Fantasy NASCAR rankings: Goody's Fast Relief 500

April 2, 2011 @ 16:00:46

By Brian Polking

Engine issues have plagued Joe Gibbs Racing all season long, but a short track like Martinsville could be just what the doctor ordered. The lower speeds should be a bit kinder to the JGR power plants. That is good news for fantasy owners because all three JGR drivers qualified in the top 11 at a place where track position is at a premium.

The teammates have been pretty darn strong at Martinsville as well. All three drivers finished in the top-six last fall, and they would have swept the top-three spots in the April race if not for Kyle Busch cutting a tire with two laps to go. I haven't even mentioned that Denny Hamlin has won the last three races at the track.

It has been a frustrating year for the JGR organization and the fantasy owners that depend on its stable of drivers. That could all change Sunday when three of Martinsville's best start near the front of the field. Fantasy owners need to forgive and forget and load up on the JGR drivers.

Rk	Driver	Car No.	Make	Sponsor	Team	Starting Pos
1	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	FedEx	Joe Gibbs Racing	5
2	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Lowe's Home Improvement	Hendrick Motorsports	17
3	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	Drive to End Hunger	Hendrick Motorsports	21
4	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	M&M's	Joe Gibbs Racing	11
5	Kevin Harvick	29	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Richard Childress Racing	9
6	Mark Martin	5	Chevrolet	GoDaddy.com	Hendrick Motorsports	12
7	Tony Stewart	14	Chevrolet	Office Depot	Stewart-Haas Racing	28
8	Ryan Newman	39	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Stewart-Haas Racing	2
9	Carl Edwards	99	Ford	Aflac	Roush Fenway Racing	23
10	Clint Bowyer	33	Chevrolet	Cheerios	Richard Childress Racing	15
11	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops	Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing	1
12	Juan Pablo Montoya	42	Chevrolet	Target	Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing	27
13	Joey Logano	20	Toyota	Home Depot	Joe Gibbs Racing	4
14	Jeff Burton	31	Chevrolet	Caterpillar	Richard Childress Racing	32
15	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	88	Chevrolet	Mountain Dew AMP Energy	Hendrick Motorsports	26
16	Brad Keselowski	2	Dodge	Miller Lite	Penske Championship Racing	22
17	Paul Menard	27	Chevrolet	Menard's	Richard Childress Racing	16
18	Marcos Ambrose	9	Ford	Stanley Black & Decker	Richard Petty Motorsports	19
19	Kasey Kahne	4	Toyota	Red Bull	Red Bull Racing	3
20	Matt Kenseth	17	Ford	Crown Royal	Roush Fenway Racing	24
21	Brian Vickers	83	Toyota	Red Bull	Red Bull Racing	13
22	Kurt Busch	22	Dodge	Shell/Pennzoil	Penske Championship Racing	20
23	A.J. Allmendinger	43	Ford	Best Buy	Richard Petty Motorsports	6
24	Bobby Labonte	47	Toyota	Bush's Baked Beans	JTG Daugherty Racing	7
25	Martin Truex Jr.	56	Toyota	NAPA	Michael Waltrip Racing	18
26	David Ragan	6	Ford	UPS	Roush Fenway Racing	14
27	Greg Biffle	16	Ford	3M	Roush Fenway Racing	33
28	David Reutimann	00	Toyota	Aaron's	Michael Waltrip Racing	8
29	Regan Smith	78	Chevrolet	Furniture Row	Furniture Row Racing	10
30	Casey Mears	13	Toyota	GEICO	Germain Racing	30
31	Trevor Bayne	21	Ford	Motorcraft	Wood Brothers Racing	25
32	Travis Kvapil	38	Ford	Long John Silver's	Front Row Motorsports	31
33	Ken Schrader	32	Ford	Unsponsored	FAS Lane Racing	39
34	David Gilliland	34	Ford	Taco Bell	Front Row Motorsports	36
35	Landon Cassill	09	Chevrolet	Security Benefit	Phoenix Racing	37
36	Hermie Sadler	71	Chevrolet	Eco-Fuel Saver	TRG Motorsports	42
37	Robby Gordon	7	Dodge	SPEED Energy	Robby Gordon Motorsports	34
38	Dave Blaney	36	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Tommy Baldwin Racing	29
39	J.J. Yeley	46	Chevrolet	Red Line Oil	Whitney Motorsports	41
40	Tony Raines	37	Ford	Unsponsored	Front Row Motorsports	40
41	Mike Skinner	60	Toyota	Big Red	Gunselman Motorsports	38
42	Michael McDowell	66	Toyota	HP Racing	HP Racing	35
43	Joe Nemechek	87	Toyota	AM FM Energy	NEMCO Motorsports	43

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Brian Polking

Racing has been part of Brian's life ever since he can remember, and he spent his childhood at dirt tracks throughout Ohio and Kentucky watching his father race. NASCAR naturally became his favorite sport, and he has been following the Cup, Nationwide and Truck Series for most of his life. Brian majored in journalism and economics at Ohio State University and becoming a sports writer has always been his dream. Although he has covered everything from minor league baseball to the NCAA tournament, his passion has always been NASCAR. Brian has served as a NASCAR writer for a variety of sites, eventually becoming head editor of the NASCAR section for Fanball.com. His knowledge of NASCAR comes from his life-long love of racing, and he tries to add a personal touch to every article he writes. Brian is always up for talking NASCAR with anyone that wants to. Brian joined KFFL's team in 2011.

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