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 |
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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 |
NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: Samsung Mobile 500 from Texas
April 14, 2010
In terms of scheduling, Texas Motor Speedway is in a great spot to win fantasy points. The first 1.5 mile x 24 degree race was just a few weeks ago at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and is a great starting point for making selections this week at Texas. Join us Thursday at 7PM ET for the Fantasy NASCAR Live Chat.
Chasing the pole at Texas Motor Speedway
- Jeff Gordon… Has started on the front row five times in the last six races at Texas.
- Dale Earnhardt, Jr…. Won the pole at Atlanta.
- Juan Pablo Montoya… Started third at Atlanta. Average start of 8.3 this season.
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.
- Jeff Gordon… Won 4/09 race at Texas, 13th in November. Finished 18th at Atlanta. Five Top 10s in the last seven races at Texas. Y!-A1
- Jimmie Johnson… Won 11/07 race at Texas. Runner-up in each of the last two April races at Texas. Y!-A2
- Matt Kenseth… Won 4/02 race at Texas. Has finished 12th or better in nine straight races at Texas, two Top Fives last year. Runner-up at Atlanta. Y!-B1
- Kurt Busch… Won 11/09 race at Texas. Won at Atlanta. Y!-A3
- Mark Martin… Won 4/98 race at Texas. Texas ‘09 finishes: sixth, fourth. Y!-A4
- Greg Biffle… Won 4/05 race at Texas. Last three finishes at Texas: fifth, third and eighth. Finished eighth at Atlanta.
- Kevin Harvick… Average finish of 13.3 in 14 career starts at Texas. Finished ninth at Atlanta. Y!-B2
- Tony Stewart… Won 11/06 race at Texas. Texas ‘09 finishes: fourth, sixth. Finished 13th at Atlanta.
- Carl Edwards… Three-time winner (’08 sweep, 11/05) at Texas. ’09 finishes: 10th, DNF.
- Kyle Busch… Texas ‘08 finishes: third, sixth. Texas ‘09 finishes:: 18th, 11th. Won the last four Nationwide races at Texas. Won last year’s Truck race.
- Clint Bowyer… Three Top 10s in the last four races at Texas. Y!-B3
- Jeff Burton… Two-time winner (4/07, 4/97) at Texas. Finished ninth in both Texas races last year. Y!-B4
- Juan Pablo Montoya… Finished a career-best seventh in last year’s April race at Texas. Finished third at Atlanta.
- Ryan Newman… Won 3/03 race at Texas. Texas ‘09 finishes: 15th, 12th. Y!-B5
- Dale Earnhardt Jr…. Won race 4/00 at Texas. Average start of 9.1, average finish of 14.6 in 15 career starts at Texas. Y!-B6
- Joey Logano… Finished a career-best ninth in November race at Texas. Average finish of 13.3 in three career Nationwide starts at Texas. Y!-B7
- Brad Keselowski… Average finish of 25.7 in three career Cup starts at Texas. Average running position of 15th at Atlanta. Two Top Fives in ‘09 Nationwide races at Texas. Y!-B8
- Kasey Kahne… Won 4/06 race at Texas, only one Top 20 since ‘07. Finished fourth at Atlanta.
- Brian Vickers… Four Top 20s in the last six races at Texas. Finished seventh at Atlanta.
- Paul Menard… Strong value play. Last three April races at Texas: 15th, 17th, 13th. Finished fifth at Atlanta. Y!-C1
- Marcos Ambrose… Strong value play. Finished a career-best 15th in 11/09 race at Texas. Finished 11th at Atlanta.
- A.J. Allmendinger… Strong value play. Finished a career-best 10th in 11/09 race at Texas. Finished sixth at Atlanta. Y!-C2
- Martin Truex Jr…. Average finish of 14.4 in nine career starts at Texas.
- Jamie McMurray… Average finish of 15.4 in 12 career starts at Texas.
- David Reutimann… Last three finishes at Texas: 10th, 11th, 16th.
- Denny Hamlin… Average finish of 10.6 in nine career starts at Texas.
