Coca Cola 600

First off, I need to apologize for saying that Mayfield was still allowed to race despite his alleged failed drug test...wrong. NASCAR has dropped his ass like a meth addict drops 15 lbs in a week. He's hired a ballin' attorney to represent him and he'll probably win...so expect to see him racing soon. Also, NASCAR made news this week by issuing the largest fine in sports history to "Hot" Carl Long for running too large of an engine.

Now, to the stuff you probably care about, or not. The race this week is run in Concord, NC just like the All-Star race was last week. This is the longest and one of the most testing races on the circuit and not just for the drivers, but also for the engines. The drivers will start in the daylight and race into the night. Lowe's Motor Speedway is another place where rookies don't really shine, but I expect to see Joey Logano show some brass tomorrow evening and possibly pull of a top 10. The best place to put your money on races like this are the safe, dependable names like Johnson, Gordon, Kennseth, etc but both Kyle Busch and Tony Stewart have shown that a more aggressive driving style can take you to victory lane. I like Busch to win the race because he qualified on the outside of the 1st row (2nd position for those of you not in the know) and has run well in both Sprint Cup practice and Nationwide practice. If he can make his car last all 600 miles then he'll probably be spining tires and tearing up grass come the waving of the checkered flag. Don't expect a lot of excitment in this one until the last 100 laps or so.