Check out a short list of favorites for Saturday's Winn-Dixie 200 at Darlington Raceway:

Todd Bodine:
Only win this season came here in March at the darlingtonraceway.com 200, when he slid sideways across the finish line just ahead of Jamie McMurray; his car is co-owned by Frank Herzog and baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson; has not raced since July 12, when he had engine trouble and finished 31st in the Tropicana Twister 300 in Joliet, Illinois.

Jeff Burton:
Winston Cup regular is defending race winner, one of series-best five victories in 2002; led all 147 laps after starting from the pole; is 12th in the Winston Cup standings; owns 10 career Busch series poles, including two last year.

David Green:
Remained second in the points standings after finishing 17th in the Food City 250 at Bristol; had top-10 finishes in three of previous four races before Bristol; involved in a multi-car crash at Darlington in March; his 24 starts are twice as many as he had last year; younger brother Jeff, who competes on the Winston Cup circuit, was third here last August.

Bobby Hamilton Jr.:
Had engine trouble and finished 34th at Bristol but remained sixth in the standings, 369 points behind leader Scott Riggs; has finished 25th or worse three of the past four races, twice due to engine trouble; started ninth and finished 12th at the darlingtonraceway.com 200 in March; entered the year with one career win and has doubled that total, with the most recent coming in July at the Tropicana Twister 300.

Shane Hmiel:
North Carolina native is seeking his fourth straight top-10 finish; won his first pole of the season earlier this month at Indianapolis Raceway Park, where he led 153 of 200 laps before placing fourth; coming off fourth-place finish last week at Bristol; result boosted him to seventh in the Busch series standings, 383 points behind leader Scott Riggs.

Ron Hornaday:
Two-time Craftsman Truck series champion is third in the Busch series standings, just 97 points behind leader Scott Riggs; lone win this season came in May at Nazareth Speedway in Pennsylvania; seeking his first pole since 2002 at Charlotte; started 14th last week at Bristol but finished second; placed ninth in the spring race here.

Jason Keller:
South Carolina native has scored six straight top-10 finishes at Darlington after leading just once in his first 20 starts at the track; was a career-best second in this race last year; "A win at Darlington would mean more to me than winning at any other track on the circuit;" is fourth in the Busch series standings with 3,226 points, 104 behind leader Scott Riggs; started from the pole last week at Bristol but finished 11th.

Scott Riggs:
Carries a 28-point lead in the Busch series standings into this race; finished ninth last week at Bristol; has finished all 24 races this season and has placed outside the top 10 just twice in the last 12; two wins this year came at Gateway International Raceway in May and at Nashville Superspeedway a month later; reigning Busch series Rookie of the Year still is seeking his first pole of the season after claiming two in 2002.

Brian Vickers:
Will make his 50th career Busch series start this weekend; the long first-time winner on the circuit this season, he drove to victory lane earlier this month at Indianapolis Raceway Park; finished ninth here this spring; "Darlington is messed up, and that's why I like it," he said. "It's like nowhere else that we run and it can be a lot of fun;" is fifth in the Busch series standings but trails leader Scott Riggs by just 135 points.