- Scott Speed… Strong value play. Finished 18th in 11/09 race at Texas. Finished 10th at Atlanta. Y!-C3
- Sam Hornish Jr…. Strong value play. Texas ‘09 finishes: 17th, DNF. Won three IndyCar races at Texas. Y!-C4
- Bill Elliot… Strong value play. Texas ‘09 finishes: 28th, DNF. Finished 16th at Atlanta.
- Elliott Sadler… Won 4/04 race at Texas. Finished a season best 19th at Atlanta.
- David Ragan… Last four finishes at Texas: 13th, 11th, DNF, 17th. Last two weeks: 16th, 19th. Finished 37th at Atlanta.
- Regan Smith… Long shot value play. Average finish of 33.0 in four career starts at Texas. Finished 14th at Atlanta.
- David Stremme… Long shot value play. Finished 14th in 4/09 race at Texas.
- Robby Gordon… Average finish of 30.8 in 13 career starts at Texas.
- Bobby Labonte… Texas ‘09 finishes: DNF, 31st. Finished 22nd at Atlanta.
- David Gilliland… Average finish of 26.0 in seven career starts at Texas. Finished 26th at Atlanta.
- Travis Kvapil… Texas ‘08 finishes: 18th, 32nd. Finished 30th at Atlanta.
- Kevin Conway… First career Cup start at Texas. Finished 31st at Atlanta.
- Max Papis… Finished 35th in 4/09 race at Texas. Finished 34th at Atlanta.
- Johnny Sauter… No Cup Series starts since ‘07 at Texas. Finished sixth in both Truck races last year.
- Terry Cook… No career Cup starts at Texas. DNQ in five races this season, including Atlanta. Average finish 15.9 in 24 career Truck races at Texas.
- Reed Sorenson… Finished 36th in both races last year at Texas. No Cup starts this season.
- Joe Nemechek… Likely start and park.
- Dave Blaney… Likely start and park.
- Michael McDowell… Likely start and park.
- Mike Bliss… Likely start and park.
Contender Or Pretender : Texas
April 13, 2010
Matt Kenseth (Contender) : Texas has always been friendly to Roush Fords. Almost all of the current Roush drivers have had success at Texas. Matt Kenseth’s the only active driver who has an average finish in the single digits at Texas (9.3). In 15 races at Texas Kenseth has finished in the top five nearly half the time (7), and in two-thirds of his Texas races he’s finished in the top ten (10).
When you evaluate Texas from a fantasy racing standpoint its important to look back at what happened in the earlier Atlanta race. At Atlanta Kenseth finished 2nd and ran in the top ten for almost the entire race.
Ryan Newman (Pretender) : Ryan Newman is fresh off his win at Phoenix but I don’t expect that momentum to carry over to Texas. In 2003 Ryan Newman won at Texas and out dueled Dale Earnhardt Junior on just two tires. That two tire finish wasn’t anything like what happened at Phoenix on Saturday night.
The last time Ryan Newman won on an intermediate track was 2004. Early in his career the cookie cutters were his strength, but at this point in his career his original strengths and weaknesses have been flip-flopped.
Kasey Kahne (Contender) : This season hasn’t been friendly to Kahne so far, but at Texas good things can happen for him. As I said earlier for Texas its important to look at what happened at Atlanta. Kahne arguably had the best car at Atlanta but he wasn’t able to capitalize on the situation at the end of the race. His driver rating at Atlanta was the highest among all drivers (138.1).
Carl Edwards (Pretender) : Carl Edwards is the all time wins leader at Texas with three career victories. So you’re wondering how can you go wrong here? Carl Edwards basically either wins here, or he doesn’t finish inside the top ten (4 top tens here in his career). His other finishes outside the top ten are 39th, 26th, 12th, 15th, 36th and 19th. Sounds a lot more risky now doesn’t it. All of Carl’s wins happened when the 99 team was a top 3 team in the series. Do you think their an elite team now?
