What he really did was anger the four-time Cup champion.

“I thought, I don’t care if I win this race or not,” Johnson said. “I don’t care if I finish this d*** thing. I’m running into him and get by him one way or another.”

Johnson paid back [...]]]> Kurt Busch tried to bump-and-run past Jimmie Johnson for a win.

What he really did was anger the four-time Cup champion.

“I thought, I don’t care if I win this race or not,” Johnson said. “I don’t care if I finish this d*** thing. I’m running into him and get by him one way or another.”

Johnson paid back Busch with a poke of his own in the final stretch to surge ahead with two laps left and win the Sprint Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday for his fifth victory of the season.

“For sure, that’s what the fans want to see,” Johnson said.

Can Johnson sweep? Will we see payback? You’ll have to watch and see. Let’s run the numbers and see who to keep an eye on at Loudon.

Quotes That Day -

“I’m not good at doing that stuff,” Johnson said. “Usually I crash myself in the process. So I tried it once and moved him. The second time I moved him out of the way and got by him.”

Busch said his intention was to pass Johnson cleanly until he realized he could just push him out of his path. Johnson said he’d be surprised if Busch tried to purposely wreck him.

“If that’s his intentions, that’d be the first time in nine years racing with him I’d experienced that,” Johnson said. “It definitely changes the way I race with him from that point on. I hate that he felt I wasn’t going to wreck him, because that was my goal, to wreck him.”

“Strike that from the comments, he didn’t really mean that,” Johnson crew chief Chad Knaus interjected.

“He didn’t wreck me, so at the end of the day I guess I didn’t owe him,” Johnson said.

Tony Stewart finished second and Busch was third. Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick rounded out the top five.

“When you struggle as bad as we have, it definitely wasn’t going to hurt to go do something like that,” Stewart said.

Race 17 Loudon (2010) Tidbits

4 – Cautions

19 – Caution Laps

14 – Lead Changes

Loudon Numbers

31 – Races

9,146 – Laps

1,322 – Cars

279 – Leaders

198 – DNF’s @ 2.34%

Track Specs

Superspeedway: 1.058 mile oval

Race length: 318.485 miles

Laps Run: 301

Turns: Banking: 12 degrees; Straights: 2 degrees

Length of Straights: Frontstretch – 1500ft; Backstretch – 1500ft

Estimated Pit Window : Every 75-80 laps, based on fuel mileage (Sprint Cup).

Top Avg Running Positions @ Loudon (Last 11 Races)

7.296 – Jeff Gordon

9.360 – Jimmie Johnson

9.655 – Tony Stewart

10.575 – Denny Hamlin

11.167 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

11.443 – Mark Martin

12.061 – Jeff Burton

12.881 – Kurt Busch

13.052 – Kevin Harvick

13.444 – Juan Montoya

Top Avg Finishing positions @ Loudon (Last 11 Races)

8.2 – Denny Hamlin

9.0 – Tony Stewart

9.5 – Jimmie Johnson

9.7 – Jeff Gordon

10.4 – Mark Martin

12.3 – Greg Biffle

12.5 – Jeff Burton

14.3 – Carl Edwards

14.4 – Kevin Harvick

14.5 – Kurt Busch

Top Driver Ratings @ Loudon (Last 11 Races)

114.1 – Tony Stewart

107.9 – Jeff Gordon

107.9 – Jimmie Johnson

99.8 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

99.8 – Denny Hamlin

95.5 – Mark Martin

94.0 – Jeff Burton

93.6 – Kurt Busch

93.0 – Kevin Harvick

91.2 – Ryan Newman

Fastest Early In A Run @ Loudon (Last 11 Races)

125.190 – Tony Stewart

125.095 – Jeff Gordon

125.037 – Jimmie Johnson

124.926 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

124.751 – Kurt Busch

124.683 – Clint Bowyer

124.668 – Denny Hamlin

124.609 – Kyle Busch

124.601 – Juan Montoya

124.556 – Mark Martin

Fastest Late In A Run @ Loudon (Last 11 Races)

123.729 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

123.688 – Denny Hamlin

123.682 – Tony Stewart

123.626 – Mark Martin

123.575 – Jeff Gordon

123.528 – Clint Bowyer

123.462 – Carl Edwards

123.440 – Matt Kenseth

123.414 – Jeff Burton

123.391 – Kasey Kahne

Fastest Laps Run @ Loudon (Last 11 Races) 2,728 Laps

305 – Tony Stewart

284 – Jimmie Johnson

264 – Jeff Gordon

186 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

143 – Kasey Kahne

130 -Kevin Harvick

122 – Kurt Busch

121 – Clint Bowyer

116 – Jeff Burton

110 – Kyle Busch

Fastest On Restarts @ Loudon (Last 11 Races)

120.931 – Tony Stewart

120.689 – Juan Montoya

120.683 – Kurt Busch

120.654 – Jimmie Johnson

120.644 – Jeff Gordon

120.414 – Kyle Busch

120.372 – Ryan Newman

120.371 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

120.363 – Greg Biffle

120.329 – Martin Truex Jr.

Fastest Green Flag Speed @ Loudon (Last 11 Races)

124.439 – Tony Stewart

124.420 – Jeff Gordon

124.329 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

124.160 – Jimmie Johnson

124.124 – Denny Hamlin

124.028 – Mark Martin

124.007 – Kurt Busch

124.002 – Clint Bowyer

123.928 – Kevin Harvick

123.895 – Jeff Burton

Laps In Top 15 @ Loudon (Last 11 Races)

2961 – Jeff Gordon

2830 – Jimmie Johnson

2578 – Tony Stewart

2562 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

2292 – Ryan Newman

2276 – Jeff Burton

2245 – Kurt Busch

2078 – Kevin Harvick

2063 – Denny Hamlin

1903 – Kyle Busch

Laps Led @ Loudon (Last 11 Races)

699 – Tony Stewart

251 – Kevin Harvick

245 – Clint Bowyer

225 – Kyle Busch

224 – Jimmie Johnson

184 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

178 – Jeff Gordon

147 – Juan Montoya

138 – Jeff Gordon

128 – Kasey Kahne

128 – Ryan Newman

Top Teams Avg Finishes @ Loudon

10.50 – Stewart-Haas

11.80 – Hendrick

12.13 – Joe Gibbs

15.59 – Richard Childress

17.50 – Phoenix

18.67 – JTG Daugherty

Let’s compare similar tracks. (Richmond, Loudon, Phoenix and Martinsville)

