Johnson, Roush drivers have history on their side

When the green flag drops on Sunday, we'll be on the banks of Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the one and only race at the facility in 2009.

LVMS is not a unique facility. The 1.5-mile intermediate oval is very similar to other tracks that are to come in the Sprint Cup schedule. Atlanta, Texas, Charlotte, Chicago and even Kansas share many similarities with the Las Vegas track. This race will serve as a good preview of things to come for the remainder of the season, since this is the most frequent track type in the schedule.

Our recent historical stats at Las Vegas will serve us well this weekend. The track was recently remodeled in the last couple years and the new variable banking has had some impact on the drivers at this facility. The following is our weekly power ranking for the Shelby 427 at Las Vegas.

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Top Fantasy Racing Drivers for Las Vegas

1. Jimmie Johnson
Our defending Sprint Cup champion has good reason to look forward to this weekend's race at Las Vegas. Up until last season's win by Carl Edwards, the No. 48 team had captured the previous three consecutive victories at LVMS. Johnson will look to rebound from last season's poor performance at the intermediate oval, and he should make a good challenge for his fourth career win at the track.

2. Matt Kenseth
Until Jimmie Johnson came along, Kenseth used to be the driver to beat at Las Vegas. The Roush Fenway Racing veteran has two career wins at the track and has led more than 200 laps there in just his last four races. Kenseth will look to get back to Victory Lane at Las Vegas this weekend, but at the very least he makes a good top-five proposition.

3. Kyle Busch
The Las Vegas native loves homecoming weekend in the Sprint Cup Series. Busch has only five career starts at the Las Vegas oval, but he's collected some impressive stats. The JGR ace driver has one pole and three top-10s in those starts. We're willing to bet that Busch could be the next driver to etch his name in Victory Lane at LVMS.

4. Greg Biffle
Roush Fenway drivers have always performed well at Las Vegas, and Biffle is certainly no exception. An excellent qualifier at the track, he's wheeled the No. 16 Ford to two victories (2003 and 2004) and five top-10s in nine career starts at the speedway. Biffle led 70 laps and looked like a potential winner in last season's event before he ran into trouble and finished 20th. (Continued)