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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

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Experts Picks: Subway Fast Fresh 600

Expert	Website	Pick to Win	Finish	Experts Avg
Josh Lobdell	FFToolbox	Jimmie Johnson	3	7.57
Jerry Lagger	One and Done Game Winner	Jimmie Johnson	3	9.00
Dennis Michelsen	RaceTalkRadio.com	Jimmie Johnson	3	14.86
Tall Glass of Milk	Answerthis.com	Jimmie Johnson	3	13.14
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Jeff Burton	25	16.14
Eric McGuire	free agent	Jimmie Johnson	3	13.57
Dan Beaver	Fantasy Racing Games	Jimmie Johnson	3	7.29
Matt Mercer	On Pit Row	Mark Martin	4	16.00
Adam Ansell	Roto Experts	Jimmie Johnson	3	11.43
Chris Leone	On Pit Row	Mark Martin	4	10.00
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	Jimmie Johnson	3	10.57
CharlieTurner	On Pit Row	Jimmie Johnson	3	18.86
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Jimmie Johnson	3	13.00
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Kurt Busch	35	16.14
Jay Busby	Yahoo! Sports	Jimmie Johnson	3	9.29
James Jones	On Pit Row	Jeff Burton	25	12.14
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	Jimmie Johnson	3	9.29
Darren Fauth	Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet	Jimmie Johnson	3	14.29
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Mark Martin	4	13.43
Charles Rantz	ifantasyrace.com	Kurt Busch	35	20.00

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Expert Darkhorse Picks: Subway Fresh Fit 600

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	Marcos Ambrose	11	20.14
James Jones	On Pit Row	Mark Martin	4	8.57
Josh Lobdell	FFToolbox	Mark Martin	4	18.00
Dennis Mickelson	RaceTalkRadio.com	Mark Martin	4	10.00
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Kyle Busch	8	12.43
Jerry Lagger Eric McGuire	One and Done Game Winner Free agent	Mark Martin Mark Martin	4 4	10.14 8.86
Charlie Turner	On Pit Row	Kyle Busch	8	8.00
Tall Glass of Milk	Answerthis.com	Mark Martin	4	7.57
Adam Ansell	Roto Experts	Mark Martin	4	8.57
Charles Rantz	ifantasyrace.com	Mark Martin	4	10.57
Darren Fauth	Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet	Mark Martin	4	8.86
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Mark Martin	4	11.71
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	Mark Martin	4	15.57
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Denny Hamlin	30	19.14
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Martin Truex Jr	17	11.86
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	Mark Martin	4	15.86
Chris Leone	On Pit Row	Joey Logano	10	25.00
Dan Beaver	Fantasy Racing Games	Mark Martin	4	11.00

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix

The mile-long flat track in the desert, PIR is a unique tri-oval that features a dogleg between turns two and three. To ensure a nighttime finish under NASCAR’s new standardized start time rule, the spring race was extended by 63 laps (100 Km). Although Martinsville Speedway is a very different track, many drivers who excel at that flat race track also perform well at PIR.

Chasing the pole at Phoenix International Raceway

1. Kurt Busch… Started third and second last year.
2. Mark Martin… Won the pole and started 10th last year.
3. Jimmie Johnson… Has started 10th or better in six straight starts at PHX.