Top Avg Running Positions @ Similar Tracks (2008 – Present)

6.9 – Jimmie Johnson

7.9 – Denny Hamlin

8.4 – Jeff Gordon

9.4 – Mark Martin

11.0 – Clint Bowyer

11.8 – Tony Stewart

12.6 – Jeff Burton

12.9 – Kyle Busch

13.6 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

13.7 – Carl Edwards

Top Avg Finishing Positions @ Similar Tracks (2008 – Present)

6.8 – Jimmie Johnson

7.6 – Denny Hamlin

9.3 – Jeff Gordon

9.5 – Mark Martin

11.0 – Clint Bowyer

12.2 – Jeff Burton

12.4 – Tony Stewart

12.6 – Carl Edwards

13.3 – Kyle Busch

14.9 – Marcos Ambrose

Top Avg % Positions In Top 15 @ Similar Tracks (2008 – Present)

90.2 – Jimmie Johnson

85.8 – Jeff Gordon

84.9 – Denny Hamlin

77.7 – Clint Bowyer

77.3 – Mark Martin

70.4 -Kyle Busch

70.1 Tony Stewart

70.0 – Jeff Burton

65.6 – Kevin Harvick

63.9 – Kurt Busch

Avg Laps Led @ Similar Tracks (2008 – Present)

89 – Denny Hamlin

77 – Jimmie Johnson

40 – Jeff Gordon

24 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

24 – Kyle Busch

19 – Mark Martin

14 – Juan Montoya

14 – Kurt Busch

14 – Jeff Burton

14 – Tony Stewart

Avg Rating @ Similar Tracks (2008 – Present)

117.9 – Jimmie Johnson

113.1 – Denny Hamlin

107.3 – Jeff Gordon

104.3 – Mark Martin

97.4 – Kyle Busch

96.1 – Tony Stewart

95.3 – Clint Bowyer

92.6 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

92.1 – Jeff Burton

91.5 – Kurt Busch

Some writers and fantasy NASCAR players swear by momentum. If you are one of those, then here are those numbers for the last 3 races of 2010.

Driver Momentum – Last 3 Race Avg Finish (2010)

2.7 – Kyle Busch

5.7 – Clint Bowyer

7.7 – Juan Montoya

8.0 – Carl Edwards

8.3 – Ryan Newman

11.0 – Kurt Busch

11.0 – Jeff Busch

11.7 – Jamie McMurray

11.7 – Matt Kenseth

11.7 – Marcos Ambrose

12.0 – Jeff Gordon

12.3 – David Reutimann

13.7 – Jimmie Johnson

14.7 – Tony Stewart

16.3 – Joey Logano

Avg % In The Top 15 In Last 3 Races (2010)

97.4 – Juan Montoya

94.7 – Carl Edwards

85.7 – Clint Bowyer

84.1 – Jimmie Johnson

81.2 – Kyle Busch

79.5 – Ryan Newman

71.0 – Tony Stewart

67.0 – Matt Kenseth

65.8 – A.J. Allmendinger

65.1 – Kurt Busch

Avg Laps Led In Last 3 Races (2010)

108 – Denny Hamlin

94 – Kyle Busch

63 – Jimmie Johnson

59 – Tony Stewart

42 – Carl Edwards

11 – Clint Bowyer

8 – David Reutimann

5 – Kasey Kahne

4 – Jeff Burton

4 – Jamie McMurray

Top Avg Rating For Last 3 Races (2010)

120.5 – Kyle Busch

109.7 – Jimmie Johnson

109.6 – Carl Edwards

107.1 – Juan Montoya

105.3 – Clint Bowyer

100.6 – Denny Hamlin

100.0 – Tony Stewart

97.3 – Ryan Newman

91.2 – Jamie McMurray

91.0 – David Reutimann

Top 5 Drivers To Watch

Jimmie Johnson – Hard to bet against this team once they are in the Chase. His track record speaks volumes. Those were – 15th, 9th, 1st, 1st, 11th, 11th,13th, 8th, 9th, 39th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 2nd, 9th, 4th and 1st.

Denny Hamlin – He has never placed lower than 15th, what else can ya say? He even leads over Johnson as far as Top Finishing Average with 8.2! His finishes were – 6th, 4th, 1st, 15th, 8th, 9th, 15th, 2nd and 14th.

Jeff Gordon – He claims the 3rd best average finish position and rightly so. His average finish since 2000, has been 11.3! His last 10 finishes were – 14th, 15th, 3rd, 2nd, 2nd, 11th, 14th, 2nd, 15th and 4th.

Tony Stewart – As shown above, Stewart leads most of the categories. He claims a 13.0 average finish in the last 10 races. His last 11 are very impressive besides one, placing 37th. The others were – 1st, 2nd, 2nd, 12th, 3rd, 13th, 8th, 5th, 14th and 2nd.

Kurt Busch – 13.7 average finish in the last 10 races, but he has a 3.8 average finish in the last 5 consecutive races. Those were – 1st, 6th, 3rd, 6th and 3rd.

Dark Horse Anyone?

David Reutimann – has stepped it up in his last 5 races here @ Loudon. He has an average finish of 13th! Those finishes were – 19th, 15th, 4th, 12th and 15th.

As always, I advise players to check out the practice speeds and quals. Don’t read too much into these stats, but knowledge is power. The more you know, the better decisions you should make.

>>>Fast Forward – Jimmie Johnson, finally marked Bristol off of his to do list earlier this season with his first [...]]]> This time last year, Kyle Busch had to hold off Mark Martin on a four lap sprint to the finish! It wasn’t easy, several restarts and a 15-minute rain delay would slow him down.

>>>Fast Forward – Jimmie Johnson, finally marked Bristol off of his to do list earlier this season with his first victory at the track. He clawed his way to the lead, from 6th place in just three laps. Lady luck? Horseshoe? Kurt Busch led 278 of the 500 laps and had a decent gap on Johnson when his easy drive to victory was clouded by a debris caution with 17 laps remaining. All the leaders headed to pit road, and Busch and Johnson both took four tires on the final stop.

Let’s crunch the numbers and see who’s hot and who’s not. The drivers popping up, just might surprise ya!

