NASCAR Nextel Cup Series – MBNA America 400

Su Sep 26 – 1:00 pm EST (TNT)
The Chase for the Cup continues on the mile oval at Dover International Speedway in Delaware, the second race of the season there. Jeff Gordon is one of our favourites this week, along with Jimmie Johnson, and both have good records on the track. Gordon has four wins to his name, while Johnson swept the season at Dover in his rookie year of 2002. In fact the last two seasons have seen drivers sweep the season, and if that trend is to continue then Mark Martin, winner here back in June, has a great shot at victory. A couple of drivers to take a step back last week were Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman, and both have some ground to make up this week. Of the two, Stewart has by far the best track record with nine top-5 finishes out of eleven starts. After sweeping the season back in 2000, he hasn't won here since, but his form is progressive (5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd). With 124 points to make up and time running out, now would be a good time for him to make a charge back towards the leaders.

Nigel's Checkered Flag... Tony Stewart @ 9/1 (last week's prediction Kurt Busch won at 8/1)!