jimmie Johnson	9	1	9	13	1	30	2	4	8.63
Kurt Busch	3	5	5	34	18	6	8	3	10.25
Greg Biffle	18	3	4	20	28	7	3	5	11.00
David Reutimann	4	18	14	1	20	26	11	8	12.75
Ryan Newman	29	8	28	2	6	3	15	16	13.38
Carl Edwards	19	7	7	4	26	24	10	10	13.38
Matt Kenseth	22	4	1	10	23	17	5	27	13.63
Denny Hamlin	15	36	6	11	2	22	12	6	13.75
Jeff Gordon	2	26	2	14	4	37	1	25	13.88
Kasey Kahne	10	6	12	7	19	36	19	13	15.25
Kyle Busch	7	23	3	6	24	25	18	17	15.38
Juan Montoya	12	30	11	8	12	20	7	24	15.50
Mark Martin	14	10	40	17	7	43	6	1	17.25
Joey Logano	1	15	26	9	32	9	30	21	17.88
Brian Vickers	35	25	10	5	33	8	16	19	18.88
Jeff Burton	31	16	32	25	15	10	9	15	19.13
Sam Hornish Jr.	8	13	23	16	34	34	17	9	19.25
Casey Mears	11	9	24	33	21	16	21	20	19.38
Marcos Ambrose	23	20	22	26	14	4	41	14	20.50
Dale Earnhardt Jr.	13	12	39	40	8	2	20	31	20.63
Clint Bowyer	20	11	19	36	5	39	22	26	22.25
Jamie McMurray	33	14	16	21	10	42	38	11	23.13
Martin Truex Jr.	37	21	27	23	29	33	25	7	25.25
AJ Allmendinger	32	29	29	32	9	35	34	35	29.38
Kevin Harvick	34	17	38	41	11	38	27	30	29.50

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