Fantasy NASCAR rankings: Coke Zero 400

July 1, 2011 @ 09:32:24

By Brian Polking

The last time the Cup Series visited a restrictor-plate track, Hendrick Motorsports dominated from start to finish. All four HMS drivers qualified in the top four, and all four drivers finished in the top eight. The organization is off to a similar start this weekend, with all four drivers starting in the top eight spots and Mark Martin on the pole.

While HMS will be looking for its second restrictor-plate track victory, rookie Trevor Bayne will be trying to complete a season sweep at Daytona. After his shocking upset in the Daytona 500, Bayne is doing his best to prove that his victory was no fluke. He is starting on the outside of the front row, and he has already earned the respect of his competitors after his performance in the opener.

Clint Bowyer should be a factor as well Saturday night. He has been in position to win the last three races at Daytona but has seen late wrecks ruin his chances. Bowyer also came up a bumper short of winning at Talladega in April. He has been so close so many times, and it is only a matter of time before Bowyer cashes in.

Whoever comes out on top, it is sure to be an exciting night under the lights at one of NASCAR’s most prestigious tracks.

Rk	Driver	Car No.	Make	Sponsor	Team	Starting Pos
1	Kurt Busch	22	Dodge	Shell/Pennzoil	Penske Championship Racing	25
2	Kevin Harvick	29	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Richard Childress Racing	31
4	Carl Edwards	99	Ford	Aflac	Roush Fenway Racing	14
6	Tony Stewart	14	Chevrolet	Office Depot	Stewart-Haas Racing	27
3	Clint Bowyer	33	Chevrolet	Cheerios	Richard Childress Racing	3
5	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	Drive to End Hunger	Hendrick Motorsports	4
7	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	88	Chevrolet	Mountain Dew AMP Energy	Hendrick Motorsports	6
8	Juan Pablo Montoya	42	Chevrolet	Target	Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing	30
9	Matt Kenseth	17	Ford	Crown Royal	Roush Fenway Racing	16
10	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	M&M's	Joe Gibbs Racing	38
11	David Ragan	6	Ford	UPS	Roush Fenway Racing	5
12	Paul Menard	27	Chevrolet	Menard's	Richard Childress Racing	10
13	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops	Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing	18
18	Kasey Kahne	4	Toyota	Red Bull	Red Bull Racing	13
15	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Lowe's Home Improvement	Hendrick Motorsports	8
16	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	FedEx	Joe Gibbs Racing	36
17	Mark Martin	5	Chevrolet	GoDaddy.com	Hendrick Motorsports	1
14	Brad Keselowski	2	Dodge	Miller Lite	Penske Championship Racing	26
19	Regan Smith	78	Chevrolet	Furniture Row	Furniture Row Racing	28
23	David Reutimann	00	Toyota	Aaron's	Michael Waltrip Racing	23
21	Jeff Burton	31	Chevrolet	Caterpillar	Richard Childress Racing	12
22	Martin Truex Jr.	56	Toyota	NAPA	Michael Waltrip Racing	34
20	Trevor Bayne	21	Ford	Motorcraft	Wood Brothers Racing	2
24	A.J. Allmendinger	43	Ford	Best Buy	Richard Petty Motorsports	9
25	Ryan Newman	39	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Stewart-Haas Racing	11
26	Joey Logano	20	Toyota	Home Depot	Joe Gibbs Racing	37
27	Greg Biffle	16	Ford	3M	Roush Fenway Racing	17
28	Mike Bliss	7	Dodge	SPEED Energy	Robby Gordon Motorsports	42
29	Bobby Labonte	47	Toyota	Bush's Baked Beans	JTG Daugherty Racing	24
30	Brian Vickers	83	Toyota	Red Bull	Red Bull Racing	20
31	Marcos Ambrose	9	Ford	Stanley Black & Decker	Richard Petty Motorsports	15
32	David Gilliland	34	Ford	Taco Bell	Front Row Motorsports	39
33	Casey Mears	13	Toyota	GEICO	Germain Racing	32
34	Landon Cassill	51	Chevrolet	Security Benefit	Phoenix Racing	21
35	Geoffrey Bodine	35	Chevrolet	Luke & Associates	Tommy Baldwin Racing	35
36	Andy Lally	71	Ford	TRG Motorsports	TRG Motorsports	7
37	Tony Raines	37	Ford	Front Row Motorsports	Front Row Motorsports	19
38	Terry Labonte	32	Ford	C&J Energy	FAS Lane Racing	41
39	Dave Blaney	36	Chevrolet	Golden Corral	Tommy Baldwin Racing	40
40	Mike Skinner	60	Toyota	Big Red	Germain Racing	29
41	Michael McDowell	66	Toyota	RaceHP.com	HP Racing	33
42	Kevin Conway	97	Toyota	Extenze	NEMCO Motorsports	22
43	Joe Nemechek	87	Toyota	NEMCO Motorsports	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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