Sprint Cup Championship: Is It Too Early to Predict a Winner?

As we quickly approach Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Darlington, realization sets in that the 2011 season is already one quarter of the way over.Before too much longer, we will be coming down the home stretch to the Chase. So, nine races into the season, is it still too early to predict who the winner will be, or have we seen enough so that we have a pretty good idea of who the top contenders are? At this point, I feel comfortable saying that there are only six drivers with a legitimate chance of winning the title. Two of those drivers are the favorites, two of them serious threats to win, and two of them are dark horses that could pull off the potential upsets. Without further adieu, I present the six drivers who are in...

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