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… Has won four of the last five races at PHX, 5.1 average finish in 13 career starts. Y!-A1
2. Denny Hamlin… Four straight finishes of sixth or better at PHX– sixth-place or better in six of the last seven. Y!-A2
3. Kurt Busch… Three straight finishes of sixth or better w/ 60 laps led at PHX. Y!-A3
4. Greg Biffle… Average finish of 9.7 since ‘07 at PHX. Y!-A4
5. Jeff Gordon… Finished ninth last Nov– first Top 10 at PHX since 11/07.
6. Jeff Burton… Runner up last Nov. Average finish of 10.8 in 21 career starts at PHX. Y!-B1
7. Kevin Harvick… Three Top 10s from ‘07-’08, 27.0 last year at PHX. Y!-B2
8. Tony Stewart… Two Top Fives in ‘07, 18.0 in ‘08, runner-up and 23th last year at PHX.
9. Clint Bowyer… Runner-up and 12th-place finishes at PHX in ‘08, 26th and seventh last year. Y!-B3
10. Carl Edwards… Finished fourth in both ‘08 races at PHX, 13.0 average finish last year.
11. Matt Kenseth… Two Top Fives in ‘07 races at PHX, two Top 20s since. Y!-B4
12. Mark Martin… Fourth in Nov– 8.8 average finish in 26 career starts at PHX.
13. Dale Earnhardt Jr…. Average finish of 6.5 at PHX in ‘08, 33.0 last year. Y!-B5
14. Kyle Busch… Average finish of 10.3 in the last six races at PHX.
15. Juan Pablo Montoya… Finished a career-best eighth last year (11/09) at PHX.
16. Martin Truex Jr…. Strong value play. Four Top Eight finishes in the last five races at PHX. Y!-B6
17. Kasey Kahne… Three straight Top 15s at PHX. Y!-B7
18. Joey Logano… Strong value play. Finished 21st in both ‘09 races at PHX. Finishes of 10th and fourth in N’wide series. Y!-B8
19. David Reutimann… Average finish of 9.0 last year at PHX.
20. Jamie McMurray… Average finish of 12.5 at PHX since ‘08, one Top Five.
21. Marcos Ambrose… Average finish of 14.3 in three career starts at PHX.
22. Paul Menard… Average finish of 24.3 in six career starts at PHX. Y!-C1
23. Brad Keselowski… Strong value play. Finished 37th in only career Cup start at PHX, 11/09. Two Top Fives in ‘09 N’wide races.
24. Sam Hornish Jr…. Strong value play. Finished ninth and 17th last year at PHX. Two IndyCar wins (’05, ‘01) Y!-C2
25. Ryan Newman… Weak value play. Finished 16th and 20th last year at PHX.
26. Brian Vickers… Finished 25th, 19th in last two April races at PHX, two crashes in Nov races.
27. A.J. Allmendinger… Average finish of 21.3 in career starts at PHX. Y!-C3
28. Scott Speed… Finished 34th and 33rd last year at PHX. Y!-C4
29. David Ragan… Average finish of 22.5 last year at PHX.
30. Travis Kvapil… Average finish of 24.0 in six career starts at PHX, none last year.
31. Elliott Sadler… Average finish of 26.6 in 16 career starts at PHX, no Top 20 since ‘06.
32. David Gilliland… Average finish of 27.4 in seven career starts at PHX.
33. Regan Smith… Average finish of 28.7 in three career starts at PHX.
34. Bobby Labonte… Average finish of 13.0 in ‘07 races at PHX, 15.5 in ‘08, 34.0 last year.
35. Mike Bliss… No Cup starts at PHX since ‘06.
36. David Stremme… Long shot value play. Started 19th, finished 18th in last year’s April race at PHX.
37. Robby Gordon… Average finish of 28.5 in 15 career starts at PHX.
38. Max Papis… Finished 32nd last Nov, first career Cup start at PHX.
39. Kevin Conway… No career Cup starts at PHX.
40. Dave Blaney… Likely start and park.
41. Joe Nemechek… Likely start and park.
42. Aric Almirola… Likely start and park. Two DNQs this season. Only one career start at PHX (26th, 11/07)
43. Michael McDowell… Likely start and park.
44. Johnny Sauter… Finished 37th in both ‘08 races at PHX. No Cup starts this season.
45. Scott Riggs… No career Cup starts at PHX. No Cup starts this season.
46. Brandon Ash… No career Cup starts at PHX. No Cup starts this season. Two DNQs last year at PHX.
47. Terry Cook… No career Cup starts at PHX. Five DNQs this season.

Printable NASCAR TV Schedule for April 2010

April NASCAR TV Schedule in PDF Format

We hope that you can use our complete, printable, NASCAR broadcast television schedule for April 2010. This one includes the NASCAR TV schedule for the Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, Camping World Truck Series and NASCAR programming on ESPN, ESPN2, Speed and Fox for the entire month of April.

