Now that the NFL Draft has come and gone, the People's Pigskin can turn its sights back on the NASCAR Sprint Cup race that may (or may not) take place today at Talladega Superspeedway. And you can't sit down to watch the race until you learn the predictions for which drivers will finish in the top 10. Last week's forecasts went 4-6, dropping our season record to 33-37.
1. Denny Hamlin. OK, maybe he can drive on that knee after all.
2. Jeff Gordon. He nearly won last week, he's comfortable with this track and, perhaps most importantly, he's ticked off.
3. Greg Biffle. He's now seven for eight in top 10 finishes this season. His one miss: the race where the People's Pitstop started him. But we don't hold grudges here.
4. Jimmie Johnson. He's leading NASCAR in three different categories: points, wins (three) and top five finishes (five).
5.Matt Kenseth. The rain in central Alabama means Kenseth is starting next to Johnson on the front row. They both have six finishes in the top 10.
6. Dale Earnhardt Jr. He finished eighth last week in Texas, and he would probably petition NASCAR to use restrictor plates at every track if he could get away with it.
7. Clint Bowyer. Five top 10 finishes make him perhaps the quietest contender in NASCAR.
8. Jamie McMurray. He won last year's fall race at Talladega and the Daytona 500. For those of you keeping score, that means he's won the last two Sprint Cup races featuring restrictor plates.
9. Brad Keselowski. He won last year's spring race at Talladega, and he's shown he's willing, right or wrong, to put his car anywhere on the track to get a win.
10. Michael Waltrip. One way to avoid the Big One (yes, that's the third different Talladega crash to earn a link to this site) is to stay in front of the pack. Another way is to stay behind it. So this may be the one place where starting 43rd can be construed as a good thing.
We'll be back with a race wrap-up. Until then, enjoy.
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