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Fantasy Preview: Lowe’s

by Tim Zaegel on May 22nd, 2008

Recent Winners:
2007 - Jeff Gordon, Casey Mears
2006 - Kasey Kahne (x2)
2005 - Jimmie Johnson (x2)

Recent Polesitters:
2007 - Ryan Newman (x2)
2006 - Scott Riggs (x2)
2005 - Elliott Sadler, Ryan Newman

Best Driver Ratings (from racingone.com):
1. Jimmie Johnson - 120.2
2. Kyle Busch - 94.3
3. Mark Martin - 93.2
4. Kasey Kahne - 92.9
5. Carl Edwards - 88.6

Best Driver Averages (from racingone.com):
1. Jimmie Johnson - 6.8
2. Carl Edwards - 7.3
3. Bobby LaBonte - 9.3
4. Mark Martin - 12.1
5. Tony Stewart - 12.9

Most Wins - Bobby Allison, Darrell Waltrip (6)
Most Poles - David Pearson (12)
Most Top 5’s - Bobby Allison, Richard Petty (23)
Most Top 10’s - Richard Petty (31)
Most Manufacturer Wins - Chevrolet (353)
Qualifying Record - Elliott Sadler (27.948 seconds / 2005)

Race Notes:
- LMS President, Humpy Wheeler, will step down following the Coca Cola 600
- Ken Schrader will debut Richard Childress Racing’s no. 33 car this weekend
- Sterling Marlin will reunite with Chip Ganassi Racing this weekend to fill in for the injured Dario Franchitti
- Brian Pattie will make his Sprint Cup Series Crew Chief debut at the helm of Juan Pablo Montoya

TZ’s Six-Pack Challenge:
Winner - Carl Edwards
2nd Place - Jimmie Johnson
3rd Place - Kyle Busch
4th Place - Kasey Kahne
5th Place - Mark Martin
6th Place - Tony Stewart

Lock of the Week - Carl Edwards
Sleeper Pick - Mark Martin
Steer Clear of - Ryan Newman

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POSTED IN: Fantasy Preview / Follow-Up, NASCAR

10 opinions for Fantasy Preview: Lowe’s

  • Ryan Newman's #1
    May 22, 2008 at 3:11 pm

    C-MON RYAN NEWMAN….LET’S WIN THAT POLE POSITION!!!!! TRACK POSITION IS IMPORTANT FOR SUNDAY’S RACE!

  • roc
    May 22, 2008 at 8:54 pm

    1.88
    2.48
    3.18
    4.24
    5.99
    6.20
    lock=48
    steer clear=12
    sleeper=8

  • Tim Zaegel
    May 22, 2008 at 9:53 pm

    Yeah, Newman’s track position isn’t exactly looking good for the start of this one.

  • Tim Zaegel
    May 22, 2008 at 9:56 pm

    What do we got here … Martin & Kahne against Junior & Gordon, with a few extra bonus points for our locks of the week.

    Looking at qualifying, this should be a pretty interesting week between us.

  • roc
    May 23, 2008 at 6:15 am

    I’ve been busy this week at work and had no clue that they were Qualifying on thursday so i didn’t get to change my fanasty leauge looks like you missed the deadline also

  • Ryan Newman's #1
    May 23, 2008 at 3:34 pm

    Yeah Newman qualified 38th, but he’ll get up there!

  • Tim Zaegel
    May 23, 2008 at 5:02 pm

    I hope so … I’ve got him on my fantasy team because I forgot to change my lineup this week!

  • Tim Zaegel
    May 23, 2008 at 5:03 pm

    Yeah, Roc … I actually hadn’t realized qualifying was Thursday, either. My team’s still pretty solid - especially considering the format of the league - but, Newman’s looking like he could be my straggler this week in the league.

  • roc
    May 23, 2008 at 7:48 pm

    with one zero your team is about the same as mine it looked like you used a driver more than four times.

  • Tim Zaegel
    May 24, 2008 at 2:38 pm

    Damn. You’re right. I went back and checked, and I’m not getting the points for Biffle because last week was the fourth time I’d used him. That sucks, cause I’d have had a fairly stout team otherwise.

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