Bristol Specs

0.533-mile concrete oval
500 laps, 266.5 miles
Degree of banking in corners: 24 to 30 degrees
Degree of banking in straights: 4 to 9 degrees
Straightaways: 650 feet long.
Concrete racing surface: 43 feet wide.
Seating capacity: 160,000 Bristol has two pits roads : 22 pit stalls on the front stretch and 21 on the back stretch
Pit Stall Size: 25.5 feet long, 15.5 feet wide
Pit Road Speed: 30 mph
Pace Car Track Speed: 35mph

Bristol Numbers

71 – Races

34,974 – Laps

2,545 – Cars

518 – Leaders

605 – DNF’s @ 2.79%

Since March 1975

Average Running Position @ Bristol (Last 5 Years)

9.348 – Jeff Gordon

11.050 – Greg Biffle

11.097 – Matt Kenseth

11.314 – Brad Keselowski – 1 race

12.043 – Marcos Ambrose – 3 races

12.870 – Kurt Busch

13.297 – Kyle Busch

13.415 – Kevin Harvick

13.699 – Tony Stewart

14.147 – Mark Martin

Best Average Start @ Bristol (Last 5 Years)

9.3 – Jeff Gordon

10.7 – Joey Logano – 3 races

11.4 – Ryan Newman

13.1 – Jimmie Johnson

13.3 – Mark Martin

13.7 – Tony Stewart

14.1 – Greg Biffle

14.2 – Dave Blaney

14.3 – Scott Speed

14.6 – Matt Kenseth

Average % Of Laps In Top 15 @ Bristol (Last 5 Years)

81.6 – Jeff Gordon

79.9 – Greg Biffle

79.9 – Matt Kenseth

74.5 – Marcos Ambrose

74.4 – Brad Keselowski

67.9 – Kurt Busch

67.0 – Mart Martin

65.6 – Jimmie Johnson

63.4 – Denny Hamlin

63.1 – Kyle Busch

Average Laps Led @ Bristol (Last 5 Years)

85 – Kyle Busch

70 – Tony Stewart

64 – Matt Kenseth

35 – Mark Martin

32 – Kurt Busch

31 – Denny Hamlin

28 – Kasey Kahne

27 – Jimmie Johnson

27 – Greg Biffle

Average Rating @ Bristol (Last 5 Years)

103.0 – Kyle Busch

100.9 – Greg Biffle

99.3 – Jeff Gordon

97.4 – Matt Kenseth

96.1 – Kurt Busch

95.8 – Tony Stewart

95.0 – Denny Hamlin

93.4 – Marcos Ambrose

91.5 – Kevin Harvick

89.5 – Mark Martin

Average Finish Leaders @ Bristol (Last 5 Years)

8.4 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

10.1 – Kyle Busch

10.5 – Greg Biffle

11.5 – Jeff Gordon

11.6 – Carl Edwards

12.4 – Denny Hamlin

12.5 – Matt Kenseth

13.0 – Brad Keselowski – 1 race

14.2 – Kevin Harvick

14.4 – Tony Stewart

Fastest Early In A Run @ Bristol (Last 5 Years)

116.607 – Greg Biffle

116.545 – Kyle Busch

116.533 – Denny Hamlin

116.511 – Jeff Gordon

116.433 – Tony Stewart

116.383 – Matt Kenseth

116.314 – Kevin Harvick

116.278 – Jimmie Johnson

116.207 – Kurt Busch

116.142 – Mark Martin

Fastest Late In A Run @ Bristol (Last 5 Years)

114.140 – Brad Keselowski – 1 race

113.194 – Tony Stewart

113.125 – Mark Martin

113.110 – Kurt Busch

113.091 – Denny Hamlin

113.070 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

113.061 – Carl Edwards

113.057 – Kyle Busch

113.043 – Kevin Harvick

112.993 – Jeff Gordon

Fastest Laps Run @ Bristol (Last 5 Years)

401 – Kyle Busch

259 – Tony Stewart

242 – Greg Biffle

238 – Denny Hamlin

231 – Matt Kenseth

224 – Carl Edwards

221 – Jimmie Johnson

217 – Kurt Buisch

215 – Jeff Burton

181 – Kevin Harvick

Fastest On Restarts @ Bristol (Last 5 Years)

114.430 – Matt Kenseth

114.079 – Kyle Busch

114.023 – Denny Hamlin

114.009 – Kurt Busch

113.987 – Jeff Gordon

113.972 – Greg Biffle

113.948 – Carl Edwards

113.908 – Brad Keselowski – 1 race

113.901 – A.J. Allmendinger

113.882 – Jimmie Johnson

113.846 – Tony Stewart

Fastest Green Flag Speed @ Bristol (Last 5 Years)

114.485 – Greg Biffle

114.478 – Kyle Busch

114.460 – Tony Stewart

114.450 – Denny Hamlin

114.383 – Jeff Gordon

114.379 – Kurt Busch

114.351 – Kevin Harvick

114.340 – Matt Kenseth

114.266 – Mark Martin

114.251 – Marcos Ambrose – 3 races

Top Team Average Finishes @ Bristol

12.40 – Joe Gibbs

13.50 – Stewart-Haas

14.95 – Hendrick

15.33 – JTG Daugherty

16.13 – Roush Fenway

16.76 – Richard Childress

Similar Track Stats (Dover, Darlington, Bristol, Las Vegas & Homestead)

Average Starting Position @ Similar Tracks (2008 – Present)

10.6 – Mark Martin

10.8 – Greg Biffle

11.5 – Ryan Newman

12.7 – Jeff Gordon

13.6 – Kurt Busch

13.7 – Kyle Busch

14.2 – Jimmie Johnson

14.3 – David Reutimann

14.6 – Joey Logano

14.6 – Bill Elliott – 5 races

Average Running Position @ Similar Tracks (2008 – Present)

9.3 – Jeff Gordon

10.0 – Kyle Busch

10.4 – Jimmie Johnson

10.9 – Greg Biffle

11.7 – Carl Edwards

12.1 – Mark Martin

13.4 – Matt Kenseth

13.6 – Jeff Burton

14.6 – Kurt Busch

14.8 – Ryan Newman

Average % Laps In Top 15 @ Similar Tracks (2008 – Present)

