Fearless Predictions - Bristol

Thanks again to those of you who voted on the People's Pitstop lineup for Sunday's race at Bristol. Special thanks go to those of you who voted for Joey Logano, who earned his first career Sprint Cup pole (and gave the Internet's favorite fantasy racing team 10 bonus points), and for Jimmie Johnson, who qualified fourth (earning us 1 bonus point).

Now it's time to offer some predictions about who will finish in the top 10 at Bristol. The forecasts from two weeks ago went 4-6, leaving us with a season record of 12-18.

And before you ask, no, I'm not putting Carl Edwards or Brad Keselowski into these predictions until they can demonstrate that they can make it through a race without putting their bumpers into each other's fenders.

1. Joey Logano. I will, however, choose the kid who got the pole for this race and already has a pair of top 10 finishes this season.

2. Kurt Busch. I'll also go with one of the active drivers with five wins here. Oh, as well as the driver who won the Atlanta race two weeks ago.

3. Kyle Busch. His brother is pretty good, too. He's won two of the last spring races on this track.

4. Matt Kenseth. Four races this season, four finishes in the top 10. As the gambler in your family will tell you, you bet on streaks to continue, not to snap.

5. Greg Biffle. Kenseth is one of three drivers to have finished in the top 10 every race this season. Biffle is another.

6. Kevin Harvick. Yes, he's the third. How'd you guess?

7. Jeff Gordon. Perhaps I should have him at No. 5 on this list. After all, he qualified fifth for Sunday's race, and he has 5 Bristol wins under his belt.

8. Jimmie Johnson. He qualified fourth, and he has...well, you know.

9. Mark Martin. Two finishes in the top five so far. And if you want someone who knows when to gamble and when to wait for a better opportunity, you go with Mr. Been There, Done That.

10. Marcos Ambrose. It's time to offer a long shot. Though in this case, the shot is closer to medium length. Ambrose finished in the top 10 in both races last season, and he qualified ninth for Sunday's race.

We'll be back later. In the meantime, be sure to vote in the underachiever poll.