Pick 'em: Michigan

All but Rodman go with a Roush driver at 2-mile MIS

By NASCAR.COM
June 14, 2008
05:03 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

Duane Cross	Carl Edwards	Hopefully there won't be enough rain to float a duck this year, but if there is ... Aflac is there for Cousin Carl, even as an associate sponsor.	Casey Mears	Jeff Burton	2,080
Joe Menzer	Greg Biffle	He is determined to put bad luck and bad decisions (i.e. speeding on pit road) in his rear view mirror. This is Ford and Roush Fenway Racing's backyard. He may have to contend with teammate Carl Edwards, but this time it's The Biff's turn.	David Ragan	Kurt Busch	2,067
Josh Pate	Greg Biffle	He's been too close too many times in the last month. Plus, Roush is tough to beat at MIS.	David Ragan	Tony Stewart	2,047
Raygan Swan	Carl Edwards	Edwards got his groove back at this track last season and Jack Roush may have the most wins of any team owner at MIS.	Casey Mears	Tony Stewart	2,015
Bill Kimm	Matt Kenseth	After Smoke killed me the last two weeks, I need to salvage my pick 'em season and Matt at Michigan is the way to go. Any Roush driver is a safe pick, but it's time for Kenseth to get in Victory Lane and move himself into a Chase position.	Kurt Busch	Kyle Busch	1,997
Dave Rodman	Jimmie Johnson	Johnson is due, because his Chad Knaus-led team has never been too far off this season; and they came out of the box strong at MIS. If they don't get screwed in a fuel mileage race, look for them in Victory Lane.	Elliott Sadler	Kyle Busch	1,851
Mark Aumann	Greg Biffle	He's been knocking on the door recently -- and Michigan may be the spot for his first win this season, because he's historically run well here.	Ryan Newman	Clint Bowyer	1,849
David Caraviello	Matt Kenseth	The revamped Killer Bees have been coming on strong in recent weeks. They finally break through on a Michigan racetrack where Kenseth has won twice and his car owner has been dominant.	Kurt Busch	Clint Bowyer	1,828
Jarrod Breeze	Carl Edwards	Still trying to get out of the cellar, so I need to go with the safe pick, and that's Edwards. He's Roush's best driver and he will win at Michigan.	David Ragan	Elliott Sadler	1,795