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NASCAR Fantasy Experts Picks: Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500

Expert	Website	Pick to Win	Finish	Experts Avg
Ryan Rantz	On Pit Row	Jimmie Johnson	1	8.15
James Jones	On Pit Row	Denny Hamlin	3	8.50
Dennis Michelsen	RaceTalkRadio.com	Mark Martin	4	9.60
Yahoo Users	Yahoo! Sports	Jimmie Johnson	1	10.32
Gerritt Ritt	FOX Sports	Greg Biffle	14	10.44
Mike Harmon	FOX Sports	Mark Martin	4	11.24
Roger Rotter	FOX Sports	Jimmie Johnson	1	11.24
Eric Brewer		Kyle Busch	12	11.38
Cheryl Lauer	Speed Couch	Kurt Busch	6	11.65
Charlie Turner	On Pit Row	Mark Martin	4	11.85
Eric McClung	On Pit Row	Jimmie Johnson	1	12.12
Darren Fauth	Fantasy NASCAR Names	Mark Martin	4	12.44
Lou Lauer	USAR Fans	Mark Martin	4	12.59
Eric McGuire	FFToolbox	Mark Martin	4	12.88
P J Walsh	FantasyNASCARPreview.com	Mark Martin	4	13.09
Bob Ellis	NASCAR Ranting and Raving	Kyle Busch	12	16.88
Jon Rodgers	Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner	Jimmie Johnson	1	18.35

NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500

Over the last nine races this season, three have been on flat tracks. Thus far there has been a total of seven races on flat tracks. This gives fantasy owners a very clear idea on the top options for this weekend’s race at Phoenix International Raceway. I’ve created another NASCAR Fantasy Tool, 2009 Average Finish at Flat Tracks. Martinsville Speedway, Phoenix, Richmond International Raceway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway all vary in length but their banking in the corners is similar and are all, of course, flat.

Mark Martin and Denny Hamlin each have two wins on flat tracks. Kyle Busch owns a victory and has three straight top-fives on flat tracks. Tony Stewart began the season with four top-fives on flat tracks but an average finish on 13.3 on the last three. Ryan Newman has three straight top-10s; Brian Vickers has three straight of 11 or better. Sam Hornish Jr. put together a streak of four top-10s but was a disaster in the other three.

Chasing the pole at Phoenix

1. Mark Martin… In April, Martin from the pole and has won a total of seven poles this season, one being Richmond. He started fourth just three weeks ago at Martinsville.
2. Jimmie Johnson… Johnson won last year’s O’RAP 500 from the pole. The rest of Johnson’s starting numbers at Phoenix are decent: fifth and six in ‘07, seventh in 4/08 and he started 10th back in April.
3. Jeff Gordon… Gordon has started inside the top-10 for six of the seven flat track races this season. He has started inside the top-10 this season for 10 straight races.
4. Kurt Busch… Started third in April and in last year’s O’RAP 500. He has started inside the top-10 at Phoenix in seven of his last eight attempts.

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.
• 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.

