I am giving you my pick today because I am heading out this morning to go camping.

I’ve got to go with Jeff Gordon for the win here at Pocono. Last year, he won the June race and in August he came in 4th. He’s bound to get a win this year folks and I think this is the weekend.

There are a couple other drivers that I considered picking as the race winner. Ryan Newman. He’s had some solid finishes here. He’s sitting 14th in the point standings right now and I think anyone who’s a stone’s throw to that top-twelve will not be dilly dallying.

Denny Hamlin was the other driver I considered. He’s had great success here, including a Pocono victory sweep in 2006. He wasn’t too shabby last year either with two top tens.

I’m not sure I will be back in time to watch the entire race and to be honest, of all the races to miss, I think this one is the best one. This track is known to be a snoozer. Even still, I will have someone at home set the DVR to tape the race in case something major happens, like Kyle Busch falling asleep at the wheel… Just kidding, sort of.

As much as I am not a Busch fan, I will completely say that I am just amazed that he is trying to pull off racing in three different series at three different racetracks this weekend. Here’s his racing itinerary for this weekend:

Friday
Noon - Sprint Cup Series Practice
3:40 p.m. - NSCS Qualifying
6 p.m. - Fly to Texas
9 p.m. - Craftsman Truck Series race
Midnight - Fly to Pocono

Saturday
10 a.m. - NSCS Practice
11:20 a.m. - NSCS Final practice
12:30 p.m. - Fly to Nashville
7:30 p.m. - Nationwide race at Nashville Superspeedway
11 p.m. - Fly to Pocono

Sunday
2 p.m. - Sprint Cup race at Pocono

That’s a whole lot of traveling. I’m starting to think that there’s a big red S under his shirt.

Who do you think will win?

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