One Down. Two To Go

FORT WORTH, TX – APRIL 14: Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 Filtrete Ford, celebrates with the trophy in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Samsung Mobile 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 14, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas.
(Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR)

I predicted that Greg Biffle would have an outstanding year and win at least three races this season. Congratulations to Greg on his first win of the year and on leading the points race.

I would also like to congratulate everyone who is in my Yahoo fantasy racing leagues. I am currently sitting in 15th place out of 50 people and still in the 91st percentile overall. Excellent job by everyone. I hope we all continue to pick the best possible combination of drivers that we can on a weekly basis.

This weekend the series heads to Kansas Speedway and the running of the STP 400. This track is very similar to Texas and I think that we will see a lot of the same drivers at the top of the chart. Will we have a repeat winner?

STP 400

Greg Biffle: Yes, I do believe that we will have a repeat winner this weekend in Greg Biffle. This team is on a roll this season and had a great car at Texas last week. Greg has two wins at Kansas during his career and is on a streak of six top-3 finishes in his last nine starts at Kansas.

Jimmie Johnson: Jimmie finished second to Greg last weekend and will be the driver that gives Greg a run for his money once again this weekend. Jimmie won the race here last fall and has finished in the top ten here in his last six starts.

Jeff Gordon: Jeff had one of the better cars late in the race at Texas and should have another good car once again this week. He needs to qualify a little better so he doesn’t have to work so hard to get to the front. Jeff has finished in the top-5 in eight of 12 races he has run at this track.

Matt Kenseth: Matt was another driver that had a very good race car at Texas last weekend although he did fade down the stretch. He will have another good car once again this weekend and if he can keep up with his adjustments he will be a contender at the end of the race.

Mark Martin: Mark has had a very good year along with the rest of the MWR drivers. Texas played right into his hands with all of the long green flag runs. I look for him to be towards the front of the field late in the race once again this weekend.

Kevin Harvick: Kevin had a good car himself at Texas but mistakes in the pits cost his team a chance at a win. There will be a lot of extra practice this week by his pit crew to make sure this doesn’t happen again.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. : Dale has had a great season so far and I still maintain that he will win a race that is not a restrictor plate race this season. He had another top-10 finish last weekend and just didn’t have the right adjustments at the end of the race. Look for him to contend once again this week.

Carl Edwards: Carl struggled early in the race at Texas but his team made the right adjustments and he ended up with a top-10 finish. This team still is not where they want to be. They think that they should contend for a win every week and they won’t be happy until they get to that point.

Martin Truex Jr. : Another of the MWR drivers that is having an excellent season. Martin sat on the pole and was in contention for the win until late in the race at Texas. All of these teams are looking good and have the confidence that they can win week in and week out.

Kasey Kahne: Kasey didn’t have a car capable of winning the race at Texas last weekend but, this team still made great strides and held their own throughout this race. That is much better than they had performed earlier in the year. They should keep on improving every week now.

Yahoo Fantasy NASCAR Picks for Kansas Speedway

Yahoo Driver Group A

• Jimmie Johnson
• Jeff Gordon

Yahoo Driver Group B

• Greg Biffle
• Mark Martin
• Dale Earnhardt Jr.
• Martin Truex Jr.

Yahoo Driver Group C

• Aric Almirola
• Sam Hornish, Jr.

Top 5 Overall at Kansas Speedway

1. Greg Biffle
2. Jimmie Johnson
3. Jeff Gordon
4. Matt Kenseth
5. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Dark Horse: Martin Truex Jr.

Stay Away From: Joey Logano