Comments: NASCAR Picks for Pocono

It has been less than two months since the Cup Series visited Pocono Raceway, but the return trip is already on tap this weekend. The good news for teams is that they should already have a jump start on a setup because of the recent visit to the track, as well as last weekend's race at Indianapolis. While Indy has four corners compared to just three at Pocono, both tracks have flat surfaces and are 2.5 miles in length. At the very least, the drivers that ran well last weekend at the Brickyard have to feel confident heading to Pocono.

Fantasy owners should take a similar approach and factor in both past results at Pocono and last weekend's results at Indianapolis. Just last season, Paul Menard and Jeff Gordon finished first and second at Indy, and both drivers finished in the top 10 the next weekend at Pocono. The bottom line is that fantasy owners have a great base of information to pull from heading into this weekend's race. They need to take advantage of it and pile up plenty of points.

1. Jimmie Johnson, Lowe's/Kobalt Tools
2. Denny Hamlin, FedEx
3. Tony Stewart, Bass Pro Shops/Mobil 1
4. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., National Guard/Diet Mountain Dew
5. Jeff Gordon, Drive to End Hunger/Axalta
6. Matt Kenseth, Husky/Dollar General
7. Brad Keselowski, Miller Lite
8. Kasey Kahne, Farmers Insurance/Quaker State
9. Greg Biffle, 3M/Bondo
10. Clint Bowyer, 5-Hour Energy
11. Mark Martin, Aaron's Dream Machine
12. Carl Edwards, Fastenal/Aflac/UPS/Subway
13. Kyle Busch, Mars Brands/Interstate Batteries
14. Kevin Harvick, Budweiser/Rheem
15. Joey Logano, Shell-Pennzoil
16. Ryan Newman, Quicken Loans/Haas Automation
17. Martin Truex, Jr., NAPA Auto Parts
18. Paul Menard, Menards
19. Jeff Burton, Caterpillar/Cheerios
20. Sam Hornish, Jr., SKF/AAA
21. Marcos Ambrose, Stanley/Dewalt Power Tools
22. Jamie McMurray, McDonald's/Cessna
23. Regan Smith, Guy Roofing
24. Kurt Busch, Furniture Row
25. Juan Montoya, Target
26. Aric Almirola, Smithfield Foods
27. David Gilliland, Love's Travel Stops/A&W Restaurants
28. Bobby Labonte, Kingsford/Clorox/Bush's Beans
29. David Ragan, CSX Transportation/Peanut Patch
30. Dave Blaney, Accell Construction/Sany