I’ll say it one more time don’t be shy with your studs, the starts shine here. Also track position will be huge. Very hard track to pass at.
A list ranks- 48, 11, 24, 42, 99 and the rest are pretty even. Mark Martin pretty happy in practice too.
1st practice i wasn’t impressed with Jimmie but he was stout in happy hour. 24 should be good but i like Denny a little better. Montoya ran a lot of the 1st practice on scuffs and that’s why he didn’t look that good on the stop watch. Edwards ran the fastest lap late a 51.38 but he had a vibration in practice and with the FR9 i’d be very concerned with that.
B list ranks- 29, 31, 33, 9, 56, 39, 17, 88, 1, 20.
RCR is the class of the B list by far as usual. Bowyer is a great start saver this week and should finish top 10 and could even beat Burton. Kahne starts deep in the field but should be was fast. Truex is my dark horse pick. Newman looked good but scares me here. Ford’s look better than i expected but Kenseth was 3rd strongest to me of the Roushketeers. Jr. scraped the wall but was pretty happy with the car. Use Jr. at your own risk. Don’t trust McMurray but could suprise. Logano starts in the back and wouldn’t use him. One additional note Reutimann was junk.
C list ranks- 43, 77, 98, 78, 83, 82, 21. I really like Sorenson until he scraped the wall. Regan Smith could also suprise. Menard was high on the charts for individual lap time but wasn’t impressed on long runs. I think A.J. is the class of the C list by far and i expect a top 15 if not better. Elliot didn’t look that good to me but is a smart racer and could finish top 25.
My pick to win is Jimmie Johnson
My sleepers are Truex, Bowyer and Kahne
Pay the fan i like 48, 42, 29, 33, 21, 77. I could also see using 83 or 78. 31 is a good b list pick but i’m out of starts. I wouldn’t use Menard here especially in paythefan.
Good luck FNPers!!! Enjoy the Brickyard.
Kyle Wiseman
