Aaaahhhh.... to be picking my picks for the race again. I feel so rusty. So rusty in fact, that I forgot all about picking them last week. I've got to get in a groove here and figure out all the stuff I used to look at in determining my picks last year. Actually, now that I think of it, it didn't really help me last year because I'm pretty sure I never picked a winner. Oh well.
My pick this week at Fontana: Kurt Busch. He's has had three poles here and one win. I think he had a slight sniff of victory when he followed his teammate Ryan Newman to the checkered flag at the Daytona 500 last week. I think it made his mouth water in anticipation like mine does from the smell of the kitchen when I'm cooking brownies.
I think historically this track has been good to Hendrick drivers. So another driver that I will be keeping any eye on, as with most of the world, is Dale Earnhardt Jr. Last year he finished 40th -- two guesses why -- yup, you got it, ENGINE. I bet he'll have a solid finish this weekend under the Hendrick umbrella. Here are the race results from last year.
Who do you think will be the victor this weekend?
And because I'm feeling a bit on the crazy side today, I'll leave you with this:
I'll pick Kurt over Kyle anytime. Kyle's too wreckless.
Posted by Jen February 22, 2008 10:45 AM
I'm picking Kasey Kahne in the #9 Bud Machine!
Posted by Sally February 22, 2008 12:40 PM
I think the Rally for Robby t-shirts do their job and he posts a good finish. I think the winner will be either Matt Kenseth or Carl Edwards. Jimmy Johnson would be my third pick.
There is a petition on the Jim Beam website that anyone can sign online in support of the excessive fine levied against Robby Gordon if anyone would care to sign it.
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