Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Picking NASCAR drivers

As usual, NASCAR's season kicks into high gear in February with its biggest race of the year, the Daytona 500. This year's season is made even more interesting with the addition of Toyota's teams and the couple of big names who have jumped (Dale Jarrett and Michael Waltrip lead the list) to those teams.

And while there will probably be some surprises this season (maybe a Toyota driver will win a race or two, but it's doubtful one of them will compete for the points title), the names to watch for your NASCAR fantasy teams are all pretty familiar:

1. Jimmie Johnson. It's always harder to win a second title than the first, but Johnson and his team look pretty strong again.

2. Tony Stewart. Sure, Stewart missed the Chase for the championship last year, but he had the strongest team at the end of the year, and that momentum will carry over into this season. He always is at his best when he's driving angry, and he can't be happy about 2006.

3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. The troublesome stepmother aside, Junior is going to have a big year with a lot of wins. He very easily could be the top pick in most fantasy drafts.

4. Jeff Gordon. He may not be the dominant driver he once was, but you can never count out Gordon. All those wins and points titles add up to a driver who knows what it takes to win races.

5. Matt Kenseth. This is a tough one. Kenseth doesn't win many races, but he sure does earn a lot of points each week.

Others to watch: Kurt and Kyle Busch, Ryan Newman (especially if he and Kurt Busch can finally end the long-running driver troubles at Penske Racing), Carl Edwards, Jeff Burton and Juan Pablo Montoya.

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