Pick 'em: Kansas
By NASCAR.COM
September 28, 2007
03:09 PM EDT
September 28, 2007
03:09 PM EDT
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Each week the staff at NASCAR.COM will pick a race winner, a dark horse for the checkers and the ain't-got-a-chance driver (no scrubs; someone with a Q score).
Our scoring system: Experts receive as many points as the "winner" pick gets in the race.
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| Writer | Winner | Here's why ... | Dark Horse | No Chance | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Cross | Jimmie Johnson | He has the highest driver rating at Kansas (118.0), but his finishing average (13.8) is more than twice his starting average (6.4). Odd, for JJ at least. In the end, the Yellow Brick Road runs into Victory Lane on Sunday. | J.J. Yeley | Kyle Busch | 4033 |
| David Caraviello | Jeff Gordon | He's won here twice, he's back in the points lead, and word has it that 24s are popping up regularly on riverboat casino roulette wheels around Kansas City. | Reed Sorenson | Kurt Busch | 3818 |
| Mark Aumann | Dale Jr. | Has been steadily sneaking up on a victory during the second half of the season and should get one before the end of the season. Kansas, where he's had three top-10 finishes, might be the perfect spot. | Ryan Newman | Kevin Harvick | 3756 |
| Raygan Swan | Tony Stewart | Well I was right about Carl last weekend and I'm going to be right about Tony Stewart. He was so quiet last weekend in Dover. Time to stir up some "Smoke." But he won't roll the dice again this year like last year and gamble on fuel milegage. He's gotta be more conservative since he's in the Chase | Ryan Newman | Kevin Harvick | 3614 |
| Dave Rodman | Jimmie Johnson | JJ did well to survive the carnage that was Dover last weekend, and even though it's hard to imagine Johnson, or anyone else in this Chase field accomplishing what he did last year -- five consecutive top-two finishes; he can certainly win at Kansas. | Mark Martin | Dale Jr. | 3547 |
| Bill Kimm | Tony Stewart | He won't win out of gas this time, he will just win. Three top-fives in the last four races here and only out of the top-10 once. Smoke jumps to the points lead and kisses Dorothy in Victory Lane. | Ryan Newman | Denny Hamlin | 3533 |
| Joe Menzer | Jeff Gordon | Yes, he's due to win a Chase race and put even more distance between himself and the rest of the field -- which isn't that much at the moment. And I still say we should re-set the points in our prediction standings, or at least give me some bonus points because I keep getting bumped from behind. Or would that cost me 25 points because it knocked me lower in my chair? | Greg Biffle | Kasey Kahne | 3466 |
| Josh Pate | Jeff Gordon | I may pick Jeff Gordon to win every week because I just don't see how it's reasonable to pick against him. Plus I need points. He's the track's only two-time winner. | Brian Vickers | Denny Hamlin | 3397 |
| Jarrod Breeze | Matt Kenseth | No one's talking about the quiet one, which is just the way he likes it. He'll make some noise at Kansas and make up those positions he lost last week at Dover. | Greg Biffle | Elliott Sadler | 3294 |
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