In the Pits: Who can slow down Busch at Pocono?

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It seems there is just no stopping Kyle Busch this season. The more he races the better he gets. Kyle appears to be on his way to a dominating season the likes Jeff Gordon had in the 1990s.

Busch's win at Dover last Sunday was the fourth in the Sprint Cup series this year. He already has 10 victories in 2008 spread over the three top circuits in NASCAR (Nationwide and Truck Series). Kyle wants to etch his name in the record books this weekend as he attempts to compete in all three series mentioned, but all three have races at different tracks -- Texas Motor Speedway, Nashville Superspeedway and Pocono Raceway.

Kyle will qualify Friday afternoon at Pocono, then fly to Texas Motor Speedway to race in the Truck event there in the evening. On Saturday he will race in the Nationwide event at Nashville, followed by Sunday's Cup race at Pocono. Talk about a hectic weekend!

The track at Pocono is located in the picturesque mountains of Pennsylvania. It is a 2.5-mile triangular track that has three different type turns and long flat straightaways that give the drivers a sense of being on a road course-to-superspeedway combination.

This is the first time the Car of Tomorrow is racing at Pocono. Last year the COT was not on the schedule at the track.

Pocono Raceway opened in 1968 as a short .75-mile track. It held the first race on the 2.5-mile oval in 1971 and the first Sprint Cup Series race in 1974. Between 1974 and 1981 there was only one race held. Since then there have been two races on the schedule per year at Pocono. In total, there have been 95 Cup races held in Pennsylvania.

Driver Stockwatch

Here's a list of drivers expected to produce better or worse than their salaries indicate on the coming track. Prices are derived from the CBS Sports.com Fantasy Racing Challenge:

Best value

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Kyle Busch, $319,230: It's hard not to include Kyle on the list of choices despite the fact he is the most expensive driver. How can you not consider him for a lineup when he can basically do no wrong right now on just about any track? Kyle finished eighth and 12th in the two races at Pocono last season. In his six career starts at Pocono, he averages a 16th finish.

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Tony Stewart, $223,269: A good option to have on your team this weekend. Stewart has not finished lower than seventh in his last five races at Pocono. In fact, seventh seems to be a lucky number of sorts for Tony, who has finished seventh five times at Pocono. He has one win at the track, back in 2003, five results in the top five and 13 top 10s. Surely those are numbers that will make one consider Stewart a good competitor at Pocono.

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Denny Hamlin, $238,461: Won his first two appearances in 2006 at Pocono Raceway, both times from the pole. If that doesn't tell you he has this track figured out, then nothing will. Hamlin also finished sixth and third last year for an impressive average finish of 2.6 at the track. He also has led a total of 283 laps.

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Jimmie Johnson, $241,153: Many will probably say he is too expensive just like with some of the other drivers, but the results speak for themselves. It's hard not to consider Johnson, who averages a 10.7 finish in 12 starts at Pocono where he also has swept the events in 2004.

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Kurt Busch, $174,038: Despite a disappointing season to this point, Kurt's two wins and seven top five finishes make him a solid candidate to be considered for a lineup at Pocono. Both wins were recorded in the last five races and he also has finished runner-up in two of these events. Kurt also has finished second two other times here.

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Jeff Gordon, $241,538: Winner of the rain-shortened race last year as he played the weather strategy just right to hold the lead on Ryan Newman. Gordon has two wins in his career at Pocono, 15 top-fives and 21 top-10s for an average finish of 10th. He also finished fourth in the second stop in August at Pocono.

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Casey Mears, $154,423: He is an outsider considering his bad season to this point, but Mears managed impressive fourth and 10th-place finishes at this raceway last season. His price is reasonable for a close look and perhaps inclusion in some lineups.

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Brian Vickers, $180,192:While he did not perform all that well here last year, Vickers had some positive runs when he drove for Hendrick Motorsports. He finished fourth twice (both in 2006) and also had a runner-up in 2005. Vickers averages a 14th finish at Pocono.

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Overpriced value

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Greg Biffle, $243,846: He had a good run at Dover to finish third, but Pocono is a track where he might be a little too expensive to use this weekend. Biffle averages a 19.2 finish in 10 career races here, with results of 30th and 23rd last year. His best finish was a fourth in the second race in 2004.

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Jamie McMurray, $168,269: He has finished 20th or lower in six of his 10 races at Pocono, including 29th in this race and 40th in the second stop at Pocono last year. McMurray averages a 22.7 finish in his career at this track.

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David Gilliland, $164,615: Only two starts at Pocono, both last year, but neither giving a positive impression. Gilliland finished 34th and 39th and until he shows otherwise it might be wise to stay away from him this weekend.

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Kasey Kahne, $218,076: Consider him a bit too pricey for this track. Kahne averages about a 20th finish at Pocono and last year's 22nd and 27th finishes indicates just that. There should be some better options in this price range.

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David Ragan, $216,538: Another driver with just two career starts at Pocono in last year's races, but neither with very encouraging results. Ragan placed 26th and 33rd last season and for this amount look for different drivers until he proves different.

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