The People's Choice - Darlington

Does it feel like this week just fly by? Maybe it's because the People's Pitstop had a short week of voting. But it doesn't matter. You, the Internet, came through again. Thanks to you, we have a roster of Sprint Cup drivers for this week's NASCAR race at Darlington Raceway. Remember that this is a Saturday night race, so that everyone can spend time with their moms on Mother's Day.
Here are the results of this week's lineup polls.
A List. It should come as absolutely no surprise that Kyle Busch, the winner of last week's race in Richmond, also won this week's poll. The runner-up is Carl Edwards, who may not be doing many backflips but does lead in the point standings. As usual, the better qualifier will start.
B List. This race was almost as tight as the one Jimmie Johnson won a few weeks ago at Talladega. We must have drawn all the Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans this week; he won this poll. Clint Bowyer took second place. And we have a three-way tie for third place. In situations like this, we go to the driver points tiebreaker. That means Ryan Newman and Juan Pablo Montoya make it into our lineup, while A.J. Allmendinger has to wait until next week.
C List. Two drivers with kind-of-similar names tied for the most votes in this survey. David Ragan and Regan Smith will compete for a starting spot on the Internet's favorite fantasy racing team.
We will update this post when the qualifying session is over. In the meantime, enjoy your Friday, and don't forget to send those flowers to you know who.
UPDATED 10:30 P.M. And make sure you thank your mother for making you so smart. Once again, we leave the qualifying session with bonus points: 5 from Newman, who qualified second, and 1 from Edwards, who qualified fourth. They will be joined in the starting lineup by Ragan (11th) and Montoya (16th).
We'll be back with the predictions.

Fearless Predictions - Darlington

Before we all sit down with this site's unofficial beverage and watch the NASCAR Sprint Cup race, it's time to predict the top 10 finishers at Saturday night's race. Last week's version of the predictions went 5-5, leaving us with a season record of 41-49.

1. Kyle Busch. The driver that many NASCAR fans love to hate found his way to victory lane last week. And he has the team that can put him there again.

2. Jeff Gordon. Not only does he lead active drivers with seven victories at Darlington, but he also has 17 top five finishes. He's tied for the most among active NASCAR drivers...

3. Mark Martin. ...with this guy.

4. Greg Biffle. Yes, he fell out of the top 10 this week, but he's still fifth in driver points, and he still leads all drivers with seven finishes in the top 10.

5. Jamie McMurray. Quick, guess the only driver who has won more than one pole this season. Nope, try again. Nope, guess again...

6. Kevin Harvick. While everyone else was focusing last week on the Hendrick Family Feud, Happy Harvick was busy taking the lead in driver points.

7. Jimmie Johnson. Yes, he gave up the points lead last week, but he still finished in the top 10, and he has the most top five finishes so far this season (five). Oh, and there's the four...well, you know.

8. Denny Hamlin. Follow the numbers on this one. Driver No. 11 has four finishes in the top 10, three finishes in the top five and two wins, and tonight he starts eighth.

9 and 10. Brian Vickers and David Reutimann. This week we have a pair of medium-to-long shots. They won't be hard to find when the green flag waves, since they'll be next to each other in the second row.

Enjoy the race, and if you're a mother, enjoy NASCAR's gift to you: On your big day, none of the people in your life will have "But the race is on" as an excuse for not paying attention to you.