Mark Martin (Contender) : Martin didn’t farewell at Atlanta (33rd) but don’t let that deter you. Hendrick Motorsports as a whole was over aggressive on their set ups. I think HMS learned their lesson and will bring a more conservative package this weekend.
In the last 4 races at Texas Mark Martin has an average finish of 7.5. At tracks like Texas where drivers play such a crucial role in the needed longevity of the car there is no one better at it then Mark Martin.
Denny Hamlin (Pretender) : At Phoenix he proved that he’s not going to hop out of the car but by no means should you be hopping on the Denny Hamlin Texas bandwagon. His 10.6 average finish is second to only Matt Kenseth at the track. Running the full race appears heroic, but is it really the right thing to do?
NASCAR Fantasy Racing Preview: DirecTV Head2Head Knockout
April 12, 2010
FOX Sports.com is hosting the DirecTV Head2Head Knockout, a bracket that pits 28 of the best NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers against each other. Registration ends April 18th, 3:00PM ET. I’ve put together a preview of all the first round matchups, my Fastest Four selections, my championship pick and a peak at my entire bracket.
- Round 1 - Texas Motor Speedway
- Round 2 - Talladega Superspeedway
- Round 3 - Richmond International Raceway
- Fastest Four - Darlington Raceway
Turn 1
- Kurt Busch (1) vs. Elliot Sadler (8) – Busch finished eighth, first last year at Texas.
- Kyle Busch (4) vs. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. (5) – Neither one had a Top 10 last year at Texas, but Busch was much better on intermediate tracks.
- Carl Edwards (3) vs. Paul Menard (6) - *Possible upset* Menard finished fifth at Atlanta (a similar 1.5 mile, 24 degree-banked track) earlier this year. 4/09 race at Texas: Edwards 10th, Menard 13th.
- Denny Hamlin (2) vs. Brad Keselowski (7) - *Possible upset* Hamlin’s knee is still an uncertain. Keselowski was running in the Top Six before getting wrecked by Edwards at Atlanta.
Turn 2
- Mark Martin (1) vs. David Ragan (8) – Martin finished sixth, fourth last year at Texas.
- Joey Logano (4) vs. Jamie McMurray (5) – 2009 finishes at Texas… Logano: 30th, 19th. McMurray: 38th, 20th.
- Jeff Burton (3) vs. Martin Truex, Jr. (6) – Burton finished ninth in both races last year at Texas.
- Tony Stewart (2) vs. A.J. Allmendinger (7) – *Possible upset* Stewart finished fourth, sixth last year at Texas. Allmendinger finished sixth at Atlanta earlier this season.
Turn 3
- Jimmie Johnson (1) vs. Regan Smith (8)
- Brian Vickers (4) vs. Juan Pablo Montoya (5) – Montoya finished third at Atlanta, Vickers finished seventh.
- Kevin Harvick (3) vs. Marcos Ambrose (6) - Harvick finished ninth at Atlanta, Ambrose finished 11th.
- Greg Biffle (2) vs. Sam Hornish, Jr. (7) – Biffle finished third, eighth last year at Texas.
Turn 4
- Jeff Gordon (1) vs. Bobby Labonte (8)
- Kasey Kahne (4) vs. Ryan Newman (5) - 2009 finishes at Texas… Kahne: 19th, 33rd. Newman: 15th, 12th.
- Clint Bowyer (3) vs. David Reutimann (6) - *Possible upset* 2009 finishes at Texas… Bowyer: 23rd, 22nd. Reutimann: 11th, 16th.
- Matt Kenseth (2) vs. Scott Speed (7) – Kenseth finished second at Atlanta, two Top Fives last year at Texas. Speed finished 10th at Atlanta.
Fastest Four picks
- Turn 1 – Kyle Busch: It has been a rough season for Rowdy, but if he advances past Talladega I don’t see anyone in this bracket outdoing him at Richmond.
- Turn 2 – Tony Stewart: Smoke is great at Talladega and Richmond. I have Mark Martin, the number one seed, going down in round two since he crashed in both races at Talladega last year.
