The surging Kyle Busch won this event three years ago, and he's led more than 200 laps in his last three trips to Darlington's oval.
Denny Hamlin not only won the last race at Darlington Raceway, but he also was one of the two most dominant cars at Richmond on Saturday.
The three-time Richmond winner has better tracks in his resume than the small Virginia oval, but Jimmie Johnson's been very good at the facility the last few years.
Kyle Busch smacked the wall at Talladega, but this week at Richmond should be another story.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is on the upswing and makes a good fantasy racing play this week at one of his best tracks.
Matt Kenseth landed in the winner's circle Saturday night, but that doesn't make him the favorite this week at Talladega.
Carl Edwards' No. 99 team is a scant five points off the championship lead, so there's no doubt Edwards is on fire coming to Fort Worth this weekend.
Kevin Harvick is the first multi-race winner of the 2011 season and heads into Texas looking for three in a row.
With six career wins at the Martinsville short track, Jimmie Johnson is positioned to upset Denny Hamlin in this weekend's race.
Denny Hamlin is the defending champion and hopes to score his fourth consecutive Martinsville win.
Carl Edwards' No. 99 team is the only team with three Top-5 finishes to this point in the season as the circuit rolls into Fontana.
Jimmie Johnson is coming off a third-place finish, and his team has best record at Fontana in the last five races.
The winner of three of the last four Bristol races, Kyle Busch enters this week's event as the odds-on favorite at the Bull Ring.
Dale Earnhardt is certainly finding his comfort zone this season, and that comfort and perseverance is starting to pay dividends.
Carl Edwards captured his first victory of the season Sunday at Las Vegas, and he's a good play this week at Bristol.
Four-time Las Vegas winner Jimmie Johnson looks to continue his dominance at the oval in the Nevada desert this weekend.
Jeff Gordon is finally back on top after winning at Phoenix. He's not a shabby play this week at Las Vegas, either.
Kurt Busch is the biggest threat to break the death grip that Hendrick Chevrolets have had on Phoenix International Raceway in recent years.