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No. 31 Jeff Burton: Burton has nine top five finishes and 15 top 10 finishes in 32 career starts at RIR. The Virginia Native is a solid pick this week.
No. 5 Mark Martin: Martin has averaged a 12th place finish in 48 career starts at RIR and has finished in the top 20 in all but two of his last 19 starts at the track. He holds a slim chance to make the Chase, but he will need to have his best race of the season and the five other Cut-Off drivers have their worst for that to occur.
No. 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.: Junior has three career wins at RIR, including the May 2006 race. Look for No. 88 to finish in the top 15 this weekend.
No. 16 Greg Biffle: Biffle has finished eighth or better in five of the past 12 RIR races making him a great third driver on fantasy teams. All he needs to do is not finish 43rd and he will clinch a spot in the Chase.
No. 99 Carl Edwards: Edwards hasn't had a great deal of success at RIR during his career. He will need lots of luck to crack the top 10.
No. 9 Kasey Kahne: Kahne has finished in the top 10 in five of the last 11 races at RIR. He is a fine pick this weekend.
No. 42 Juan Pablo Montoya: Montoya has appeared to have solved Richmond's tricky configuration. He should have the No. 42 car near the top 20 on Saturday.
No. 17 Matt Kenseth: Kenseth hasn't been great in the past five races at RIR, but we think he shouldn't have a problem cracking the top 20.
No. 20 Joey Logano: Logano was fast enough for top 20 finishes in the past three trips to Richmond. We should see a similar result from him this weekend.
No. 77 Sam Hornish Jr.: Hornish Jr. surprised everyone with back-to-back to 10 finishes at Richmond last year. This is the weekend to use the No. 77.
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No. 47 Marcos Ambrose: Ambrose had no difficulty in his first three Cup races at Richmond last year. The Terrific Tasmanian is worth using in most leagues this trip to the track.
No. 00 David Reutimann: Reutimann has had decent success at RIR during his career. He should notch another top 25 finish.
No. 12 Brad Keselowski: Keselowski blew an engine in his first trip to RIR last September, but was decent this May. He will hopefully avoid going up in smoke on Saturday.
No. 1 Jamie McMurray: Even with his top 10 finish at RIR last May, this is one of McMurray's worst tracks. Avoid him!
No. 6 David Ragan: Ragan is still looking for consistency at RIR. In seven career starts at the track he has finished 24th, 33rd, 23rd, 32nd, 17th, 3rd, and 20th. He will miss a top 20 finish again on Saturday.
No. 98 Paul Menard: Menard has been much better than expected this season, but we see him finishing right around his 27th place finish career average at RIR.
No. 43 A.J. Allmendinger: A.J. has averaged a 28th place finish during his career at RIR.
He should finish right near his average on Saturday.
No. 19 Elliott Sadler: Sadler has just one top 10 finish in 22 career starts at RIR. There are far less risky picks for Saturday's race.
No. 78 Regan Smith: Smith has had two decent runs at Richmond during his career. He isn't an option unless you are in a deep, deep league.
No. 13 Casey Mears: Mears looked decent in the No. 13 car last week.
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No. 83 Mattias Ekstrom: The Swedish Sensation is back in the No. 83 car. He is a three-time Race of Champions winner and should be fun to watch on Saturday.
No. 09 Bobby Labonte: Richmond is a track where Labonte has had decent success during his career. He shouldn't have an issue cracking the top 35 on Saturday.
No. 82 Scott Speed: Started the season with strong finishes, but has struggled a little lately. He needs a good run at RIR this weekend to remain in the top 35 in owner points.
No. 34 Tony Raines: Takes over the No. 34 this weekend. A top 30 finish is a success for this team.
No. 7 Kevin Conway: Conway fills in while Robby Gordon chases his off-road passion. He isn't worth using.
Field Fillers
No. 10 Terry Labonte
No. 37 David Gilliland
No. 38 Travis Kvapil
No. 32 Jason Leffler
No. 71 Landon Cassill
No. 87 Joe Nemechek
No. 55 Mike Bliss
No. 26 Jeff Green
No. 36 Dave Blaney
No. 66 Scott Riggs
No. 64 Todd Bodine
No. 92 Brian Keselowski
No. 46 Michael McDowell
Brownie's Picks
Top Four
1. Kyle Busch
2. Denny Hamlin
3. Kevin Harvick
4. Jeff Gordon
Sleepers
1. Marcos Ambrose
2. Sam Hornish Jr.
Bust
Jamie McMurray
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