HOT
#2-Brad Keselowski: won last 2 NSCS restrictor plate races (only Dale Earnhardt in 1990 has won 3 straight)
#18-Kyle Busch: finished in top 3 in all 3 restrictor plate races this season
#3-Austin Dillon: finished career-best 3rd in last Talladega race and 4 top-10 finishes in last 5 restrictor plate races; 2 in first 8 plate races
#4-Kevin Harvick: 6 straight top-15 finishes at Talladega
NOT
#78-Martin Truex Jr.: 3 career top-5 finishes in 46 career restrictor plate races (no better than 5th at Talladega)
#41-Kurt Busch: winless in 62 career restrictor plate races
#20-Matt Kenseth: finished 23rd or worse in 6 of last 7 restrictor plate races (14th in other)
#19-Carl Edwards: wrecked out of last 2 and 3 of last 5 restrictor plate races (5th in other 2)
#22-Joey Logano: failed to finish 5 of 15 career starts at Talladega (wrecked out earlier this year)
(ESPN)
