Martinsville Predictions

Top 5:

Jeff Gordon: He will win this race. I know it's been a bad year, but trust me
Tony Stewart: No mullet this week, less wind drag
Kyle Busch: 3 top 5's in 6 starts at Martinsville
Jimmie Johnson: He hasn't been himself this year, but he loves this track
Jeff Burton: Mr. Consistency should deliver this week

Dark Horse: Ryan Newman, 5 top 5's in 12 starts at Martinsville

Good luck!!!

Sports Gawd's 2008 NCAA Bracket Predictions

1st Round Upsets:

St. Joe's over Oklahoma: The Hawks can flat out score. Sooners won't be able to keep up
USA over Butler: Two undersized teams, could go either way, but I like the Jags
Kent St. over UNLV: The Mountain West is awful, the Flashes win this one
Davidson over Gonzaga: Wildcats could be this year's Cinderella
St. Mary's over Miami: The Hurricanes have not impressed me, give me the Gaels
TX A&M over BYU: A&M should be the 8 seed in this one, hardly an upset, but Aggies win
Western Kentucky over Drake: Probably my boldest upset prediction, just not sold on Drake
Baylor over Purdue: This one is actually quite easy, the Bears can score a lot

Good Luck!!!

Bristol Results

Jeff Gordon - 11th, not terrible, but he was never really a contender
Kevin Harvick - 2nd, nailed it
Kurt Busch - 12th, solid run, came from way back
Greg Biffle - 4th, nailed it
Jimmie Johnson - 18th, somethings wrong with Jimmie this year
Bobby Labonte - 38th, ouch.

Grade - B+, in my defense, I was debating the 5th spot between Burton and Johnson, just picked the wrong one. We take the week off for Easter. See you for Martinsville!!

Food City 500 @ Bristol Predictions

Top 5:

Jeff Gordon - I just like him for some reason this week
Kevin Harvick - One of the best at Bristol
Kurt Busch - Ride the hot hand
Greg Biffle - Biff has the best history of any driver at Bristol
Jimmie Johnson - He's got to get it figured out this week

Dark Horse - Bobby Labonte - This guy's still got it

Good Luck!!!

Kobalt Tools Results

Jeff Gordon - 5th, was in the top 6 all day
Dale Earnhardt Jr. -3rd, I think the Hendrick thing is working out for him
Carl Edwards - 42nd, would have won the race, that is if his engine wouldn't have blown up
Jimmie Johnson - 13th, a gutty finish, car was terrible
Matt Kenseth - 8th, starting in the back, finished in top 10, this guy is pretty good
Brian Vickers - 9th, looks like Vickers has turned the corner this year
Greg Biffle - 2nd!!! I told ya I loved Biffle, didn't see a 2nd place finish though. Biff is back!

Grade - B+, If Edwards could have finished the race, it would have been an A+, but that's just not how it works I guess.

Kobalt Tools 500 @ Atlanta Predictions

Top 5:

Jeff Gordon - He's got the pole. I would have taken him here anyway.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. - Should carry momentum from last week. Runs well at Atlanta
Carl Edwards - He's hot and he's a stud at Atlanta
Jimmie Johnson - Should have a good run. Average finish in the Top 10 for his career at ATL
Matt Kenseth - Won the Nationwide race, and should do well in the big race

Dark Horse - Brian Vickers, has been solid so far this year. I expect that to continue.

Side note - I love Greg Biffle in this race and wouldn't be surprised with a top 5 finish.

Good Luck!!

UAW 400 Results

Kyle Busch - 11th, not a bad run, but I expected better
Jimmie Johnson - 29th, just never got it going
Tony Stewart - 43rd, wrecks will do that
Jeff Gordon - 35th, see Tony Stewart
Jeff Burton - 5th, well at least I got one right
Casey Mears - 13th, I'll take it

Grade - C-

I didn't get a fair shake this week as wrecks claimed two of my drivers. Burton saved my day.

See you for my Kobalt Tools 500 @ Atlanta picks!!

UAW Dodge 400 Predictions

Top 5:

Kyle Busch - He's got the best car and momentum
Jimmie Johnson - His history here is ridiculous, including 3 wins in 6 trips
Tony Stewart - Smoke's been close, will have a good run on Sunday
Jeff Gordon - First race was a fluke
Jeff Burton - 2 wins in 10 trips

Dark horse: Casey Mears: 3 top 10's in 5 trips here. Needs to keep his car on the track.

Good luck!!