Martinsville Tums Fast Relief 500 Fantasy NASCAR Contender or Pretender
[picapp align=”left” wrap=”true” link=”term=martinsville+nascar&iid=8372480″ src=”http://view4.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/8372480/goody-fast-pain-relief-500/goody-fast-pain-relief-500.jpg?size=500&imageId=8372480″ width=”380″ height=”253″ /]Jimmie Johnson (Contender) – In seventeen races at Martinsville Jimmie Johnson has only finished outside the top ten once. The one time he didn’t finish among the front runners was in his first career start at Martinsville back in 2002. Earlier this year Johnson finished 9th but guess what, he was already testing things for this very race back in March.
Jeff Burton (Pretender) – Jeff Burton raced like a contender earlier this year (Yahoo race chart). He had the best car but late in the race bad luck bite him (flat tire). This really has been the story of this team throughout the season so why should things change now? Jeff Burton has one win at Martinsville and an average finish of 14.8.
Denny Hamlin (Contender) – I really like Denny Hamlin at Martinsville, I like him to finish right behind Johnson. In ten starts at this track Hamlin has finished in the top ten nine times and he has collected three clocks. In the last five Martinsville races Hamlin has won three times and has an average finish of second.
Greg Biffle (Pretender) – Don’t use Fords here. I’ve seen them have tons of brake problems over the years that it’s really stupid to even flirt with the idea of using them. Greg Biffle has the worst average finish (22.3) and worst driver rating (64.6) among the Chasers.
Jeff Gordon (Contender) – Gordon better pick up the pace at Martinsville or Jimmie Johnson is going to pass him in the win column. In thirty five races at Martinsville where lots of bad things can happen Jeff Gordon has an amazing 6.7 average finish. As long as the track doesn’t jump up and bite him he’s a near lock for a top five.
Kurt Busch (Pretender) – Kurt Busch is a previous winner at Martinsville but avoid him at all costs this weekend in the Tums Fast Relief 500. His last top ten at Martinsville was back in 2005. In twenty races the 2004 champ has only collected four top tens at NASCAR’s smallest track.
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