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Brickyard 400 - Pocono

By PJ Walsh
July 28, 2010 7 p.m. EST

These driver selections represent my roster before Yahoo's qualifying deadline. Active and inactive drivers should be selected after qualifying and all practices take place. I will post any changes, as well as my final active roster in our Fantasy NASCAR Forum. Also, be sure to check out our Yahoo Driver Rankings before selecting your final qualifying roster.

A List

1. Denny Hamlin (7 starts remaining)

Denny Hamlin led the most laps and picked up his second straight Pocono win last month. He should be on every fantasy NASCAR roster this week.

2. Kyle Busch (7)

Busch won the pole at Pocono and finished second to Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin in June. Needless to say, I really like the JGR cars this weekend.

B List

1. Kevin Harvick (5)

After struggling in Chicago, Harvick rebounded with a 2nd place finish at Indy last week. Mr. DeLana also finished 4th at Pocono earlier this season and will once again contend for a Top 5 Sunday.

2. Joey Logano (8)

With Hamlin and Busch already on the roster, Logano makes it a JGR sweep. Sliced Bread finished 9th Sunday at the Brickyard and, even with the Harvick confrontation, finished 13th at Pocono last month. For those of you looking to save a start this week, Logano is your guy.

3. Kasey Kahne (1)

Kahne had a very good car at Pocono earlier this season before getting caught up in an accident with teammate A.J. Allmendinger. I'm hoping to save Kahne this weekend, but he is simply too good here to leave on the bench.

4. Clint Bowyer (3)

I would love to save Bowyer this week, but I can't convince myself to leave him off this week's roster. Clint already has finishes of 4th at the Brickyard and 9th at Pocono this season, making him a solid option once again.

C List

1. Sam Hornish Jr. (4)

As much as I hate to admit it, Hornish is as close to a lock this week as he can possibly be. In a very shallow C List, especially with Reed Sorenson's inability to crack the Top 30, we're going to have to activate Hornish and cross our fingers more than we feel comfortable doing. Sideways Sam led a lap and finished 11th at Pocono in June. I'll consider it a success to grab a Top 20 from Hornish this weekend.

2. A.J. Allmendinger (3)

Allmendinger finished 10th earlier this season at Pocono and will be started only in an emergency role this weekend.

Yahoo Fantasy NASCAR Picks - Pocono

A List Drivers
Denny Hamlin	Kyle Busch
B List Drivers
Kevin Harvick	Joey Logano
Kasey Kahne	Clint Bowyer
C List Drivers
Sam Hornish Jr.	A.J. Allmendinger

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