83.2 – Jeff Gordon

77.4 – Greg Biffle

76.8 – Kyle Busch

75.1 – Jimmie Johnson

71.8 – Mark Martin

70.1 – Carl Edwards

69.3 – Jeff Burton

68.7 – Matt Kenseth

65.2 – Ryan Newman

60.1 – Kevin Harvick

Average Laps Led @ Similar Tracks (2008 – Present)

81 – Kyle Busch

73 – Jimmie Johnson

36 – Greg Biffle

27 – Carl Edwards

25 – Jeff Gordon

24 – Kurt Busch

19 – Tony Stewart

19 – Mark Martin

18 – Matt Kenseth

16 – Denny Hamlin

Average Ratings @ Similar Tracks (2008 – Present)

107.9 – Kyle Busch

106.3 – Jimmie Johnson

104.0 – Jeff Gordon

102.7 – Greg Biffle

98.1 – Carl Edwards

96.6 – Mark Martin

92.5 – Matt Kenseth

92.0 – -Jeff Burton

90.5 – Kurt Busch

89.1 – Denny Hamlin

Average Finish @ Similar Tracks (2008 – Present)

9.6 – Carl Edwards

9.9 – Jeff Gordon

11.8 – Greg Biffle

12.1 – Jimmie Johnson

12.1 – Matt Kenseth

12.3 – Jeff Burton

12.5 – Kyle Busch

13.1 – Mark Martin

13.6 – Kevin Harvick

14.6 – Denny Hamlin

Current Momentum – Who’s Hot In The Last 3 Races For 2010?

Best Average Start (Last 3 Races For 2010)

3.3 – Juan Montoya

3.7 – Tony Stewart

5.7 – Jimmie Johnson

8.3 – Greg Biffle

9.0 – A.J. Allmendinger

10.0 – Jamie McMurray

10.3 – Kurt Busch

13.0 – Boris Said *

13.7 – Jeff Burton

13.7 – Ryan Newman

14.0 – Kevin Harvick

Average Running Position (Last 3 Races For 2010)

6.0 – Tony Stewart

6.7 – Juan Montoya

8.0 – Kevin Harvick

8.3 – Greg Biffle

9.0 – Carl Edwards

10.0 – Jeff Gordon

10.7 – Jeff Burton

11.3 – Denny Hamlin

12.0 – Jimmie Johnson

12.7 – A.J. Allmendinger

Average % Laps In Top 15 (Last 3 Races For 2010)

98.9 – Tony Stewart

92.8 – Carl Edwards

92.1 – Kevin Harvick

90.2 – Juan Montoya

86.1 – Greg Biffle

82.1 – Jeff Gordon

80.4 – Jeff Burton

79.3 – Denny Hamlin

70.3 – Jimmie Johnson

67.6 – Ryan Newman

Average Laps Led (Last 3 Races For 2010)

37 – Jimmie Johnson

31 – Greg Biffle

26 – Juan Montoya

20 – Kevin Harvick

13 – Jeff Gordon

13 – Tony Stewart

10 – Denny Hamlin

Average Rating Leaders (Last 3 Races For 2010)

116.0 – Juan Montoya

113.4 – Kevin Harvick

112.7 – Tony Stewart

108.3 – Greg Biffle

104.5 – Carl Edwards

100.8 – Jimmie Johnson

99.7 – Denny Hamlin

98.5 – Jeff Gordon

95.0 – Jeff Burton

88.8 – A.J. Allmendinger

Average Finish Leaders (Last 3 Races For 2010)

3.7 – Carl Edwards

5.0 – Tony Stewart

5.3 – Kevin Harvick

8.0 – Juan Montoya

9.7 – Greg Biffle

10.7 -Martin Truex Jr.

12.0 – Matt Kenseth

13.7 – Jeff Burton

14.3 – Jeff Burton

14.7 – Denny Hamlin

2010 Season To Date Numbers

Average Start Leaders (2010 Season To Date)

7.5 – Jimmie Johnson

9.1 – Kurt Busch

10.7 – Jeff Gordon

11.3 – Juan Montoya

11.5 – Tony Stewart

11.5 – Ryan Newman

12.1 – Mark Martin

12.6 – Kasey Kahne

13.7 – Jamie McMurray

14.2 – Kyle Busch

Average Finish Leaders (2010 Season To Date)

8.6 – Kevin Harvick

12.0 – Jan Magnussen *

12.1 – Jeff Gordon

12.4 – Carl Edwards

12.7 – Tony Stewart

12.7 – Matt Kenseth

12.9 – Jeff Burton

13.0 – Steve Park *

13.7 – Denny Hamlin

13.8 – Kyle Busch

14.0 – Greg Biffle

14.6 – Jimmie Johnson

14.8 – Kurt Busch

Average Rating (2010 Season To Date)

107.0 – Jimmie Johnson

104.8 – Jeff Gordon

101.1 – Jeff Burton

98.2 – Kevin Harvick

96.4 – Kurt Busch

95.5 – Kyle Busch

93.9 – Juan Montoya

92.9 – Denny Hamlin

91.7 – Tony Stewart

89.6 – Clint Bowyer

2010 Lap Leaders

880 – Jimmie Johnson

811 – Jeff Gordon

807 – Kurt Busch

695 – Kyle Busch

581 – Denny Hamlin

385 – Juan Montoya

379 – Jeff Burton

294 – Kasey Kahne

244 – Kevin Harvick

233 – Jamie McMurray

192 – Greg Biffle

129 – Clint Bowyer

Drivers To Watch

Kyle Busch – He has a 10.1 average finish in his 11 races here. The first 2 time here were a little rocky, placing 28th and 33rd. But, from 2006 to the present( 9 races ) , his average finish is 5.56!  During that span, he picked up 3 wins, two 2nd place finishes and 8 top 10′s. He leads driver ratings as far as similar tracks go, at 107.9. He leads in laps led at Bristol with 81. He also leads 401, fastest laps run here.

Dale Jr. – Although he’s not shown it this year, with the up’s and down’s, he has done fairly well at this track. He is next on the list, with a 10.1 average finish, since 2000. In 2001, he placed 31st, but since then he has 16 top 15′s in 18 race. His last 5 here were – 5th, 18th, 14th, 9th and 7th.

Greg Biffle - In his races here, since 2003, his average finish is 11.0. He had a 2009 finish of 39th, but the other 14 have been 22nd and better. Last 2 races here were 4th and 4th.

