Pick 'em: Richmond
Busch, Hamlin and Junior to battle it out again
By NASCAR.COM
September 6, 2008
12:14 PM EDT
September 6, 2008
12:14 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.
Chevy Rock & Roll 400
| Writer | Winner | Here's why ... | Dark Horse | No Chance | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Pate | Kyle Busch | There's focus on the Chase bubble. There's focus on hometown boy Denny Hamlin. There's focus on the weather. Kyle Busch beats them all thanks to his 5.6 average finish there, not to mention three second-place finishes in the past four races. | David Ragan | Matt Kenseth | 3,689 |
| Duane Cross | Kyle Busch | He puts an exclamation point on his remarkable regular season -- and posts notice that the No. 18 is a force to be reckoned with in the playoffs. | Clint Bowyer | Kurt Busch | 3,608 |
| Raygan Swan | Jimmie Johnson | This time last year in Richmond, Johnson was in Victory Lane and on his way to a championship. I think it's safe to say we could be seeing more of the same. | David Ragan | Kasey Kahne | 3,583 |
| Bill Kimm | Kevin Harvick | He's won here before, and has been so consistent the past six weeks with top-five after top-five. He's in the Chase, will stay out of trouble and pull off a surprise win. | Dave Blaney | Kasey Kahne | 3,581 |
| David Caraviello | Denny Hamlin | Hey, the kid led nine million laps in the spring and would have won the thing going away had a tire not gone down. Think they'll bring the same notes? Hamlin finally gets his hometown victory, and sews up a Chase win to boot. | Brian Vickers | Jeff Gordon | 3,518 |
| Joe Menzer | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Fourth in the final practice Friday and first before Kyle Busch wrecked him in the last race here, he'll earn win No. 2 of the season and some valuable momentum for the Chase this time around. | David Ragan | Joey Logano | 3,447 |
| Dave Rodman | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Even though neither Kyle Busch nor Richmond owes Junior anything after May, it would just be right if he got the win. | Denny Hamlin | Carl Edwards | 3,339 |
| Jarrod Breeze | Kyle Busch | Eeny, meeny, miny, moe; Busch is the one for whom I will go; Edwards and Johnson will be just a tad more slow; Eeny, meeny, miny, moe. | David Ragan | Kasey Kahne | 3,239 |
| Mark Aumann | Denny Hamlin | Local boy does good. Hamlin has led at least 12 laps in each of his five starts at Richmond and had the car to beat in the spring. | Ryan Newman | Brian Vickers | 3,184 |
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Chevy Rock & Roll 400
Race Lineup
| Pos. | Driver | Make |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kyle Busch | Toyota |
| 2. | Carl Edwards | Ford |
| 3. | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet |
| 4. | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Chevrolet |
| 5. | Jeff Burton | Chevrolet |
| 6. | Greg Biffle | Ford |
| 7. | Kevin Harvick | Chevrolet |
| 8. | Tony Stewart | Toyota |
| 9. | Matt Kenseth | Ford |
| 10. | Jeff Gordon | Chevrolet |
Sprint Cup Series
Official Standings
| Pos. | +/- | Driver | Points | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | -- | Kyle Busch | 3755 | Leader |
| 2. | -- | Carl Edwards | 3547 | -208 |
| 3. | +1 | Jimmie Johnson | 3386 | -369 |
| 4. | -1 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | 3323 | -432 |
| 5. | -- | Jeff Burton | 3234 | -521 |
| 6. | +1 | Greg Biffle | 3159 | -596 |
| 7. | +1 | Kevin Harvick | 3132 | -623 |
| 8. | -2 | Tony Stewart | 3110 | -645 |
| 9. | +1 | Matt Kenseth | 3081 | -674 |
| 10. | -1 | Jeff Gordon | 3074 | -681 |
| 11. | -- | Denny Hamlin | 3065 | -690 |
| 12. | -- | Clint Bowyer | 2989 | -766 |
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