The longest race in NASCAR

This week the boys in the Sprint Cup Series strap into their cars for the longest race in NASCAR, the Coca-Cola 600.  In order to win this race, you have to a have a lot of factors fall into place, a good car, a strong motor, and a lot of luck.  So who do I think will have all of those factors this weekend?  Well lets take a look shall we?

Jimmie Johnson, No. 48 Lowe 's Chevrolet (Hendrick Motorsports)

Last Week: 4th place finish in Sprint All-Star Race

Career at LMS: 6.8 Avg. Finish, 5 wins, 8 top 5's, 11 top 10's

Why he could win: Johnson is the supreme ruler of Lowe's Motor Speedway.  Ask anyone and they'd agree.  Betting against Johnson here was like betting against Dale Earnhardt in the Gatorade 125's, sure you could, but why mess up a sure thing?

Greg Biffle, No. 16 DISH Network Ford (Roush-Fenway Racing)

Last Week: 2nd place finish in the Sprint All-Star Race

Career at LMS: 21.0 Avg. Finish, 1 top 5, 3 top 10's

Why he could win: Biffle looked to have the best car late in the going last week at the All-Star Race but the new tires killed his car.  I'll bet money Biffle and company learned from that mistake and may try to use it to their advantage this weekend.

Kasey Kahne, No. 9 Budweiser Dodge (Gillet Evernham Motorsports)

Last Week: Won the Sprint All-Star Race

Career at LMS: 15.8 Avg. Finish, 2 wins, 2 top 5's, 3 top 10's

Why he could win: I was going to pick Kasey as the underdog, but that was before he shocked everyone and won the Sprint All-Star Race last weekend.  Now Kasey has the momentum and the confidence to go out and picked up another Coca-Cola 600 win.

In terms of underdogs, this guy had a car that could have won last years Coca-Cola 600.  I wouldn't be surprised to see him up front again this year.

Brian Vickers, No. 83 Red Bull Toyota (Red Bull Racing)

Last Week: 4th place finish in Sprint Showdown, failed to qualify for Sprint All-Star Race

Career at LMS: 22.9 Avg. Finish, 1 top 5, 2 top 10's

Why he could win: If there has been any one style of track that Red Bull Racing seems to run well at, its the intermediate tracks like Lowe's Motor Speedway.  Last year at this race Vickers was strong and led a lot of laps before fading.  Maybe this year he will have a little bit better luck.