If there is anything that my mates take just as seriously as music and fast cars; it's NASCAR on the X-Box. A Championship is won and lost on any given night, and the bragging rights are unprecedented. Sometimes when my backs against the wall, I always have my go-to, where I am indomitable. It's called Hot-lanta!

It comes down to this. This is the race that separates the Fast from the Last. After this race, the list of Contenders gets shorter. With four races left till the Championship is crowned, we race at one of my personal favorites..., Calling it, Atlanta Motor Speedway doesn't give it justice!!!!

Don't even dare think this track is a cookie-cutter; she is as hot as she is fast. And take it from the Bear, 'it can't get any hotter.'

The dogleg is sharp, and comes at a bit of an up hill, making it more on the subject of instinct and gut, over experience. She is slick too, so only the auspicious survive. At a track that probably should, and will always be at debate on becoming a restrictor plate race, we drive fast. Fast in the straight, fast in the corners, fast through the front stretch. It's not all about top speed, it's about top average speed in Atlanta. And with nothing but the rulebook restricting horsepower, we drive very, very, very, very fast.

Make sure those seatbelts are strapped on tight. Welcome to Hot-Lanta, Ladies and Gentleman! No Blinking Allowed!

Racers Race: Hot-lanta!

#9 Kasey Kahne - For anybody that can't keep straight all of Kahne's wins this year, Atlanta was one of them. Maybe you missed it, a lot of people did because of the rain delay. It was the only Monday race we have had this year. He came out with what was his new EMS-128 engine at the time, and got his first of five wins with that car. From the #9's league high 6 wins this year, 5 of them are on this chassis he is racing this weekend. He will be a huge threat to win the pole, and he will be a huge threat to win the race. Kahne is -99 points off the Cup. If anyone remembers me telling them, that even after his terrible start to the Chase this year, Kasey will still make headlines as a threat by the end of it: I told you so. Just wait till Monday morning to remember that.

#11 Denny Hamlin - 'Game Boy' is in a league of his own. This year's rookie class has nothing on him. Most veteran drivers come up short as well. The kid can race anything from a Go-Kart, to a stock car. Asked for his favorite past time for his bio, Hamlin answered racing on his X-Box. Asked why he is the only rookie that purchased his own private jet plane at the beginning of the season? He answered that his credit was good. When asked how he dominated this year at Pocono without ever racing the track before in his life? He answered that he dominates the track in his online league as well. When asked how it felt to be a huge threat to win the Championship his first year in the league, being only -47 points away from history, while also being Siddhartha's Dark-Horse pick for this years Chase? He answered, 'Good!' He is full of answers. Atlanta is full of questions for the #11.

Anyone in the Chase can dominate here, and you can count on some huge moves by #48 Jimmie Johnson. JJ is coming on strong, and if he has another good week, his page is going to have to make some room for a huge exclamation mark on his astonishing year.

Don't turn your back on #29 Kevin Harvick either. He is as sly as he is fast, and this track has his characteristics all over it. RCR racing has been working hard all week to put their bad luck behind them, and show up to the track prepared to dominate and eliminate. Both the #29 and the #31 want to be a blur in Atlanta, and both know a few things about streaks.