Jeff Gordon - Average finish of 11.9, along with 15 top 15′s in the last 20 races makes him a good choice. Being good here, second in points, all the “near miss” wins this season could put J-Go in a position to be a prime pick this weekend. This season, he has  placed 4th- 3 times, 3rd – 4 times and 2nd – twice. It’s only a matter of time. That gives him a 9.34 average finish in the last 9 races.

Denny Hamlin – Earlier this year, he placed 19th at Bristol. The 4 races before it ended as – 6th, 3rd, 2nd and 5th.

Jimmie Johnson – Last 3 races here – 3rd, 8th and 1st.

Ryan Newman – Last 4 races here – 6th, 7th, 6th and 16th.

Track Trouble For Decent Drivers

Joey Logano – 33.0 average finish. His only 3 runs – 38th, 34th and 27th.

A.J. Allmendinger – 40th, 35th, 34th, 16th, 37th and 17th.

Check out the practice speeds to fine tune your selection. Good Luck!

Ambrose was second, a career best, and Carl Edwards third. Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kurt Busch, Max Papis, Clint Bowyer and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top 10. [...]]]> When the rain cleared, there was Smoke! Tony Stewart would win, in a final 25 lap battle with Marcos Ambrose.

Ambrose was second, a career best, and Carl Edwards third. Kyle Busch, Greg Biffle, Juan Pablo Montoya, Kurt Busch, Max Papis, Clint Bowyer and Denny Hamlin rounded out the top 10. Polesitter Jimmie Johnson, seeking his first career road win, finished 12th.

On lap 67, Kyle Busch chose the outside as Stewart took the inside on the restart. This would prove to be fatal for Kyle, as Stewart took control.

A fifth caution, would set up a double-file restart with Stewart and Ambrose. Ambrose dived low but was blocked by Stewart. Ambrose was running on older tires and never gave Stewart a challenge over the final 10 laps.

Will we see these two battle it out again? Let’s compare the numbers and see who’s hot and who’s not at Watkins Glen.

Quotable ;

“I threw everything I could at him,” said Ambrose, who won the Nationwide race here Saturday with a daring move on Kyle Busch. “We got stuck in the back of the pack and had to make a gamble. The extra laps we had on the tires hurt. I closed in on him, could see him make a few mistakes, but we couldn’t quite close the deal.”

Track Numbers

24 – Races

2,123 – Laps

990 – Car

173 -Leaders

186 – DNF’s @ 2.42%

Since 1986

Track Specs

2.45 mile paved road course

90 laps – 220.5 miles

It has 11 turns with a variety of banking in the turns, ranging from 6 degrees to 10 degrees.

2,141 feet – Frontstretch

1,839 feet – Backstretch

9 – Races Won From Pole @ 33.33%

18 – Races Won From Top 10 @ 66.67%

8 – Races Won Outside Top 10 @ 29.63%

Last 5 Road Course Winners

2 -Kyle Busch

1 -Tony Stewart

1 -Jimmie Johnson

1 -Kasey Kahne

Top Team Averages @ Watkins Glen (Last 5 Races)

2.00 – JTG Daugherty – 1 race

3.00 – Wood Brithers – 1 race

6.83 – Joe Gibbs – 6 races

8.00 – Germain – 1 race

11.00 – Stewart Haas – 2 races

15.50 – Team Red Bull – 4 races

Top Average Running Pos @ Watkins Glen (Last 5 Races)

3.853 – Tony Stewart

7.513 – Jimmie Johnson

9.764 – Denny Hamlin

10.604 – Juan Montoya

13.255 – Kyle Busch

13.794 – Marcos Ambrose

14.216 – Carl Edwards

14.361 – Martin Truex Jr.

15.195 – Jeff Gordon

15.357 – Kurt Busch

Top Driver Average Finish @ Watkins Glen (Last 5 Races)

1.4 -Tony Stewart

2.5 – Marcos Ambrose – 2 races

7.5 – Denny Hamlin – 4 races

8.8 – Jimmie Johnson

8.8 – Carl Edwards

10.8 – Kyle Busch

11.2 – Robby Gordon

12.0 – A.J. Allmendinger – 2 races

15.4 – Matt Kenseth

15.5 – Clint Bowyer

Top Average Driver Ratings @ Watkins Glen (Last 5 Races)

135.0 – Tony Stewart

106.9 – Marcos Ambrose

106.5 – Jimmie Johnson

104.9 – Kyle Busch

104.6 – Denny Hamlin

101.4 – Juan Montoya

99.4 – Kurt Busch

91.4 – Carl Edwards

89.2 – Robby Gordon

88.9 – Jeff Gordon

Fastest Early In A Run @ Watkins Glen (Last 5 Races)

119.444 – Tony Stewart

119.041 – Denny Hamlin

118.871 – Jimmie Johnson

118.732 – Juan Montoya

118.612 – Kyle Busch

118.594 – Marcos Ambrose

118.558 – Kurt Busch

118.485 – Jeff Gordon

118.227 – Ryan Newman

118.200 – Robby Gordon

Fastest Late In A Run @ Watkins Glen (Last 5 Races)

119.438 – Tony Stewart

119.300 – Marcos Ambrose

119.058 – Juan Montoya

118.976 – Robby Gordon

118.756 – Jimmie Johnson

118.612 – Kyle Busch

118.519 – Denny Hamlin

118.468 – Carl Edwards

118.458 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

118.457 – Patrick Carpentier

Fastest Laps Run @ Watkins Glen (Last 5 Races)

104 – Tony Stewart

39 – Kurt Busch

32 – Kyle Busch

27 – Marcos Ambrose

17 – Jeff Gordon

15 – Juan Montoya

13 – Carl Edwards

11 – Robby Gordon

11 – Denny Hamlin

11 – Jimmie Johnson

10 – Boris Said

Fastest On Restarts @ Watkins Glen (Last 5 Races)

116.775 – Tony Stewart

115.793 – Marcos Ambrose

115.756 – Juan Montoya

115.536 – Jimmie Johnson

115.210 – Kyle Busch

115.154 – Kurt Busch

114.976 – Denny Hamlin

114.725 – Jeff Gordon

114.681 – Carl Edwards

114.575 – Martin Truex Jr.

