Fearless Predictions - Bristol

While you get ready to split your time between watching tonight's NASCAR Sprint Cup race and warming up to play quarterback for the suddenly needy Giants, it's time to offer predictions for which drivers will finish in the top 10 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Last week's forecasts should have hit the snooze button -- they went a pitiful 3-7, lowering the season record to an equally pitiful 104-116.

1. Kevin Harvick. The points leader can now cruise to the Chase. Of course, if he knew how to cruise, he wouldn't be the points leader now.

2. Jimmie Johnson. The four-time defending Sprint Cup champion needs to stop cruising. Of course, it helps that he has the pole for tonight's race.

3. Tony Stewart. You want a hot driver? How about one who has finished in the top 10 in five straight races and nine of the last 10?

4 and 5. Kurt and Kyle Busch. One driver has five Sprint Cup wins under his belt here. The other one has won two races here this week.

6. Clint Bowyer. He's holding the final Chase spot, but he'll need to stay on his toes...

7. Mark Martin. ...because this driver isn't going to let that spot go without a fight.

8. Juan Pablo Montoya. With his 7th-place finish at Michigan last week, Montoya now has 10 finishes in the top 10 this season. You know who else has that many? Denny Hamlin. (I'm just saying.)

9. Carl Edwards. He's won here before. He's starting in the front row tonight, and, perhaps most importantly, he's starting with six rows of cars between him and Brad Keselowski, who just can't seem to avoid trouble lately.

10. David Reutimann. Yes, he still counts as a medium to long shot, even though he's won a race this year and is starting 5th tonight. That's because he's starting one of the toughest races on the NASCAR schedule while recovering from the type of food poisoning that would make you and I want to crawl into bed, assume the fetal position and pray for a quick demise.

Enjoy the race, and if you're a fantasy football fan, or you'd like to become one, make sure you sign up to run a team against the People's Pigskin in the People's League. We'll be back with results and new polls.