1. Mark Martin… Two-time winner at Phoenix (4/09, ‘93). Average finish of 8.0 in four starts since ‘07. Best average finish (5.7) at flat tracks this season. Y!-A1
2. Jimmie Johnson… Three-time winner at Phoenix (’08 sweep, ‘07). Has never finished worse than 15th in 12 career starts– fourth or better in six straight, seventh or better in eight straight. Finished fourth in April. Tenth-best average finish (9.6) at flat tracks this season. Y!-A2
3. Denny Hamlin… Five finishes of six or better at Phoenix over the last six races, average finish of 6.0 in that span. Average finish of 4.0 last year. Finished sixth in April. Second-best average finish (5.9) at flat tracks this season. Y!-B1
4. Tony Stewart… Won at Phoenix in ‘99. Average finish of 18.0 last year, 3.0 in ‘07. Runner-up in April. Third-best average finish (7.4) at flat tracks this season. Y!-B2
5. Kurt Busch… Won at Phoenix in ‘05, runner-up in last year’s O’Reilly Auto Parts 500- led 60 laps. Finished third in April. Fourth-best average finish (8.7) at flat tracks this season. Y!-B3
6. Jeff Gordon… Won at Phoenix in 4/07, finished 10th in 11/07 race. Finished 13th in last year’s April race, DNF (engine) in November. Fifth-best average finish (8.9) at flat tracks this season. Y!-A3
7. Juan Pablo Montoya… Average finish of 16.5 at Phoenix last year. Average finish of 11.9 at flat tracks this season, 3.0 in the last two. Y!-B4
8. Kyle Busch… Won at Phoenix in ‘05. Average finish of 10.0 since ‘07 (five races). Sixth-best average finish (9.0) at flat tracks this season. Y!-A4
9. Ryan Newman… DNF (engine), 34th-place finish last year. Finished 38th and fifth in ‘07. Finished 16th in April. Average finish of 11.3 at flat tracks this season. Y!-B5
10. Carl Edwards… Finished fourth at Phoenix in both races last year, ninth in April. Seven top-10s in 10 career starts.
11. Greg Biffle… Average finish of 16.5 at Phoenix last year. Finished fifth in April.
12. Brian Vickers… Only one top-10 (’05) at Phoenix in 10 career starts. Average finish of 12.0 in ‘06, 21.6 since (not counting crash last year). Y!-B7
13. Kasey Kahne… Has finished 13th at Phoenix in consecutive races, no top-10s since ‘06. Y!-B8
14. Clint Bowyer… Runner-up in last year’s April race, 12th in November. Average finish of 14.9 at flat tracks this season.
15. Jeff Burton… Two-time winner at Phoenix (’01, ‘00). Has not finished worse than 15th since ‘97 (17 races). Average finish of 7.5 last year, 11.0 in ‘07. 9.5 in ‘06.
16. Kevin Harvick… Two-time winner at Phoenix (’06 sweep). Average finish of 10.5 in ‘07-’08.
17. Matt Kenseth… Won at Phoenix in ‘02. Average finish of 4.0 in ‘07, 26.6 in the three races since.
18. Dale Earnhardt Jr…. Two-time winner at Phoenix (’04, ‘03). Average finish of 6.5 last year. Finished 31st, ran 18th in April.
19. Marcos Ambrose… Average finish of 16.0 at Phoenix in two career starts. Y!-C1
20. David Reutimann… Average finish of 21.5 at Phoenix last year. Started and finished a career-best eighth in April.
21. Joey Logano… Started 31st, finished 21st in April– first career start at Phoenix.
22. Brad Keselowski… Strong value play. No career Cup starts at Phoenix. Third in the April Nationwide race. Y!-C2
23. Jamie McMurray… Strong value play. Finished 23rd at Phoenix in both ‘07 races, 10.3 in the three races since. Finished third in last year’s Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, 11th in April.
24. Martin Truex Jr…. Strong value play. Average finish of 7.3 at Phoenix in three of the last four races, not counting a DNF (overheating) in last year’s Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500. Average finish of 17.0 in seven career starts. Finished seventh in April.
25. Casey Mears… Zero top-10s at Phoenix in 11 career starts, 27.3 average finish.
26. Sam Hornish Jr…. Weak value play. Finished a career-best ninth at Phoenix in April, but had an average running position of 23rd. Average finish of 27.6 in three previous career starts. Y!-C3
27. Bobby Labonte… Weak value play. Average finish of 14.3 at Phoenix from ‘07-’08. Y!-C4
28. AJ Allmendinger… Average finish of 25.5 at Phoenix in two career starts.
29. David Ragan… Finished a career-best 10th at Phoenix in last year’s Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, 27th in the April race.
30. Reed Sorenson… Finished a career-best 12th at Phoenix in April. DNF (crash) and 31st-place finish last year. Average finish of 17.0 in ‘07.
31. Regan Smith… Long shot value play. Average finish of 28.7 at Phoenix in three career starts.
32. Paul Menard… Zero top-20 finishes at Phoenix in five career starts, 23.4 average finish.
33. Michael Waltrip… Finished 24th at Phoenix in both races last year.
34. Robby Gordon… Average finish of 28.8 at Phoenix since ‘07 (five races).
35. Elliott Sadler… Only one top-10 (’02) at Phoenix in 15 career starts. Finished 11th in both ‘05 races, average finish of 31.1 in the seven races since.
36. Scott Speed… Average finish of 37.0 at Phoenix in two career starts.
37. John Andretti… Started 41st, finished 38th at Phoenix in April, first start since ‘04. Average finish of 12.0 in four CART Series races (’88-’92).
38. Brandon Ash… No career Cup starts at Phoenix. Average finish of 10.9 in seven career Truck Series West races (’98-’05).
39. Max Papis… No career Cup starts at Phoenix.
40. Erik Darnell… No career Cup starts at Phoenix.
41. Kevin Conway… No career Cup starts.
42. David Gilliland… Possible start and park. Started 27th, finished 33rd at Phoenix in April.
43. Michael McDowell… Likely start and park. Started 29th, finished 34rd in April of last year– first career start at Phoenix.
44. Joe Nemechek… Likely start and park. Finished 41st at Phoenix in April.
45. Dave Blaney… Likely start and park. Finished 42nd at Phoenix in April.
46. Tony Raines… Likely start and park. Finished 43rd at Phoenix in April.