Fastest Green Flag Speed @ Watkins Glen (Last 5 Races)

119.570 – Tony Stewart

119.041 – Marcos Ambrose

118.907 – Juan Montoya

118.794 – Jimmie Johnson

118.772 – Denny Hamlin

118.745 – Kyle Busch

118.672 – Kurt Busch

118.505 – Robby Gordon

118.349 – Jeff Gordon

118.286 – Jeff Burton

Top Laps In Top 15 @ Watkins Glen (Last 5 Races)

438 – Tony Stewart

407 – Jimmie Johnson

306 – Denny Hamlin

305 – Kurt Busch

292 – Kyle Busch

289 – Carl Edwards

286 -Kevin Harvick

240 – Martin Truex Jr.

238 -Juan Montoya

236 – Ryan Newman

Top Lap Leaders @ Watkins Glen (Last 5 Races)

145 – Tony Stewart

67 – Kyle Busch

61 – Kurt Busch

54 – Jeff Gordon

34 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

28 – Kevin Harvick

9 – Marcos Ambrose

9 -Jimmie Johnson

8 – Ryan Newman

7 – Patrick Carpentier

6 – Jamie McMurray

4 -Bobby Labonte

4 – Scott Speed

Let’s compare what drivers rank at the top when compared at similar tracks. Here, we will compare drivers at Sonoma and Watkins Glen.

Top Average Finishers At Similar Tracks (Since 2008 = 5 races)

4.8 – Tony Stewart

6.4 – Juan Montoya

7.8 – Jimmie Johnson

11.2 – Marcos Ambrose

12.6 – Carl Edwards

13.4 – Kyle Busch

13.8 – Kasey Kahne

14.4 – Greg Biffle

14.8 – Brian Vickers

15.0 – Clint Bowyer

Top % of Laps In Top 15 @ Similar Tracks (Last 5 Races)

86.9 – Juan Montoya

85.9 – Tony Stewart

84.3 – Jimmie Johnson

67.8 – Marcos Ambrose

65.8 – Kurt Bush

63.4 – Kyle Busch

61.8 – Carl Edwards

61.1 – Kasey Kahne

60.1 – Denny Hamlin

58.4 – Kevin Harvick

Average Laps Led @ Similar Tracks (Last 5 Races)

31 – Kyle Busch

18 – Jimmie Johnson

10 – Tony Stewart

9 – Marcos Ambrose

8 – Kasey Kahne

7 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

7 – Denny Hamlin

5 – Kurt Busch

4 – Brian Vickers

2 – Scott Speed

2 – Boris Said

Average Rating @ Similar Tracks (Last 5 Races)

116.3 – Tony Stewart

112.8 – Jimmie Johnson

109.2 – Kyle Busch

107.8 – Marcos Ambrose

107.7 – Juan Montoya

94.6 – Kurt Busch

92.7 – Carl Edwards

90.2 – Kasey Kahne

86.4 – Denny Hamlin

83.0 – Jeff Gordon

Let’s see who is on a roll this season and in the last 3 races on a hot streak. So who’s hot?

Average Finish Leaders – 2010 – Last 3 Races

4.0 – Carl Edwards

5.3 – Tony Stewart

7.0 – Jeff Burton

7.7 – Clint Bowyer

9.3 -Jamie McMurray

9.3 – Denny Hamlin

10.7 – Jeff Gordon

11.0 – Mark Martin

12.3 – Paul Menard

12.7 – Kasey Kahne

Average % In Top 15 – 2010 – Last 3 Races

96.6 – Jeff Burton

92.7 – Jeff Gordon

89.5 – Tony Stewart

87.0 – Kasey Kahne

86.8 – Greg Biffle

86.6 – Juan Montoya

83.3 – Clint Bowyer

81.5 – Carl Edwards

77.6 – Mark Martin

71.5 – Jamie McMurray

Average Rating Leaders – 2010 – Last 3 Races

110.1 – Jeff Gordon

107.6 – Jamie McMurray

107.1 – Greg Biffle

105.6 – Jeff Burton

104.4 – Jimmie Johnson

104.3 – Tony Stewart

101.9 – Clint Bowyer

101.8 – Carl Edwards

100.5 – Juan Montoya

97.9 – Mark Martin

Top Driver Ratings For 2010 Season To Date

109.0 – Jimmie Johnson

106.8 – Jeff Gordon

102.5 – Jeff Burton

97.8 – Kurt Busch

96.4 – Kevin Harvick

96.3 – Kyle Busch

93.2 – Denny Hamlin

90.9 – Juan Montoya

90.3 – Clint Bowyer

89.8 – Tony Stewart

2010 Lap Leaders

879 – Jimmie Johnson

811 – Jeff Gordon

807 – Kurt Busch

695 – Kyle Busch

581 – Denny Hamlin

379 – Jeff Burton

311 – Juan Montoya

294 – Kasey Kahne

228 – Jamie McMurray

192 – Greg Biffle

170 – Kevin Harvick

129 – Clint Bowyer

2010 Win Leaders

5 – Jimmie Johnson

5 – Denny Hamlin

2 – Jamie McMurray

2 – Kurt Busch

2 – Kyle Busch

2 – Kevin Harvick

2010 Top 10 Leaders

15 – Kevin Harvick

12 – Jeff Gordon

12 – Greg Biffle

12 – Kurt Busch

12 – Jimmie Johnson

11 – Jeff Burton

11 – Tony Stewart

11 – Clint Bowyer

10 – Carl Edwards

10 – Kyle Busch

Who To Watch For (My Top 5)

1 – Tony Stewart – This was “Child’s Play”. Ambrose may have the best average finish here (just 2 races) , but Stewart has longevity. Over the past 10 races, ONLY 1 was outside the top 11 @ 26th. The other finishes were 6th, 1st, 11th, 1st, 1st, 2nd, 1st, 2nd & 1st.

In the last 6 races, 1.34 is his average finish. In these last 6 races, it’s either been 1st or 2nd, nothing else. I’m letting my chips ride on Smoke this weekend to pull up my 8.58 average winning pick for the season up.

2 – Denny Hamlin – A top 10 pick, if that’s what you’re looking for. In four races he has not placed outside of the top 10. Those finishes were 10th, 2nd, 8th and 10th.

3 – Carl Edwards -His first time at bat, a base hit. But since, they have been doubles and triples. However, Cousin Carl has not found that homer yet! His five races here ended in – 19th, 5th, 8th, 9th and 3rd.