- Turn 3 – Jimmie Johnson: If Montoya was a better plate racer I would be tempted to have Johnson fall in round two. Don’t count me among the surprised if it does indeed happen.
- Turn 4 – Jeff Gordon: Consistency at Richmond is what makes Gordon the favorite in this bracket. All of the other top seeds have shaky recent history at Talladega, which could blow up this entire part of the bracket.
Champion – Jeff Gordon: The final matchup at Darlington pits all of the Fastest Four against each other. Gordon and Johnson have ridiculously good numbers there. After reviewing loop data numbers, I’m going with Gordon for a couple of reasons. Since loop data was introduced in 2005, Gordon has met or exceeded Johnson in percentage of laps in the Top 15 at Darlington in all five races. In that span, Gordon’s average driver rating (114.4) is better than Johnson (112.1). Finally, Gordon has topped 111.0 driver rating in all five races at Darlington; Johnson has been below 100.0 in each of the last two races there.
- View my entire bracket here.
Printable NASCAR TV Schedule for April 2010
April 2, 2010
April NASCAR TV Schedule in PDF Format
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NASCAR Fantasy Tool 2009 Average Finish at Atlanta, Texas and Charlotte [24 degree, 1.5 mile quad-ovals]
March 3, 2010
This table show the average finish of 35 drivers in the eight races at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway and Charlotte Motor Speedway (Formerly Lowe’s Motor Speedway) during the 2009 season. All of these tracks are 1.5 mile long and feature 24 degree corner backing.
| ATL 1 | TX 1 | CHA 1 | ATL 2 | CHA 2 | TX 2 | AVERAGE | |
| Jeff Gordon | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 7.0 |
| Matt Kenseth | 12 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7.3 |
| Tony Stewart | 8 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 10.2 |
| Kasey Kahne | 7 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 11.7 |
| Ryan Newman | 22 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11.8 |
| Kyle Busch | 18 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 12.3 |
| David Reutimann | 32 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 13.2 |
| Mark Martin | 31 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 13.3 |
| Denny Hamlin | 13 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 2 | 14.3 |
| Greg Biffle | 34 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 15.2 |
| Kurt Busch | 1 | 8 | 34 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 15.3 |
| Brian Vickers | 5 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 26 | 15.5 |
| Kevin Harvick | 4 | 27 | 41 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 16.2 |
| Jimmie Johnson | 9 | 2 | 13 | 36 | 1 | 38 | 16.5 |
| Jeff Burton | 14 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 17.5 |
| Clint Bowyer | 6 | 22 | 36 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 17.7 |
| Martin Truex Jr. | 10 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 14 | 17.8 |
| Joey Logano | 30 | 30 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 19 | 19.2 |
| Juan Pablo Montoya | 27 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 35 | 37 | 19.5 |
| Casey Mears | 16 | 21 | 33 | 25 | 7 | 21 | 20.5 |
| Carl Edwards | 3 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 22.0 |
| AJ Allmendinger | 17 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 22.7 |
| Brad Keselowski | 23 | 12 | 35 | 23.3 | |||
| Paul Menard | 28 | 13 | 29 | 15 | 27 | 29 | 23.5 |
| Robby Gordon | 26 | 39 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 27 | 23.5 |
| Scott Speed | 35 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 24.6 | |
| David Ragan | 19 | 37 | 24 | 33 | 20 | 17 | 25.0 |
| Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 11 | 20 | 40 | 17 | 38 | 25 | 25.2 |
| Elliot Sadler | 20 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 25.3 |
| Jamie McMurray | 15 | 38 | 21 | 28 | 33 | 20 | 25.8 |
| Bill Elliott | 36 | 28 | 15 | 19 | 29 | 34 | 26.8 |
| Marcos Ambrose | 38 | 41 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 27.5 |
| Bobby Labonte | 40 | 40 | 12 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 28.7 |
| Sam Hornish Jr. | 37 | 17 | 16 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 30.8 |
| Regan Smith | 31 | 32 | 31.5 |
More NASCAR Wives, Girlfriends and Pit Babes
December 1, 2009
Here are some of the best pictures of NASCAR driver’s wives and girlfriends from the 2009 NASCAR season. Most of these pictures of the ladies of NASCAR were shot at Michigan International Speedway and Texas Motor Speedway by our own BethAnne Heisler. We could use a little help identifying some of these NASCAR beauties. Please leave a comment if you recognize anyone.
