Carl Edwards, No. 99 Office Depot Ford (Roush Fenway Racing)Last Week: 2nd place finish in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
Career at Pocono: 16.1 Avg. Finish, 1 win, 2 top 5's, 3 top 10's
Why he could win: I'm almost positive that after last week's race at Indianapolis that Carl Edwards is more determined then ever to get back to victory lane. Why not do it at Pocono where Edwards earned his second career Sprint Cup victory.
Kasey Kahne, No. 9 Budweiser Dodge (Gillett Evernham Motorsports)Last Week: 7th place finish in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
Career at Pocono: 17.7 Avg. Finish, 1 win, 2 top 5's, 3 top 10's
Why he could win: Kahne dominated at Pocono earlier this year, leading the most laps en route to his second win of the 2008 season. If he can duplicate that run this weekend I don't think anyone will be able to beat him.
Denny Hamlin, No. 11 FedEx Toyota (Joe Gibbs Racing)Last Week: 3rd place finish in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
Career at Pocono: 2.8 Avg. Finish, 2 wins, 4 top 5's, 5 top 5's
Why he could win: A 2.8 average finish? Is that real? Apparently it is. With that kind of consistency its hard to believe he's only been a full time driver on the circuit for a few years.
This week's underdog just earned his first career Sprint Cup top 10 last week and had a strong run at the spring Pocono race.
A.J. Allmendinger, No. 84 Red Bull Toyota (Red Bull Racing)Last Week: 10th place finish in the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard
Career at Pocono: 25.5 Avg. Finish, 0 top 5's, 0 top 10's
Why he could win: Allmendinger had a very competitive car here when the teams visited this track earlier this season, running in the top 10 most of the afternoon before fading late. After last week's strong run at Indianapolis I have every reason to expect Allmendinger to continue running up front.
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