It's a good time to be the People's Pitstop. The Internet's favorite fantasy NASCAR team sits in 5th place in the prestigious 9beersfantasysportstavern group on Yahoo Sports. But right now is not a good time to be either a Tampa Bay Rays fan or a follower of this blog's predictions. After a series of 1-3 performances, the forecasts for top 10 drivers hit rock bottom last week by going 0-4. The season record is now 3-13. However, like the Rays, these predictions have plenty of time to salvage the season.
One from the front: Three of the top four drivers in today's Sprint Cup race at Texas Motor Speedway are starting for the People's Pitstop this week, so they are ineligible for these picks. We'll go with the only top-four starter who is eligible: Carl Edwards, who also happens to be second in points and won Friday night's Nationwide race on this very track.
One from the back: The pickings are slim once again in the bottom 10. But there is a local favorite lurking here. Bobby Labonte has done well at Fort Worth; he's won the pole twice and has three finishes in the top five. We'll take him as the likeliest driver to surge into the top 10.
Two from the middle: It's surprising that Kyle Busch, who leads the way in points and could have won Friday if not for a close encounter with Tim Schendel, is eligible for this pick. However, he qualified 11th, so technically, he's in the middle. He gets one pick. The other one goes to another "How the heck did he end up back here?" driver, Denny Hamlin. Not only did he win both races in Texas last year, but he's getting praise from folks like Yahoo's Geoffrey Miller, who's not ready to write him off just yet.
Enjoy tonight's race and today's golf. We'll be back with the race results.
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