- Pretty sight on A J Allmendinger’s pitbox at TMS
- Way to go Truex!
- David Reutimann has fans at Texas too
- Kyle Busch’s companion at Texas
- Chandra Johnson at Texas
- Paul Menard fan at MIS 2009
- Kurt and Eva Busch in Victory Lane TMS 2009
- More Eva Busch at TMS
- Eva Busch in Victory Lane at Texas
- Bill Elliott fan at Texas
- Mystery girl on the DeWalt pitbox at Texas
- Ryan Newman fan at Texas 2009
- Unidentified NASCAR babe
NASCAR Power Rankings: Chase Edition Week 9
November 10, 2009
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.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
Change: 0
Jimmie Johnson- 6 Wins, 22 Top Tens
Rank: 2nd
Change: +1
Mark Martin - 5 Wins, 20 Top Tens
Rank: 3rd
Change: -1
Jeff Gordon- 1 Win, 23 Top Tens
Rank: 4th
Change: +1
Kurt Busch - 2 Win, 19 Top Tens
Rank: 5th
Change: +1
Tony Stewart - 4 Wins, 23 Top Tens
Rank: 6th
Change: -2
Juan Pablo Montoya - 7 Top Fives, 17 Top Tens
Rank: 7th
Change: +1
Denny Hamlin - 3 Wins, 18 Top Tens
Rank: 8th
Change: +1
Greg Biffle - 10 Top Fives, 16 Top Tens
Rank: 9th
Change: -2
Kasey Kahne - 2 Wins, 14 Top Tens
Rank: 10th
Change: 0
Ryan Newman - 5 Top Fives, 15 Top Tens
Rank: 11th
Change: 0
Carl Edwards - 7 Top Fives, 13 Top Tens
Rank: 12th
Change: 0
Brian Vickers - 1 Win, 13 Top Tens
NASCAR Fantasy Experts Picks: Dickies 500 from Texas Motor Speedway
November 4, 2009
| Expert | Website | Pick to Win | Finish | Experts Avg | |
| Ryan Rantz | On Pit Row | Jeff Gordon | 13 | 8.36 | |
| James Jones | On Pit Row | Jeff Gordon | 13 | 8.67 | |
| Dennis Michelsen | RaceTalkRadio.com | Mark Martin | 4 | 9.67 | |
| Gerritt Ritt | FOX Sports | Jeff Gordon | 13 | 10.33 | |
| Yahoo Users | Yahoo! Sports | Jeff Gordon | 13 | 10.53 | |
| Eric Brewer | Mark Martin | 4 | 11.36 | ||
| John Juhasz | FOX Sports | Jimmie Johnson | 38 | 11.45 | |
| Roger Rotter | FOX Sports | Juan Pablo Montoya | 37 | 11.55 | |
| Cheryl Lauer | Speed Couch | Carl Edwards | 39 | 11.82 | |
| Charlie Turner | On Pit Row | Kyle Busch | 11 | 12.09 | |
| Eric McClung | On Pit Row | Jeff Gordon | 13 | 12.45 | |
| Darren Fauth | Fantasy NASCAR Names | Jimmie Johnson | 38 | 12.70 | |
| Lou Lauer | USAR Fans | Jimmie Johnson | 38 | 12.44 | |
| Eric McGuire | FFToolbox | Jeff Gordon | 13 | 13.15 | |
| P J Walsh | FantasyNASCARPreview.com | Jimmie Johnson | 38 | 13.36 | |
| Bob Ellis | NASCAR Ranting and Raving | Jimmie Johnson | 38 | 17.03 | |
| Jon Rodgers | Gillette Young Guns Challenge Winner | Jimmie Johnson | 38 | 18.88 | |
