4 -Kyle Busch - Same as above, sluggish start, but once he got it going he can’t slow it down. After a disaster in  33rd, he has placed 9th, 7th, 1st and 4th.

5 – Marcos Ambrose – 2.5 average finish in the 2 races he started. Last year’s miscue on pit road put him deep in the field, on worn tires by the time he got to Stewart and ultimately cost him the win. We watched him shut off the engine this year and got sent backwards. He had the car to beat then too. If he can stop shooting himself in the foot, he could do well, heck , even win this thing!

High Hopes

Jeff Gordon – He is doing a lot better this year than last and has had some near misses this season. Not counting last year, when he was tagged and sent spinning like a top, he is a top 20 runner. There was a time when he was a ringer, but as of late, it’s the 20′s @ at 20.2 average finish in the last 10 races.

Jimmie Johnson -Last 5 races here – 5th, 17th, 3rd, 7th and 12th.

Juan Montoya – Last 2 here -4th & 6th.

Kurt Busch – Last 3 here -11th, 10th & 7th.

A.J. Allmendinger – Last 2 here -11th & 13th.

Hold the Phone – Hang Up!

Dale Jr -Last 3 here -42nd, 22nd & 39th  @ 34.34 Avg Fin

So, my pick this week is Tony Stewart

“The key for us winning that race [...]]]> Denny Hamlin, who won the race, was 6th or better in 7 of 9 starts and led 5 times for 88 laps was not the center of attention for this race. The main focus was on what some drivers called the worst driving they had ever seen.

“The key for us winning that race was two restarts that Denny made when we gave up track position,” crew chief Mike Ford said. “You didn’t want to give up track position, but you needed fuel at some point.”

Joey Logano was in route to a possible top 5 finish before he and Kevin Harvick tangled up in turns 2 and 3. Logano spun around and nearly saved it, but finally spun on around bringing out the caution. His frustration would later spill over into his postrace comments about Harvick. “It’s probably not his fault, you know?” he said. “His wife wears the fire suit in the family, tells him what to do.”

Let’s crunch the numbers and see who’s hot at Pocono and similar tracks.

There were more sparks to fly as Hamlin roared to the finish, a massive nine car pile up was underway and Kasey Kahne was taking flight! Kahne would blame A.J. Allmendinger for the incident. “I don’t know what AJ was doing there,” said Kahne, who finished 27th. “I don’t ever really talk to him much, but you can bet I will be talking to him this week.”

Allmendinger took responsibility for the wreck, but  also stated that  he was simply defending his turf.

Stewart, while admitting he didn’t have enough car to chase down Hamlin, wasn’t pleased either. He called the racing off the restarts “idiotic”. “I’ve seen some of the worst driving I’ve ever seen in my life in a professional series right here today,” he said. “So for anybody that’s looking for drama for the next couple races, start looking because I can promise I’m going to start making the highlight reel the next couple weeks.”

Let’s get to it.

Track Totals

64 – Races

12,618 – Laps

2,617 – Total Cars

680 – Leaders

722 – DNF’s @ 2.45%

Track Specs

2.5 mile tri-oval

200 laps – 500 miles

Banking-

Turn 1 – 14 degrees

Turn 2 – 8 degrees

Turn 3 – 6 degrees

Lengths-

3,740 feet – Front Straight

3,055 feet – Long Pond

1,780 feet – North

65 mph – Pace Car Speed

55 mph – Pit Road Speed

Winning The Race

Won from Pole – 14 of 65 (21.539%)

Won inside top 10 – 47 of 65 (72.308%)

Won outside top 10 – 18 of 65 (27.692%)

Top Avg Finishers @ Pocono (Last 5 Races)

6.80 – Jimmie Johnson

8.40 – Carl Edwards

10.20 – Tony Stewart

11.00 – Kasey Kahne

11.40 – Kevin Harvick

12.40 – Matt Kenseth

12.60 – Jeff Burton

13.00 – Ryan Newman

13.20 – Denny Hamlin

13.60 – Jeff Gordon

Pocono Winners (Last 5 Races)

2 – Denny Hamlin

1 – Kasey Kahne

1 – Tony Stewart

1 – Carl Edwards

Top 10 Leaders @ Pocono (Last 5 Races)

4 – Jimmie Johnson

4 – Tony Stewart

3 – Jeff Burton

3 – Jeff Gordon

3 – Clint Bowyer

3 – Mark Martin

3 – Juan Montoya

3 – Kurt Busch

3 – Carl Edwards

3 – Kasey Kahne

3 – Denny Hamlin

Top 5 Leaders @ Pocono (Last 5 Races)

3 – Denny Hamlin

3 – Tony Stewart

2 – Kevin Harvick

2 – Kasey Kahne

2 -Carl Edwards

2 – Jimmie Johnson

Lap Leaders @ Pocono (Last 5 Races)

196 – Denny Hamlin

158 – Carl Edwards

146 – Jimmie Johnson

145 – Kasey Kahne

82 – Clint Bowyer

66 – Mark Martin

53 -Tony Stewart

32 – Kyle Busch

24 – Kurt Busch

18 – Brian Vickers

Top Nascar Point Leaders @ Pocono (Last 5 Races)

760 – Jimmie Johnson

749 – Carl Edwards

722 – Tony Stewart

706 – Kasey Kahne

703 – Denny Hamlin

667 – Kevin Harvick

653 – Matt Kenseth

639 – Jeff Burton

636 – Clint Bowyer

632 – Ryan Newman

DNF Leaders @ Pocono (Last 5 Races)

4 – Joe Nemechek

3 – Dave Blaney

2 – Sterling Marlin

2 – J.J. Yeley

2 – Patrick Carpentier

2 – David Gilliland

2 – Bobby Labonte

2 – Juan Montoya

Closers @ Pocono (Pos Moved Up=Last 11 Races)

52 – Jeff Burton

41 – Jeff Gordon

40 – Casey Mears

34 – Kevin Harvick

31 – Jamie McMurray

30 – Carl Edwards

29 – Jimmie Johnson

28 – Clint Bowyer

25 – Denny Hamlin

20 – Robby Gordon

Top Avg Driver Ratings @ Pocono (Last 11 Races)

