It's time once again to predict which NASCAR drivers will finish in the top 10 at Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International. Last week's forecasts went 6-4, leaving us with a season record of 95-105. That's right; we're back to the point where a perfect week of predictions (how hard can that be?) would bring us back to .500.
1. Tony Stewart. Two words: defending champion.
2. Kevin Harvick. Two more words: points leader.
3. Marcos Ambrose. He won his third straight Nationwide race at this track on Saturday. Eventually, that has to translate into Sprint Cup results.
4. Kyle Busch. He's the last driver other than Stewart to win at this track, but you already knew that.
5. Jeff Gordon. But did you know he's won more road races than any other driver in NASCAR history? Well, you do now.
6. Juan Pablo Montoya. He's starting third today, and he may need a road course to get his second win in a Sprint Cup car.
7. Clint Bowyer. He seems to be handling the pressure of holding the last Chase spot rather well.
8. Mark Martin. Meanwhile, guess who lurks only 34 points behind Bowyer?
9. Denny Hamlin. We can't really back Jimmie Johnson or Kurt Busch until they settle the whole he said/he ran me over thing, so we'll go with this season's other five-time winner, who, by the way, has finished in the top 10 in each of his four starts at Watkins Glen.
10. A.J. Allmendinger. This week's medium to long shot is starting second and is hoping to have a better day than last week's pick for this spot did. (Sorry about that, Elliott.)
We'll be back after the race with results and new polls. Be sure to get your vote in for which fantasy football player the People's Pigskin will target first.
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