Pick 'em: Kansas

By NASCAR.COM
September 27, 2008
11:03 AM EDT

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Each week the staff at NASCAR.COM will pick a race winner, a dark horse for the checkers and the ain't-got-a-chance driver (no scrubs; someone with a Q score).

Our scoring system: Experts receive as many points as the "winner" pick gets in the race.

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Writer	Winner	Here's why	Dark Horse	No Chance	Points

Josh Pate	Jimmie Johnson	Greg Biffle has the stats, but he said himself on Friday that something just isn't right about the Roush cars. So the nod goes to the 48.	Mark Martin	Denny Hamlin	4,152
Duane Cross	Jimmie Johnson	The heart says pull the trigger on the Biff. Alas, the head says Jimmie Johnson -- and that's the smarter choice; he won't be denied Victory Lane or the top spot in the points.	Brian Vickers	Denny Hamlin	4,101
Raygan Swan	Jeff Gordon	Jeff Gordon said whatever you thought you knew about Kansas can be thrown out the window. I trust him to be the one to figure the track out with the new car.	Kasey Kahne	Tony Stewart	4,090
Bill Kimm	Jeff Gordon	He has more top-fives here than anyone, and something tells me he'll be one of the few to avoid trouble and bring home a solid finish.	Mark Martin	Denny Hamlin	4,082
Joe Menzer	Jimmie Johnson	While the other Chasers were slow in qualifying, he was the fastest. Plus he hasn't won in a couple of weeks, so it's time to truly begin what will be a spirited chase of his own -- for that third consecutive title.	Mark Martin	Denny Hamlin	3,884
Dave Rodman	Jimmie Johnson	As hard as it is to go against the Biff on a roll, this is Johnson's time until someone proves it's not.	Mark Martin	Jeff Burton	3,874
David Caraviello	Greg Biffle	Yes, that's right, we're taking him to win three in a row. Remember, he's the defending champ at Kansas. Maybe this time he'll actually cross the finish line first!	Juan Montoya	Denny Hamlin	3,860
Jarrod Breeze	Brian Vickers	Staying with a recent Kansas theme, Vickers comes from nowhere to post his first win for Red Bull.	Martin Truex Jr.	Greg Biffle	3,543
Mark Aumann	Clint Bowyer	Thomas Wolfe said "you can't go home again." But Kansas native Clint Bowyer has proven that adage wrong, with a pair of top-10 finishes (and what almost turned into a victory last year).	Juan Montoya	Jeff Burton	3,526

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Official Standings

Pos.	+/-	Driver	Points	Behind

1.	--	Carl Edwards	5390	--
2.	--	Jimmie Johnson	5380	-10
3.	--	Greg Biffle	5380	-10
4.	+1	Jeff Burton	5308	-82
5.	+5	Kevin Harvick	5289	-101
6.	+3	Clint Bowyer	5284	-106
7.	--	Tony Stewart	5277	-113
8.	+3	Jeff Gordon	5272	-118
9.	-5	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	5261	-129
10.	+2	Matt Kenseth	5223	-167
11.	-5	Denny Hamlin	5197	-193
12.	-4	Kyle Busch	5180	-210