Pick 'em: Martinsville
By NASCAR.COM
October 19, 2007
12:45 PM EDT
October 19, 2007
12:45 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.
Subway 500
| Writer | Winner | Here's why ... | Dark Horse | No Chance | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duane Cross | Tony Stewart | The spotlight will be on Jeff Gordon, and Jimmie Johnson will get his share of the limelight too -- but at the end of the day it'll be Smoke who will be the center of attention. | Jamie McMurray | Carl Edwards | 4539 |
| David Caraviello | Jimmie Johnson | The spring race winner has a series-best average finish of 6.6 at Martinsville, with three victories and 10 top-10s in 11 career starts. And its about time for the No. 48 team to go on another of those patented late-season runs. | Jamie McMurray | Kurt Busch | 4247 |
| Mark Aumann | Denny Hamlin | Even though it was a Hendrick 1-2 finish, the Virginia native led 125 laps and started the race from the pole in the spring. Denny's due for some good luck here. | Dale Jr. | Matt Kenseth | 4195 |
| Dave Rodman | Jeff Gordon | At the risk of implying the Chase for the Nextel Cup will be stunk up on account, Jeff Gordon will turn the tables on his teammate, Jimmie Johnson, and the rest of the field by winning at Martinsville. Johnson might get to beat up his owners car trying to keep up. | Dale Jr. | Matt Kenseth | 4023 |
| Raygan Swan | Tony Stewart | Tony Stewart simply because everyone thinks Gordon is going to win but his luck has got to run out sooner or later, dang! Smoke has two wins, this weekend will make a nice trio. | Juan Montoya | Matt Kenseth | 3986 |
| Bill Kimm | Jimmie Johnson | Yes, Jeff Gordon has been on a tear, but Martinsville is up there with Lowe's as far as JJ's success is concerned. Just one finish outside the top 10 and he has three victories in the last six races at the track. Gordon's streak comes to an end and Jimmie wins his third in a row at the paperclip. | Jamie McMurray | Carl Edwards | 3886 |
| Joe Menzer | Jeff Gordon | Why not three in a row? Hes won seven times at Martinsville and hes on a roll, having won the last two on the season at Talladega and Charlotte, respectively. Plus he arguably should have won here in the spring. | Bobby Labonte | Matt Kenseth | 3774 |
| Josh Pate | Tony Stewart | He's had too many problems lately that mostly haven't been his own doing. He's also the only driver not named Jimmie or Jeff to win at Martinsville in the last six races there. | Bobby Labonte | Matt Kenseth | 3736 |
| Jarrod Breeze | Jeff Burton | Cruel irony as Burton, in the Chase but not a threat to take home the Cup, wins at the place where one year ago a blown engine dropped him from the Chase lead and all but ended his title hopes. | Reed Sorenson | Elliott Sadler | 3663 |
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