Fantasy Report: LifeLock.com 400

Did you get a chance to see the Daytona race? If so you may have noticed great examples of 2008 trends: Kyle Busch dominating and coming from behind, fishtails that would have been wrecks in previous years and large packs of cars. I can't see how any of these trends would end before the next race, the LifeLock.com 400 at the 1.5-mile tri-oval that is Chicagoland Speedway. This weekend is another chance to pull out your good drivers because the better teams really shine here.

Brandon's picks:

Tony Stewart✔, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.✔, Ryan Newman, Mark Martin✔, David Ragan, Brian Vickers✔ and Patrick Carpentier.

Erik's picks:

Kevin Harvick, Carl Edwards✔, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne✔, Kyle Busch✔, Jamie McMurray, Scott Riggs✔ and Brian Vickers.

Hints: A quick review of previous results will bring your attention to two names: Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart. While both drivers are having only decent seasons you should pick one of the two for your roster. Jeff Gordon is also another A driver with a good record here. He has a pole, a win and 4 top 5's out of 6 races in Chicago (just overlook his only DNF here).

Others to watch out for would be Dale Earnhardt Jr., who has a win at Chicago and has been up at the front all year, and Jimmie Johnson who has a pole here and 2 top 5 finishes. Keep an eye on David Ragan to continue his remarkable season but I'm reluctant to say he'll be in the top 5 this week. I'll only consider putting him in if he qualifies as well as he did at Daytona. One more thing: don't think that Carl Edwards was overly satisfied with his 2nd place finish at Daytona. Although he hasn't been terribly great at Chicagoland in the past you can bet he'll be gunning for victory lane this week.