Feud of the Week: Who's in trouble? Martinsville pick; IndyCar opener

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1. Big Daddy Brink asks: Which driver who ended up outside the top 35 after Bristol is in the most trouble now that he has to race his way in every week?
Brian De Los Santos	Pete Pistone
Clearly the most surprising name on the list entering Martinsville is Roush-Fenway Racing's Jamie McMurray. I have to believe he's feeling the pressure, but the good news is that he's probably with the best equipped team of the "go-or-go homers". Dario Franchitti, on the other hand, is likely going to be wishing he was back in the IndyCar Series -- and perhaps he will be -- because he would seem to be in the worst position to make a move back into the top 35. He hasn't qualified particularly well (23rd is his best start) through the first five races of his rookie season and his best finish is 32nd.	Kyle Petty seems to have the biggest hill to climb based on his performance this season. The Petty Enterprises cars do seem to qualify well at Martinsville, so at least this weekend he has that going for him. But Petty has to put together a string of two or three races where he not only makes it into the field but finishes in the Top 20 or the No. 45 car may be this year's Michael Waltrip No. 55. Dario Franchitti is also in big trouble because he has little experience on many of the tracks coming up on the schedule which will make qualifying very tough.

2. Who are the drivers to watch this week at Martinsville? Who's your sleeper?
Brian De Los Santos	Pete Pistone
If the 48 crew can't get its act together this week, then you can officially push the panic button on Jimmie Johnson's season. Johnson has won three consecutive races at Martinsville, has four consecutive top fives and has finished in the top 10 in 11 of his 12 visits to the track. His Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon is another Martinsville stalwart, with seven victories and 24 top 10s in 30 starts at the track. For a sleeper, you might want to keep an eye on Kevin Harvick. He has been up and down at the track with five top 10s in 13 trips, but the RCR contingent is coming on strong of late.	Jimmie Johnson is shooting for his fourth straight Martinsville win and although he's gotten off to a bad start this year, he blew off his Easter break vacation plans to test. I think the No. 48 will come roaring back this weekend with its teammate -- the No. 24 of Jeff Gordon -- right behind. As for sleepers, believe it or not, Juan Pablo Montoya did pretty well in his first year racing at Martinsville a year ago, finishing 16th in the spring and coming back for a sixth in the fall. If he can stay out of trouble, JPM could be a big surprise on Sunday.

3. The IndyCar season kicks into gear this weekend. How do you think the former Champ Car teams will fare? Who will win it all?
Brian De Los Santos	Pete Pistone
The problem for the former Champ Car teams isn't going to be an adjustment to racing ovals, it's going to be the equipment. It's hard to fathom that they're going to be up to par so quickly, even for a team like Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing which captured the final four Champ Car titles with Sebastien Bourdais. So I'm sticking with the IndyCar veterans for a champion. Expect your usual suspects to be the top challengers -- Scott Dixon, Dan Wheldon, Helio Castroneves and Tony Kanaan. In the end I think Kanaan, who led the series with five wins in 2007, pulls through for his second IndyCar championship.	Finally an Indy Car season we can somewhat look forward to watching. The Champ Car side is going to have a very tough time getting competitive in the early going of the post-merger IRL season and will struggle this weekend at the high-speed Homestead speedway. Simply said, the Champ Car teams don't have experience in the equipment or in the type of high-speed oval racing of Homestead. I think it will take until Indianapolis before we see any competitive push from the new teams. The Ganassi guys Dan Wheldon and Scott Dixon will be tough, but I think old twinkle toes, Helio castroneves, will be dancing with the championship trophy come the end of the season.