Check out a short list of favorites for Saturday's Target House 200 at Rockingham International Raceway:

David Green: Although the 16th-place finish at Phoenix last week was not terrible, Green lost the top position in the standings, sliding to fourth; heading into the penultimate race of the year, trails leader Scott Riggs by 22 points; qualified a strong second in this race last year and finished fourth; earned over $1 million this year; winner of three races this year and eight in his career; one of five regular series drivers with double digits in top-five finishes (11); triumph on April 12 at Nashville was first win since 1996; started from the pole twice this year.

Bobby Hamilton Jr.: Victory at Phoenix was his second in the last three races and series-leading fourth this year; picked up 10 bonus points for leading the most laps in a race shortened by rain; chances at title are limited as he is 125 points out of first place with two events left; scored 11 top-five finishes and is tied with Brian Vickers for most top 10s with 20 in 32 races; other impressive victories came at Chicagoland and Kentucky Speedway this year; also captured the pole at Pikes Peak; led all but 14 of 200 laps to win a lopsided race in Chicago by more than four seconds over Winston Cup regular Matt Kenseth.

Ron Hornaday: Gained two positions to second place in the championship race with a fifth-place finish at Phoenix; 17 points behind Riggs entering this race; result was eighth top-five this year and 17th among the first 10 finishers; the two-time NASCAR Southwest Tour (1992-93) and NASCAR Truck series champion (1996, 1998), is one of four drivers with realistic chances for the championship; only 22 points separate the top-four to make it the closest NBS points battle with two races to go in the history of the series; victory this year was a dominant effort at Nazareth Speedway in Pennsylvania where he led 148 of 200 laps; one other fine run was at Pikes Peak, where he led three different times for the most laps (80) before finishing seventh.

Jason Keller: Missed a top-10 finish at Phoenix in 11th place; but is still in contention for the title, 60 points out of first place; victory this year came at The Milwaukee Mile to give him 10 in his career; started from the pole twice and posted 17 top-10s; tops the all-time money list with over $7 million; finished in the top-three in the standings in each of the past three seasons.

Scott Riggs: Back in first place standings after six races jockeying between second and fifth; holds 17-point lead over Hornaday; sixth-place effort last week was 17th result among the first 10 finishers; two victories this year came at Gateway and Nashville, giving him four career titles; 18th as a rookie at this event last year.

Brian Vickers: The 19-year-old was solid at Phoenix, finishing third to stay in the title hunt over the final two races; picked up two slots to third in standings, four points behind second-place Hornaday and 21 behind Riggs; leading driver with 13 top-five finishes and 20 in the first 10; won races at Indianapolis, Darlington and Dover; also was runner-up at Nazareth and Milwaukee; World Karting Association national champion from 1994-97.