Fantasy NASCAR Preview: Bristol

No driver has done more at Bristol in such a short time. Busch has 5 wins. Despite his 12th place finish in the spring and less than stellar finishes last year (29th/6th), he's actually a sleeper pick in the class A group.

Kahne was 7th in the spring, showing that his 2nd at Bristol last August (where he led 305 laps) was no fluke. He's another great class B choice this weekend should you decide you don't want to use Kyle Busch, Jr. or Biffle again.

Like Jeff Gordon, Kenseth is a former Cup champ who knows he must score some top 5's if he wants to stay in the hunt for the Chase. He was solid last weekend and looks to continue that roll at a racetrack where he has two wins. He was 10th in the spring and he could show how strong his team can be this weekend.

Johnson has just 1 top 10 in his last 4 starts at Bristol. This is one place where the Cup Champ should be left off your roster.

Truex was 11th and 13th in his last two starts at Bristol; not good enough to make your roster, but good enough to have a breakout weekend and drive everyone who left him off their roster crazy.

Newman had trouble in the spring, finishing 33rd. Still, he ran well at Bristol last year in the August event, finishing 7th. He has 6 top 10's in 13 starts, but only 1 top 5. He was also 8th in August of 2006 and scored a 2nd place finish in the first event at Dover last year. He should be competitive, but there are likely much better class B picks.

Sadler scored a top 20 in March and while he is no longer a top fantasy choice at Bristol, he is capable of getting it done at this track. He won here in 2001 and also had consecutive top 5's just 3 years ago. His recent history, however, shows a driver and team without a handle on the lightning fast concrete half-mile.

Almirola will again step drive the #8 Chevy for DEI this weekend. He was an incredible 8th in the spring (by far the best run of his career). Because of that finish, he is one of the top class C options this weekend.

Gilliland was another young driver with a shocking finish in the spring, scoring a top 10 on the famed half mile oval. While the finish definitely puts him on the radar as a credible fantasy choice, I'm not sure it's good enough to get him on anyone's class B roster. Should you be in a league that ranks by current points, he could be a good choice.

Montoya added a 15th place finish at Bristol to his resume in the spring, finishing better than Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, and Jimmie Johnson. He won't be on your roster, but I don't think anyone could have predicted that.