Pick 'em: Dover

Edwards gets majority of votes; leaders like Gordon

By NASCAR.COM
May 31, 2008
01:41 PM EDT

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Each week the staff at NASCAR.COM will pick a race winner, a dark horse for the checkers and the ain't-got-a-chance driver (no scrubs; someone with a Q score).

Our scoring system: Experts receive as many points as the "winner" pick gets in the race.

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Writer	Winner	Here's why ...	Dark Horse	No Chance	Points

Bill Kimm	Jeff Gordon	For what seems like the first time this season, Jeff is HAPPY with his car and it's showing in his practice and qualifying times. Gordon used to own this track, and he's due -- add all that with a good car (finally) and that spells trouble for the rest of the field.	Jamie McMurray	Matt Kenseth	1,774
Joe Menzer	Jeff Gordon	He loves Dover and he used to be da' man in Delaware with four wins and 13 top-fives. The Gordon slump ends on Sunday.	Martin Truex Jr.	Juan Montoya	1,737
Duane Cross	Greg Biffle	He knows his way around the Monster Mile as well as anyone, and that will pay dividends for The Biff as he holds off his RFR stable mates at the stripe (and pay attention to that stripe; it's really cool).	Casey Mears	Juan Montoya	1,735
Raygan Swan	Carl Edwards	With his dirt-track background and previous win this past fall, Edwards has a strong average of 9.1 at Dover and he hasn't finished outside the top 20 in seven races.	Jamie McMurray	Juan Montoya	1,719
Josh Pate	Carl Edwards	He won at Dover the last time the series was there, and when it comes to concrete racetracks, there's no one better.	Ryan Newman	Kasey Kahne	1,717
Mark Aumann	Martin Truex Jr.	This is the place where he jump-started his season in 2007 -- and needs a good finish to keep himself in the thick of the battle for this year's Chase.	Denny Hamlin	Kevin Harvick	1,565
Dave Rodman	Carl Edwards	He's been to Victory Lane at Dover before, is practicing well and will be a threat this season more places than he isn't.	Jeremy Mayfield	Clint Bowyer	1,555
Jarrod Breeze	Matt Kenseth	Kenseth has never missed a Chase, but he's in serious danger this year. He won this race two years ago, and was fifth last year. He can settle for nothing less this year.	Greg Biffle	Jamie McMurray	1,487
David Caraviello	Carl Edwards	One victory, four top-10s in seven career appearances, and an average finish of 9.143 -- best among active drivers -- make him the favorite at Dover. And while you're at it, book him for a victory next week at Pocono, too.	Martin Truex Jr.	Kasey Kahne	1,483