After several weeks of racing on the ovals the Sprint Cup Series is presented with a unique challenge this weekend in the form of the Infineon Raceway. Just under two miles in length the course challenges a driver's ability to out-brake and out-shift their opponents, along with the challenging left and right handed corners they will negotiate through 110 times.

1. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Maybe you haven't heard, but Earnhardt snapped a 76-race winless streak this past weekend at Michigan, making the trip to victory lane in a points race for the first time since his win at Richmond in 2006. Earnhardt has had solid cars in almost every race this season, look for him to earn his first top-10 finish at Infineon this weekend, maybe even another win.

2. Carl Edwards

Edwards had a solid car all day long at Michigan, spending 21 laps in the lead before settling for a 7th place finish, his sixth straight top-10 finish. Edwards isn't known for performing well on the road courses, but he has earned a top-10 at Infineon in 2006, along with a good run at Watkins Glen last year.

3. Kyle Busch

Busch led early from the pole, but after that wasn't much of a threat for the win, as he eventually settled for a mediocre 13th place finish. Look for him to do better at Infineon, where he's improved in every race since his first start, finishing 40th in 2005, 11th in 2006 and 8th last year.

4. Matt Kenseth

Kenseth was a contender all day long, but had to settle for a 3rd place finish behind Earnhardt and Kasey Kahne, who used fuel strategy to get in front of him. Kenseth's team is back on track, but Infineon isn't a course he specializes in by far, in eight career starts he has no top-10's, and an average finish of 23.5.

5. Jeff Burton

Burton was a little off at Michigan, where he had to settle for a 15th place finish, snapping a streak of four consecutive top-10's. However Burton has done well at Infineon lately, with three top-10's in the past four races there, including his first career top-5 at the track last year when he finished 3rd.

6. Greg Biffle

Biffle has good cars week in and week out, but there's always something that happens to ruin his day. The most recent let-down for the BIff was when he ran over the air hose on the final round of pit stops, forcing him to serve a drive-through penalty under green. Biffle would have to settle for a 20th place finish after having a car capable of a top-5. Biffle isn't known for being a good road-racer, but he has placed in the top-5 in the past two races at Infineon.

7. Kasey Kahne

Kahne nearly won his third race in the past four weeks at Michigan, but a caution saved the leader Earnhardt from running out of gas before the finish. It was still a good weekend for Kahne, who earned his eighth top-10 of the season. However, Kahne hasn't placed better than 23rd in his four career starts at Infineon.

8. Jimmie Johnson

After his blown engine in the Coca-Cola 600, Johnson has reeled off three straight finishes of 7th or better, including his 6th place finish at Michigan, which has allowed him to climb to 5th in the point standings. In his career Johnson has been hit or miss at Infineon, where in six starts he has two top-10's, but an average finish of 20th.

9. Brian Vickers

Vickers has had cars capable of winning for the past several weeks, and he was again a contender at Michigan, finishing 4th. Last year he earned his best career finish at Infineon, a 14th, in sub-par equipment. Look for him to improve on that this weekend.

10. Jeff Gordon

If it weren't for his road-racing prowess he wouldn't have made the top-10, but Gordon is the road-course king. After a miserable day at Michigan where he finished 18th, Gordon goes to a track where he's earned five wins in 15 starts, including 11 finishes of 7th or better.



Other Notables:

11. Tony Stewart- Stewart ended his slump with a 5th place finish at Michigan, and he's no slouch on the road courses. At Infineon he's earned two wins in nine starts, and an average finish of 10th.

12. Boris Said- Said is always solid on the road courses, especially Infineon, where he's earned four top-10's in the past five races.

13. Scott Pruett- Pruett is an excellent road racer, though he hasn't faired as well at Infineon as he has at Watkins Glen. He did earn a 3rd place finish here in 2004.

14. Robby Gordon- Gordon swept the road course races in 2003, but hasn't perfromed as well at Infineon since, with a best finish of 16th. Look for him to change that.

15. Marcos Ambrose- Ambrose will be making his first Cup start this weekend for the Wood Brothers, and last year he had the Busch race at the Montreal road course won before Robby Gordon spun him out.