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Atlanta could see a different Busch sweep

Kurt Busch is the top contender in this weekend's Emory Healthcare 500

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In 19 Sprint Cup starts at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Kurt Busch has three wins, including two in the past three races there.

11 to 20
No. 29
Kevin Harvick: The last five races Harvick finally seemed to figure out how to drive at Atlanta. He has been awesome this season and will be very fast on Sunday.
No. 16 Greg Biffle: Biffle has been terrible in three of the last seven ATL races and great in the other four. His inconsistency at the track bumps him just outside our top 10.
No. 33 Clint Bowyer: Bowyer finished sixth in four of the past seven races at Atlanta. He should have the No. 33 around the top 10 once again.
No. 11 Denny Hamlin: Hamlin has just three top-10 finishes in 11 career starts in the ATL. He should finish in the top 15, but we don't see a top-10 finish for the No. 11 team.
No. 31 Jeff Burton: Burton has driven well in almost every race at Atlanta since 2004. He should have the No. 31 car in the top 20 once again.
No. 43 A.J. Allmendinger: Allmendinger has cracked the top 20 in each of his career ATL starts. He is a nice sleeper pick this weekend.
No. 5 Mark Martin: Martin has run over 13,800 laps at Atlanta Motor Speedway in his career. The veteran will put all the experience to good use on Sunday.
No. 39 Ryan Newman: Newman is the maestro of qualifying at Atlanta. In the 17 races he has run at the speedway he has started from the pole seven times. We like him to challenge for the pole and finish inside the top 20.
No. 00 David Reutimann: Reutimann finished fourth at Atlanta last September but blew an engine at the track this March. He has been driving great lately and shouldn't have a problem finishing inside the top 20.
No. 56 Martin Truex Jr.: Truex has a top-15 driver rating at ATL the past four years. He could be a bit of a sleeper pick on Sunday.

21 to 30
No. 98
Paul Menard: Menard was a good shoe during the March at Atlanta. He is worth using for those of you desperate for a sleeper.
No. 20 Joey Logano: Logano has struggled at Atlanta so far in his career. This is a difficult track for many drivers and we recommend avoiding "Sliced Bread" until he gets a few more laps under his belt.
No. 1 Jamie McMurray: McMurray has averaged a 21st-place finish in 15 career starts at Atlanta. We see him taking the checkers around there again.
No. 12 Brad Keselowski: Keselowski was taken out by Carl Edwards at Atlanta in March. All eyes will be on the No. 12 to see if he can retaliate by putting the No. 99 into the fence.
No. 82 Scott Speed: Speed was awesome during March's Atlanta race. If you need someone to round out your roster there are much worse choices.
No. 47 Marcos Ambrose: The Tasmanian Devil will have the No. 47 back inside the top 25.
No. 19 Elliott Sadler: Sadler has never been great at Atlanta, but he will be good enough this weekend to crack the top 30.
No. 83 Reed Sorenson: Sorenson would love to have a strong finish in his home state, but we don't see it happening. He hasn't cracked the top 25 in the ATL since 2007.
No. 6 David Ragan: The Georgia native has struggled at Atlanta. He won't notch the top-25 finish he is so desperate for at his home-track
No. 13 Casey Mears: Mears takes over the No. 13 ride this weekend. He should crack the top 30.

31 to 35
No. 77
Sam Hornish Jr.: Hornish Jr. has struggled at Atlanta. He will be doing well to crack the top 30.
No. 21 Bill Elliott: If you are looking for an extreme bargain driver this weekend Awesome Bill from Dawsonville is your man. Elliott is a five time winner at Atlanta and knows the track better than any driver in the race.
No. 7 Kevin Conway: Conway should be good enough to finish inside the top 35.
No. 78 Regan Smith: Smith has averaged a 27th-place finish at ATL during his career. That isn't going to help your fantasy squad.
No. 34 Travis Kvapil: Kvapil is guaranteed a spot in Sunday's race. Not everyone can say that, now can they?

Field Fillers
No. 37 David Gilliland
No. 71 Bobby Labonte
No. 87 Joe Nemechek
No. 32 Jason Leffler
No. 36 J.J. Yeley
No. 66 Scott Riggs
No. 55 Mike Bliss
No. 26 Patrick Carpentier
No. 09 Landon Cassill
No. 38 Dave Blaney
No. 46 Michael McDowell
No. 64 Todd Bodine

Brownie's Picks

Top Four
1. Kurt Busch
2. Kasey Kahne
3. Jimmie Johnson
4. Carl Edwards

Sleepers
1. Paul Menard
2. Scott Speed

Bust of the Week
Mark Martin



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