Greg Biffle is ready to take on the challenging Pocono Raceway layout. (Photo: LAT Photographic)

4. GREG BIFFLE , Roush Fenway Racing — High-speed 1.5-mile tracks play right into the wheelhouses of both Biffle and Roush Fenway Racing, so the No. 16 Ford ought to be fast here. Biffle led 93 laps here in April before finishing third, while in this race a year ago he scored a fifth-place finish.

And in April 2005, the Biff led a whopping 219 laps on his way to a serious beatdown of the entire TMS field.

5. DALE EARNHARDT Jr., Hendrick Motorsports — That’s right race fans, you read that correctly. I’m going to go out on a limb and predict that now that Lance McGrew is confirmed as his crew chief for next season and the Danica Patrick signing is nearly finished, Junior is going relax and race his tail off on Sunday.

Earnhardt likes the cars he’s been getting from McGrew and feels like the team is improving. More to the point, as his boss Rick Hendrick said last week, the team is tired of talking about the No. 88’s problems. Now’s the time to fix ‘em.

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