After a week off for a visit south of the border by the Busch Series, the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series roars back to life this weekend in what can best be described as a crapshoot -- and no pun intended. Sure, the race is at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, but luck will definitely play into determining who makes the trip to Victory Lane. The track has been completely reconfigured with more banking, the pit road entry has drastically changed, and the tires -- in the mind of the drivers -- are horrendous. So what's that mean for this week's pick 'em? We'll be extremely lucky to come up with a driver that doesn't end up in the wall.
trevor sager (20 points) - kurt busch.
pick 'em leader sager goes with the hometown boy this weekend at Vegas, as he expects the #2 Miller Lite Dodge to be near the front. Busch starts 10th on Sunday.
drew owen (10 points) - kasey kahne.
drew hopes to get back in the points this weekend by picking Kasey Kahne, Sunday's polesitter for the 400. it would be a fitting pick, have a daimler-chrysler company vehicle take home the trophy.
geoffrey miller (10 points) - jeff gordon.
"Cliche or not, I'm gonna stick with my driver for the second-straight week. Last year, this would have been a different story due to the 24's struggles on the 1.5 milers, but I see a new consistency in this team during the first two races. It's going to pay off again on Sunday -- with quite a bit of luck, obviously."
after round 2 of 36
1. 20 points - trevor sager (1 pick 'em win)
2. 10 points - drew owen* (1 - Top 5, 1 - Top 10)
3. 10 points - geoffrey miller* (1 - Top 5)
* = standings were decided by tiebreaker rule.
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