We are mere hours away from a spectacular sporting event. Oh, and the World Cup final is coming up, too.
Before NASCAR drops the green flag on tonight's Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway, it's time to offer some predictions for which drivers will finish in the top 10. Last week's forecasts went 4-6, lowering our season record to 81-89.
1. Jeff Gordon. He's getting a lot of attention for making his 600th Sprint Cup start. Maybe he can convert the love (and a top 10 start) into a top 10 finish.
2. Kevin Harvick. Still the points leader at NASCAR's version of halftime. Just saying.
3. Jamie McMurray. Did you know that his pole this week is McMurray's third of the season? Really? We had to look it up.
4. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Maybe he got sick of being called everything except a winner. Maybe his father's ghost lit a fire under his firesuit at Daytona.
5. Kasey Kahne. Write this down, chief: Someone will sign Kahne to drive next season. And that someone will be happy about it.
6. Jimmie Johnson. His daughter's midweek birth certainly took away the "will he miss seat time" question. Oh, and there's also the FOUR STRAIGHT SPRINT CUPS!! (Whew ... haven't said that in a while.)
7. Tony Stewart. He's third in the lineup and ninth in the points race. All that's missing? The wins.
8. Mark Martin. Last week's drive through a burning ring of fire took Martin temporarily out of the Chase. Note the word "temporary."
9. Greg Biffle. He answers the question "How do you rack up 10 finishes in the top 10 in the first half of the season as quietly as possible?"
10. Juan Pablo Montoya. This week's medium to long shot is one of two A List drivers who haven't started for the People's Pitstop this season. Montoya gets the nod over Carl Edwards for starting 10th.
Enjoy the race. We'll be back with results.
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