Navigating Infineon Raceway isn't easy. From the elevation changes to sweeping turns, staying on the track and out of the grass can be an adventure. Needless to say, passing is even more difficult at the road course. It requires perfect breaking and timing, and there are really on a handful of spots where a quality pass is even possible. Not surprisingly, track position is crucial at Infineon, and drivers that qualify up front have had a huge advantage when it comes to reaching Victory Lane.

In fact, 21 of the 23 races at the track have been won by drivers starting inside the top 15, and 12 of the races have been won by drivers that qualified third or better. With those numbers in mind, fantasy owners have to love seeing Marcos Ambrose on the pole and Jeff Gordon joining him on the front row. Ambrose has finished sixth or better in three straight starts at Infineon and is one of the top road racers in the series. Meanwhile, Gordon leads all drivers with an 8.7 average finish and five victories at the track, and he has won more road races than any driver in NASCAR history.

Former Infineon winners Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Kurt Busch and Juan Pablo Montoya all qualified 12th or better, and fantasy owners looking for some sleeper options this weekend should definitely consider Kurt and Montoya. With his background in Formula One, Montoya is no stranger to road racing. He actually won at Infineon in his track debut and has gone on finish in the top 10 in four of his five starts. Meanwhile, Kurt is the defending winner of this weekend's race, and even though he has struggled on and off the track since moving to Phoenix Racing this season, a road course could level the playing field. Infineon is more about a driver hitting their marks and braking than horsepower and downforce so any equipment disadvantage Kurt is dealing with by driving for a single-car team should be masked.

One driver that didn't qualify well that has a chance to come to the front is Tony Stewart. He is a two-time winner at the track and has seven road course wins in his Cup career. Stewart has finished outside the top 15 only twice in 13 starts at Infineon and has finished in the top 10 in four of his last five starts. History says his 24th-place effort in qualifying will make a victory next to impossible, but "Smoke" can still deliver a strong finish for fantasy owners.

Rk	Driver	Car No.	Make	Sponsor	Team	Starting Pos
1	Marcos Ambrose	9	Ford	Stanley Black & Decker	Richard Petty Motorsports	1
2	Jeff Gordon	24	Chevrolet	Drive to End Hunger	Hendrick Motorsports	2
3	Jimmie Johnson	48	Chevrolet	Lowe's Home Improvement	Hendrick Motorsports	3
4	Tony Stewart	14	Chevrolet	Office Depot	Stewart-Haas Racing	24
5	Juan Pablo Montoya	42	Chevrolet	Clorox	Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing	12
6	Clint Bowyer	15	Toyota	5 Hour Energy	Michael Waltrip Racing	6
7	Kyle Busch	18	Toyota	M&M's	Joe Gibbs Racing	7
8	A.J. Allmendinger	22	Dodge	Shell/Pennzoil	Penske Championship Racing	17
9	Greg Biffle	16	Ford	3M	Roush Fenway Racing	4
10	Carl Edwards	99	Ford	Subway	Roush Fenway Racing	11
11	Brad Keselowski	2	Dodge	Miller Lite	Penske Championship Racing	13
12	Ryan Newman	39	Chevrolet	U.S. Army	Stewart-Haas Racing	10
13	Kasey Kahne	5	Chevrolet	Farmers Insurance	Hendrick Motorsports	15
14	Kevin Harvick	29	Chevrolet	Budweiser	Richard Childress Racing	26
15	Denny Hamlin	11	Toyota	FedEx	Joe Gibbs Racing	16
16	Martin Truex Jr.	56	Toyota	NAPA Auto Parts	Michael Waltrip Racing	5
17	Kurt Busch	51	Chevrolet	Tag Heuer	Phoenix Racing	8
18	Matt Kenseth	17	Ford	Best Buy	Roush Fenway Racing	9
19	Dale Earnhardt Jr.	88	Chevrolet	Mountain Dew AMP Energy	Hendrick Motorsports	19
20	Joey Logano	20	Toyota	Home Depot	Joe Gibbs Racing	14
21	Brian Vickers	55	Toyota	Aaron's Dream Machine	Michael Waltrip Racing	21
22	Jamie McMurray	1	Chevrolet	Bass Pro Shops	Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing	25
23	Boris Said	32	Ford	Unsponsored	FAS Lane Racing	28
24	Jeff Burton	31	Chevrolet	Caterpillar	Richard Childress Racing	35
25	Bobby Labonte	47	Toyota	Kingsford	JTG Daugherty Racing	18
26	Aric Almirola	43	Ford	Medallion Financial	Richard Petty Motorsports	30
27	David Gilliland	38	Ford	MHP	Front Row Motorsports	27
28	Paul Menard	27	Chevrolet	Menard's	Richard Childress Racing	23
29	Robby Gordon	7	Dodge	MAPEI	Robby Gordon Motorsports	34
30	Regan Smith	78	Chevrolet	Furniture Row	Furniture Row Racing	31
31	Casey Mears	13	Ford	GEICO	Germain Racing	20
32	David Ragan	34	Ford	8-Hour Alert	Front Row Motorsports	29
33	Landon Cassill	83	Toyota	Burger King	BK Racing	42
34	Tomy Drissi	10	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Tommy Baldwin Racing	41
35	Dave Blaney	36	Chevrolet	Tommy Baldwin Racing	Tommy Baldwin Racing	32
36	Stephen Leicht	33	Chevrolet	American Ethanol	Richard Childress Racing	43
37	J.J. Yeley	49	Toyota	JPO Absorbents	America Israel Racing	38
38	Josh Wise	26	Ford	MDS Transport	Front Row Motorsports	40
39	Travis Kvapil	93	Toyota	Burger King	BK Racing	39
40	Chris Cook	19	Toyota	Humphrey Smith Racing	Humphrey Smith Racing	37
41	Scott Speed	95	Ford	Levine Family Racing	Leavine Family Racing	22
42	Joe Nemechek	87	Toyota	AM FM Energy Wood Stoves	NEMCO Motorsports	36
43	David Mayhew	98	Ford	Curb Records	Phil Parsons Racing	33