| |  | | | | Fantasy picks for the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceway
Reid Spencer, Bill Marx and Roger Kuznia of the Sporting News are matching wits in the Pit box in 2008. The rules are different this year.
They can pick a driver only once during the season. But for good measure, each also will pick his favorite to win the race
REID'S PICK: Greg Biffle. When Roush Fenway Racing embraced seven-post shaker rig and computer simulation technology to design their setups, Biffle's performance improved dramatically. Given Biff's talent and fearless approach to driving the No. 16 Ford, he'll be a contender at all the flat tracks this year.
Who Reid really thinks will win the race: Carl Edwards. The Carl already has gone back-to-back this year, at California and Las Vegas, and Phoenix gives him a chance to double up on his win at Texas. Edwards has shown a lot of versatility this year -- he can win with oil tank cover off or oil tank cover on.
ROGER'S PICK: Jamie McMurray. McMurray tested at Phoenix last month, and it already has paid off with an eighth-place qualifying effort for Saturday's race. After such a horrible start, McMurray has some momentum, and I think he has a great shot at his first ever top-10 run at this track.
Who Roger really thinks will win the race: Kyle Busch. The 22-year-old has won at Phoenix in the Cup, Nationwide and trucks series, so he should be oozing with confidence. In six Cup races, Busch has four top-10 finishes.
BILL'S PICK: Elliott Sadler. I need him to be my Paul Menard this week
-- just finish in the top 20, baby. Anything inside the top 15 is gravy.
He qualified on the outside pole, so I'm starting the race with extra hope.
Who Bill really thinks will win the race: Jimmie Johnson. It appears as though the only way to win twice at Phoenix is to win back-to-back, and Johnson won last fall.
LAST WEEK:
Reid expanded his lead when Matt Kenseth finished ninth at Texas. Roger moved into second place when David Ragan finished 13th, and Bill got the "finish" he was looking for when Paul Menard finished 17th. It was Menard's second-best finish of the season (he was 16th the week before). In the real picks, Roger got a victory from Carl Edwards, while Reid stuck with Kenseth and Bill went with Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished 12th.
POINTS STANDINGS
One and done: Reid, 977; Roger, 837; Bill, 827.
Real picks: Roger 1,110; Bill, 1,020; Reid, 953.
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