119.1 – Denny Hamlin

103.7 – Kurt Busch

103.7 – Jimmie Johnson

101.4 – Tony Stewart

98.5 – Carl Edwards

96.1 – Jeff Gordon

95.8 – Mark Martin

94.5 – Ryan Newman

93.9 – Brian Vickers

92.0 – Kasey Kahne

Fastest Early In A Run @ Pocono (Last 11 Races)

161.089 – Denny Hamlin

160.766 – Jimmie Johnson

160.718 – Kurt Busch

160.430 – Mark Martin

160.398 – Jeff Gordon

160.329 – Tony Stewart

160.262 – Kasey Kahne

160.244 – Jeff Burton

160.150 – Brian Vickers

160.137 – Matt Kenseth

Fastest Late In A Run @ Pocono (Last 11 Races)

158.283 – Denny Hamlin

157.732 – Kurt Busch

157.726 – Mark Martin

157.584 – Tony Stewart

157.579 – Jimmie Johnson

157.544 – Matt Kenseth

157.454 – Kasey Kahne

157.426 -Jeff Gordon

157.417 – Carl Edwards

157.386 – Ryan Newman

Fastest Laps Run @ Pocono (Last 11 Races)

328 – Denny Hamlin

241 – Kurt Busch

155 – Kasey Kahne

141 – Carl Edwards

119 – Jimmie Johnson

75 – Mark Martin

72 – Greg Biffle

72 – Brian Vickers

70 – Tony Stewart

45 – Jeff Burton

Fastest On Restarts @ Pocono (Last 11 Races)

158.233 – Denny Hamlin

157.772 – Kurt Busch

157.524 – Jimmie Johnson

157.018 – Tony Stewart

156.965 – Ryan Newman

156.940 – Jeff Gordon

156.859 – Kasey Kahne

156.846 – Brian Vickers

156.828 – Kyle Busch

156.650 – Matt Kenseth

Laps In Top 15 @ Pocono (Last 11 Races)

1,612 – Tony Stewart

1,607 – Jimmie Johnson

1,589 – Mark Martin

1,532 – Jeff Gordon

1,490 – Ryan Newman

1,489 – Kurt Busch

1,408 – Matt Kenseth

1,405 – Denny Hamlin

1,401 – Brian Vickers

1,339 – Greg Biffle

Top Flat Track Averages (Since 2008 = 18 Races)

5.17 – Jimmie Johnson

10.06 – Mark Martin

10.44 – Carl Edwards

11.67 – Tony Stewart

11.83 – Denny Hamlin

12.39 – Greg Biffle

13.06 – Jeff Burton

13.17 – Clint Bowyer

13.39 – Jeff Gordon

14.61 – Kurt Busch

Top Flat Track Winners (Since 2008 = 18 Races)

6 – Jimmie Johnson

2 – Denny Hamlin

2 – Mark Martin

1 – Jamie MacMurray

1 – Kasey Kahne

1 – Ryan Newman

1 -Joey Logano

1 – Kurt Busch

1 – Greg Biffle

1 – Tony Stewart

1 – Carl Edwards

Flat Track Top 10 Leaders (Since 2008 = 18 Races)

16 – Jimmie Johnson

12 – Kurt Busch

11 – Denny Hamlin

10 – Carl Edwards

10 – Tony Stewart

9 – Jeff Burton

9 – Clint Bowyer

9 – Jeff Gordon

9 – Mark Martin

Flat Track Top 5 Leaders (Since 2008 = 18 Races)

12 – Jimmie Johnson

8 – Denny Hamlin

8 – Tony Stewart

6 – Carl Edwards

6 – Mark Martin

5 – Jeff Gordon

5 – Kurt Busch

4 – Kevin Harvick

4 – Greg Biffle

Flat Track Lap Leaders (Since 2008 = 18 Races)

1,143 – Jimmie Johnson

453 – Juan Montoya

384 – Mark Martin

316 – Tony Stewart

294 – Kurt Busch

267 – Dale Earnhardt Jr.

255 – Kasey Kahne

245 – Denny Hamlin

226 – Carl Edwards

208 – Kyle Busch

Who’s Hot (Avg Fin Last 3 – 2010 Races)

5.0 – Carl Edwards

6.0 – Jeff Burton

7.0 – Kasey Kahne

8.3 – Clint Bowyer

9.7 -Jeff Gordon

12.3 – Kevin Harvick

13.0 – Tony Stewart

Not So Hot (Avg Fin Last 3 – 2010 Races)

25.0 – Juan Montoya

26.0 – Jimmie Johnson

27.0 – Elliot Sadler

27.0 – Marcos Ambrose

Drivers To Watch

Denny Hamlin -He will be going for 3 wins in a row.. In ‘08 and ‘09 he placed 23rd and 38th. The other finishes have been strong being – 1st, 1st, 6th, 3rd, 3rd, 1st and 1st.

Jimmie Johnson – Out of 17 races, ONE , JUST ONE, he placed 42nd and outside the top 15! His last 6 races here were – 5th, 6th, 3rd, 7th, 13th and 5th.

Jeff Gordon – Out of 20 RACES, only 3 were outside the top 14! He will get a win, the question is when will he finally strike?

Tony Stewart -Last 4 races here -2nd, 1st, 10th and 3rd.

Carl Edwards – Last 5 here – 9th, 1st, 2nd, 18th and 12th.

Ryan Newman – Once considered a non contender has shown he can get a good finish here. Last 4 here – 14th, 5th, 14th and 14th. Maybe he’s not a winning pick, but he could be a top 15 contender.

Matt Kenseth – 9 consecutive races of 17th or better. That is an average finish of 11.56! Not too shabby.

Mark Martin -11.42 is his average finish in the last 12 races here. This year’s 29th place finish is weighing that number down.

Kevin Harvick – 10.64 is his average finish in the last 11 races here. I look for him to do well.

Clint Bowyer – He has a spotty past here with a 41st and a 39th finish. The other 7 average out to 9.86 and last 4 were – 6th, 12th, 3rd and 9th.

Wanna Ride A Dark Horse?

Sam Hornish Jr. – Last 3 races here – 10th, 4th and 11th.

Juan Montoya – Last 3 races here – 8th, 2nd and 8th.

If it were me, I would at least try and wait to see how each teams look in practice speeds. Then make a more solid educated decision.

My Pick To Win = Jimmie Johnson

Runner Up – Denny Hamlin