Kyle Busch is on a mission right now. He picked up his third straight win and fourth in his last five starts and moved closer to the top thirty in points. With six more races to go before the Chase starts, all he needs to do is stay out of trouble and he should have a shot at winning his first Sprint Cup Championship. Right now he would be the odds on favorite to win that title too.
WINDOWS 10 400
This week the series heads back to Pocono Raceway for the running of the Windows 10 400. Once again, Pocono is a long two-and-a-half mile track without a lot of banking. It consists of three different types of corners and the trick is to get your car setup to be as fast as it can be all the way around the track. This is where a good crew-chief and good information from the driver really comes into play. You might make an adjustment to make your car better in one corner but, that adjustment might slow you down in the other two. Balance is the key to this race.
Denny Hamlin: I am going to say that Denny Hamlin finds himself back in victory lane at this track this weekend. The Joe Gibbs teams have been spectacular over the past six weeks and this weekend should be no different. Denny has won four races at this track and has nine top five finishes in his nineteen starts here. I think Kyle Busch is going to have to step out of the spotlight this week.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Dale has won two of the last three races at Pocono and his worse finish in the last five races is an eleventh place finish. After another disappointing finish last week due to more mechanical problems on pit road, this team will be looking forward to getting back to the track and running well throughout a race. I think Dale will run up front most of the day and be in a position to go for another win late in this race.
Jeff Gordon: Jeff is another driver who will be looking for a little redemption this week after a disappointing finish last week also. Jeff got caught up in an accident that started in front of him and it ruined his day. Not the thing a team that doesn’t have a win and is trying to make the Chase on points wants to happen. With six wins at this track, Jeff leads all active drivers in that category and would love to make it seven and guarantee his spot in the Chase.
Martin Truex Jr.: Martin won the race here in June and ran well once again last weekend at Indy. This team seems to have a really good handle on these flat tracks and they have shown that they have the speed to win races. Martin will be looking for the Pocono sweep this weekend as we close in on the Chase. He had the dominant car in the June race as he lead ninety-seven laps in that race.
Jimmie Johnson: Jimmie has always run well at this track and has three wins to back up that statement. He also has finished in the top ten in eighteen of his twenty-seven starts at this track. Now that Kyle Busch has the same number of wins as Jimmie and looks like he will make the Chase, this team would love to pick up another win themselves to obtain all of the bonus points they can when the Chase starts.
Kurt Busch: Kurt has two wins at this track and has always run well here himself. He has finished in the top ten in sixteen of his twenty-eight career starts at Pocono which is very good. Kurt has been fast all season and I think this team just needs a little better communication between driver and crew-chief. I know Kurt gives good information but, that doesn’t mean he and his crew-chief interpret that information to mean the same thing all of the time.
Kyle Busch: Let’s not rule Kyle out here. Any team that can win three straight races and four of five is some to be reckoned with. He has won on all types of tracks during this stretch and everything seems to be falling into place for this team right now. The biggest thing for this team right now is to remember they don’t have to win every race, they just need to finish them on the lead lap and they will make the Chase.
Kevin Harvick: Kevin is still looking for his first career win at this track. However, he has finished second here in his last two starts, which means he has a pretty good idea on how to get around this track. This team is solidly in the Chase and would like to get at least one more win before the start of the Chase. They have been consistent for the last two seasons and that is how they won the championship last year.
Tony Stewart: Tony had a real good car last week at Indy but, things just didn’t work out well for him late in the race. He got caught behind cars that had bad restarts and then got pinballed out of contention. This is another week where Tony can come out and win a race and qualify himself for the Chase. Tony has finished in the top ten in twenty-two of his thirty-three starts here with two wins to show. After last week I think this team can win this week’s race.
Joey Logano: Joey has one win at Pocono and has finished in the top ten in five of his last seven starts there. He had a fast car that handled well last week at Indy and he had himself in position to pick up a win on the last restart but, Kyle Busch just got too good of a restart and Joey couldn’t get around him during the Green-White-Checkered finish. This week could be a different story.
YAHOO! FANTASY NASCAR PICKS FOR POCONO RACEWAY
Yahoo Driver Group A
- Denny Hamlin
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Yahoo Driver Group B
- Kurt Busch
- Tony Stewart
- Martin Truex Jr.
- Kyle Larson
Yahoo Driver Group C
- Justin Allgaier
- Landon Cassill
MY TOP-5 OVERALL AT POCONO RACEWAY
- Denny Hamlin
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Jimmie Johnson
- Joey Logano
- Tony Stewart
Dark Horse: Tony Stewart
Stay Away From: Jamie McMurray
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