3 RC groups in contention

In Sunday's Cup race at Sonoma, there will be three types of drivers who will be in the hunt for the win. Here, I'll take a look at what types those are, which drivers go where, and which one has the best chance of winning:

Cup regulars good at RC: There are some Cup regulars that are very good at road-courses, all with prior success. This one usually seems to prevail because of the fact that these are the guys who have been driving these cars all year long. Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Robby Gordon, Tony Stewart

RC Specialists: We've talked about these all week long. These are the drivers who focus primarily on these events, even if they do run others throughout the year. They know these tracks better than anyone else, and can control these cars very well on slippery surfaces. You would think that these would be the drivers that would usually win, but history says otherwise. Boris Said, Ron Fellows, Scott Pruett, Max Papis, Brian Simo

RC experience: These rare drivers have good experience at road-courses in other series, knowing how to maneuver around the track. Their job is rather tough though, as they didn't do it with cars as heavy as the NASCAR ones. Both of these men have experience in either Formula one or Indycar. Juan Montoya, Sam Hornish Jr.

So, the regulars that are just good at these tracks are probably the best bet, but don't ever throw out the specialists. The reason why watching this race is so interesting to me(besides all the cars slipping and sliding their way around the track) is the blend between these groups and the drivers that are either bad on road-courses or have little experience.