watch nascar's sights & sounds of the geico 400 here ... race rewind can be viewed here ... victory lane is here

our nascar 2011 pool standings after week #27 (week #1 of our chase for a championship), the geico 400, are:

+ kevin -- 183 points
+ justin -- 176 (-7)
+ tom -- 165 (-18)
+ robin -- 164 (-19)
+ jason -- 163 (-20)
+ jim -- 154 (-29)
+ scott -- 149 (-34)
+ rich -- 148 (-35)
+ candy -- 132 (-51)



pool picks (for most points/for race win) for week #27 (week #1 of our chase for a championship), the geico 400 from chicagoland speedway in joliet, illinois, are:

+ justin -- brad keselowski (2) / paul menard (27)
+ scott -- jeff gordon (24) / aj allmendinger (43)
+ jim -- matt kenseth (17) / greg biffle (16)
+ kevin -- kurt busch (22) / clint bowyer (33)
+ jason -- matt kenseth (17) / david ragan (6)
+ tom -- carl edwards (99) / greg biffle (16)
+ robin -- ryan newman (39) / paul menard (27)
+ rich -- kurt busch (22) / robbie gordon (7)
+ candy/tommy -- jeff gordon (24) / david reutimann (00)



next up: the sylvania 300 from new hampshire motor speedway on sunday, september 25th at 2:00 pm (espn)