Fantasy Report: Bank of America 500

Lowe's Motor Speedway is where NASCAR heads this week as The Chase for the Cup draws closer to the end. After my horrendous fantasy showing at Talladega this past weekend I am going to try something a little different. I figure I am already out of winning so why not have some fun.

During the Kansas race Brandon and I were talking about how much fun reversing the rules of fantasy racing would be. To pick the drivers who are going to finish closest to the back. It would give racing fans a chance to cheer on some of the other guys who don’t always make it to victory lane. In honor of my total debacle that is fantasy racing 2008 I am going to pay homage to the racers I believe will finish in the rear of the pack this week at Lowe's. It is going to be fun to root for the underdog. Who knows — they might even win!

Onto our picks …

Erik's picks:

Kurt Busch✔, Clint Bowyer, Dave Blaney✔, Robby Gordon✔, David Gilliland, Reed Sorenson, Michael Waltrip✔ and Paul Menard.

Brandon's picks:

Carl Edwards✔, Jeff Gordon, David Ragan✔, Kasey Kahne✔, Mark Martin, Elliot Sadler, Travis Kvapil✔ and David Reuitmann.

SMART MOVES: If you are looking to get points this week Kasey Kahne is a great move. He has won three of the last five races at Lowe's. If you still have him left on your roster, Jimmie Johnson is a powerhouse as this track. Since 2003, he has had five wins at Charlotte. I think Brandon has selected great drivers for this week and has a great opportunity to move into the second place spot in our fantasy league. Good luck to you B! Watch out for my underdogs though.

Fantasy Report: Coca-Cola 600

After an entertaining All-Star Race in Charlotte, the NASCAR boys are getting ready to run 600 miles around "The Beast of the Southeast." Lowe's Motor Speedway has been good to some and treacherous for others over the years.

Here are our picks:

Brandon's picks: Jimmie Johnson✔, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch✔, Ryan Newman, Elliott Sadler, Dale Earnhardt Jr.✔, AJ Allmendinger and Brian Vickers✔.

Erik's picks: Jimmie Johnson✔, Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch✔, Dale Earnhardt Jr.✔, Greg Biffle, Kasey Kahne, Brian Vickers✔ and Travis Kvapil.

Hints: Whenever I say Johnson is someone to watch (or almost anyone else) he does very little so I'm just going to say that I intend to put in everyone I already have chosen (wink, wink). So I'm going to tell you what I'm doing this week — it is dangerous but sometimes you just have to take risks. The drivers I have chosen are the drivers I intend to put in the race. As you can see, I have some heavy hitters in this week. I'm partly driven by my desire to take the points lead and partly driven by what seems like good ideas. Everyone else I have on my roster are there in hopes that they'll get me some valuable qualifying points. Crazy? We'll see in a few days.