Racing in Charlotte

NASCAR has invaded its hometown once again. The NEXTEL Cup series is racing tonight at Lowe's Motorspeedway and its sure to be an action packed event. With that being said, here are my predictions for tonight's event.

This weeks race winner: Kasey Kahne
I'm expecting a lot from Kasey this week, considering how bad his year has been this may just be too much. But I'm gonna stick to my guns. I feel like Kasey can win this weekend at Lowe's, he's won here before and usually has a car that can win at this race track over the likes of Gordon, Johnson and the Roush camp.

Don't underestimate: Casey Mears
Everyone remembers that Casey Mears won the Coca-Cola 600 in the spring using fuel mileage. What everyone forgets is that he was running up front, in the Top 5 no less, most of the evening. So its not like he was a 20th place car and stole the race. He was a Top 5, Top 10 car at worst, and won the race. So for those that expect little from Casey this week I have this to say: be prepared to be surprised.

The Underdog: Bobby Labonte
This guys been fast ... he looked like a top 5 car last week at Talladega before his little mistake. This week he took his car and qualified it third for today's race. Look out folks, Petty Enterprises might finally be on the right track.

My Top 10 Predictions:
1. 9 Kasey Kahne
2. 17 Matt Kenseth
3. 48 Jimmie Johnson
4. 24 Jeff Gordon
5. 12 Ryan Newman
6. 16 Greg Biffle
7. 25 Casey Mears
8. 43 Bobby Labonte
9. 2 Kurt Busch
10. 01 Mark Martin