2009 Average Finish at Flat Tracks - Martinsville, Phoenix, Richmond, New Hampshire

This table is a companion for my NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview of the O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. Below are 24 drivers of fantasy interest and their average finish this season at four flat tracks: Martinsville Speedway, Phoenix, Richmond International Raceway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

The four flat tracks vary in length but do feature similar banking. Over the last nine races this season, three have been on flat tracks: Richmond is a little shorter (0.75 miles) and banked 14 degrees; New Hampshire is a little longer (1.06 miles) and most recently, Martinsville which is much shorter (0.53 miles) both are banked 12 degrees. Phoenix is 1.00 miles and banked 11 degrees and held its first race in April, the eighth race of the season.

	MVILLE 1	PHX	Rich 1	NH 1	RICH 2	NH 2	MVILLE2	AVG
Mark Martin	7	1	5	14	4	1	8	5.7
Denny Hamlin	2	6	14	15	1	2	1	5.9
Tony Stewart	3	2	2	5	17	14	9	7.4
Kurt Busch	18	3	12	3	2	6	17	8.7
Jeff Gordon	4	25	8	2	3	15	5	8.9
Kyle Busch	24	17	1	7	5	5	4	9
Jimmie Johnson	1	4	36	9	11	4	2	9.6
Ryan Newman	6	16	4	29	10	7	7	11.3
Juan Pablo Montoya	12	24	10	12	19	3	3	11.9
Clint Bowyer	5	26	18	20	6	10	19	14.9
David Reutimann	20	8	28	4	20	12	16	15.4
Jamie McMurray	10	11	7	33	27	18	6	16.0
Jeff Burton	15	15	3	31	18	16	15	16.1
Greg Biffle	28	5	17	18	13	9	25	16.4
Joey Lagano	32	21	19	1	14	21	12	17.1
Casey Mears	21	20	9	11	30	13	18	17.4
Brian Vickers	33	19	15	35	7	11	11	18.7
Marcos Ambrose	14	14	11	23	22	20	27	18.7
Carl Edwards	26	10	26	19	15	17	20	19.0
Sam Hornish, Jr.	34	9	6	8	8	37	36	19.7
Matt Kenseth	23	27	13	22	25	23	14	21.0
Kasey Kahne	19	13	29	10	12	38	32	21.9
Kevin Harvick	11	30	34	34	9	32	10	22.9
Dale Earnhardt Jr.	8	31	27	13	21	35	29	23.4

NASCAR Power Rankings: Chase Edition Week 9

Texas

Who's Up	Who's Down
Biggest Gain This Week: Mark Martin: 3rd to 2nd	Biggest Drop This Week: Juan Pablo Montoya: 4th to 6th
No new drivers this week.	No drivers dropped out this week.

