If you don't know how to get into Turn 1 or through the Bus Stop on the backside of the course, you can tear up the transmission or wheelhop and break your car in a heartbeat. Everybody who approaches this course with any other kind of strategy than just being precise and smart is going to fool themselves. If drivers try too hard, it'll come back to haunt them. They need to be focused on winning and finishing up front, but they must avoid tricking themselves into crashing, running out of gas and losing positions instead of gaining them.

A year ago, Robby Gordon should have won the Busch race, but he finished second to Ryan Newman, who will defend his title on Saturday. Gordon ran well in the Cup race, but Tony Stewart outclassed him for another runner-up finish. If these Buschwhackers can get the feel for the course and find a groove on Saturday, it will transfer right into Sunday, which will be a lot more fun. It's worth it to put in the extra effort on Saturday.