Rank: 1st Jimmie Johnson #48 Last Week: 1 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Jimmie Johnson- 6 Wins, 22 Top Tens Jimmie Johnson has been Superman in the Chase this year but Sam "Kryptonite" Hornish Jr proved to us that Johnson isn't invincible. The only effect of the Johnson crash will be seen at Homestead when he's points racing for the fourth year in a row.

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

Mark Martin - 5 Wins, 20 Top Tens Mark Martin got the job done at Texas. Martin didn't win or even lead a lap but he renewed his championships chances by finishing 4th. At Phoenix where Martin won earlier this year he needs to further reduce his points deficit to Johnson.

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

Jeff Gordon- 1 Win, 23 Top Tens Jeff Gordon started on the pole at Texas but if I were to grade his race I would give him a D. Gordon needed a top five day at worst, and the 24 team had perhaps their worst intermediate track performance of the year.

Rank: 4th Kurt Busch #2 Last Week: 5 Change: +1 Driver Page | Articles

Kurt Busch - 2 Win, 19 Top Tens After the way the 2 car performed at Texas it's to bad Pat Tryson will be leaving this team soon. I know if I were a crew chief I wouldn't want to leave Kurt Busch for Martin Treux Jr.

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

Tony Stewart - 4 Wins, 23 Top Tens Tony Stewart is a still a full race behind Johnson in the point standings. Their main goal this season was to make the Chase, but Talladega is what officially killed this teams chances.

Rank: 6th Juan Pablo Montoya #42 Last Week: 4 Change: -2 Driver Page | Articles

Juan Pablo Montoya - 7 Top Fives, 17 Top Tens Montoya spent much of the Chase racing inside the top 5 but unfortunately it's starting to look inevitable that he won't finish there. I can't find any fault for a team that came virtually out of nowhere and was a legitimate threat.

Rank: 7th Denny Hamlin #11 Last Week: 8 Change: +1 Driver Page | Articles

Denny Hamlin - 3 Wins, 18 Top Tens Hamlin had a big day at Texas and moved up three positions up to 8th in the points. At Phoenix Hamlin should be able to lock himself inside the top 10 in points.

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

Greg Biffle - 10 Top Fives, 16 Top Tens Other then Kansas and Talladega I don't remember seeing Biffle at all in the Chase. Their performances haven't really been that great, but they have managed to avoid DNF's which is a key aspect of the Chase.

Rank: 9th Kasey Kahne #9 Last Week: 7 Change: -2 Driver Page | Articles

Kasey Kahne - 2 Wins, 14 Top Tens After a failing motor at Texas Kahne now is sitting tenth in the points only 41 points ahead of Carl Edwards. I don't expect much out of either of these drivers at Phoenix so Homestead will be the key as to who goes to Las Vegas.

Rank: 10th Ryan Newman #39 Last Week: 10 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Ryan Newman - 5 Top Fives, 15 Top Tens If Ryan Newman is going to finish inside the top ten this season then he must avoid his 22.9 average finish at Phoenix. Newman's only had 1 top ten at Phoenix since 2005.

Rank: 11th Carl Edwards #99 Last Week: 11 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Carl Edwards - 7 Top Fives, 13 Top Tens Carl Edwards may have been the biggest loser at Texas. Now Carl sits 11th in the points after his Texas wreck. If Carl doesn't finish in the top ten then he can forget about recognition at the 2009 awards banquet in Las Vegas.

Rank: 12th Brian Vickers #83 Last Week: 12 Change: 0 Driver Page | Articles

Brian Vickers - 1 Win, 13 Top Tens I think this team will be impacted tremendously in 2010 by their Chase disaster. Even at their very best they barely made the Chase. With Kenseth, Earnhardt Jr (yes him), and RCR teams improving forget Vickers chances of making the Chase next 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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