Check out a short list of favorites for Sunday's Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma, Calif.

	Earnhardt

Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Started third at the Sirius Satellite Radio 400 at Michigan International Speedway, but finished 22nd; dropped one place to No. 15 in the Winston Cup points standings; seeking seventh career win and first win since April 21 at Talladega; finished eighth in the Winston Cup race last year when he had three dramatic wins; finished 19th in this race last year after placing 24th in 2000; started 31st here in 2000 and 37th last year.

Jeff Gordon
Looks to end 23-race winless streak at the track where he won three straight races from 1998-00; last year started 14th and finished second, when he led before being passed by Robby Gordon on lap 86; the 23 races without a win is his longest drought since 1994 which was his second full year in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series; tied with rookie Jimmie Johnson for second in the Winston Cup standings after finishing fifth in the Sirius 400; has 200 career top-10 finish in 308 Winston Cup starts.

Dale Jarrett
In 13 races at Sears Point, he has just one top five finish; came in the top 10 the past two years, finishing sixth in 1999 and seventh in 2000 before placing 19th last year; ended a 30-race winless streak at the Pocono 500 which was his 30th career victory and first since last July in New Hampshire; finished second at the Sirius 400 when used he the low part of the track after a restart on lap 197; has three straight top-5 finishes and is 12th in the Winston Cup points standings.

Jimmie Johnson
Leads the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings and is tied for second with Jeff Gordon in the Winston Cup standings although he has two wins and Gordon has none; has three Bud Poles and 10 top-10 finishes; started and finished 14th at the Sirius 400, bringing his season earnings to $1,484,580; the 26-year-old was born in El Cajon, California.

	Kenseth

Matt Kenseth
Became the first driver with three wins this season when he held off a hard-charging Dale Jarrett on the final lap at the Sirius 400 for his fourth career victory; the win moved him up two spots in the Winston Cup standings to fifth place; his six top-5 finishes are tied for the most this year; team owner Jack Roush witnessed Sunday's win, which was just the second race he attended since he was in a serious airplane accident two months ago; finished 21st here last year; has six top-5 finishes, two more than all last year.

Sterling Marlin
Is atop the Winston Cup standings with 2,164 points, 110 more than rookie Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon; has four top-10 finishes at Sears Point in 13 starts; best outing here came in 2000 when he led 25 laps and finished second, just under five seconds behind Gordon; "I'm not sure how I'd rate myself as a road course driver," Marlin said. "I guess I'm decent. I've had some top-10s and top-5s in road course races over the years. I don't really like 'em, but you've got to do 'em."; finished 21st at the Sirius 400 after he was sent to the back of the field for the start as his team was penalized for changing engines.

Mark Martin
Looking forward to racing at one of his best tracks on the Winston Cup schedule; in 13 starts at Sears Point Raceway road course, he has finished in the top-10 an impressive 11 times; has seven top-five finishes, but has only won the race once in 1997 from the pole; last year he finished 10th after starting 38th; started and finished ninth at the Sirius 400; is fourth in the Winston Cup standings, 174 points behind leader Sterling Marlin; finished 12th in the standings last year, the first time he was out of the top-10 since he was 15th in 1988.

Ricky Rudd
Finished eighth at the Sirius 400 and is eighth in the Winston Cup standings with 1,870 points, has six top-10 finishes and is seeking his first win since September 8 at Richmond, Virginia in the Chevrolet Monte Carlo; has at least one win in 16 straight seasons, which is tied with Rusty Wallace for the modern-era record; started from the pole here in three straight years (1990-92) as well as 1995; last year started 22nd and finished fourth here; won here in 1989 in his last year with Kenny Bernstein and King Racing.

Tony Stewart
Last year got his first Winston Cup road course win here when he used the outside lane to take the lead as Kevin Harvick and Robby Gordon bumped on lap 102, "I'm not sure I did anything better. I was just in the right place at the right time," Stewart said; has two wins this year, one away from last year's total, when he finished a career-best second in the Winston Cup standings; ran well in 2000 here, passing Scott Pruett on lap 68, but was physically ill due to the high temperature and finished in 10th place; seventh in the standings, which is two slots lower than he was enetring this race in 2001.

Rusty Wallace
Although he has no top-5 finishes in 15 starts this year, he has been in the top 10 nine times; was seventh in the Sirius 400 and dropped one spot to sixth in the Winston Cup Standings; is the only driver in the top 15 without a top-5 finish; has wins at Sears Point in 1990 and 1996 and won the pole here in 1989 and 2000; last year his only win came at California Speedway, giving him at least one win in 16 straight seasons, which is tied with Ricky Rudd for the modern-era record; finished seventh in the Winston Cup standings in each of the last two years and has been in the top 10 every year since finishing 13th in 1992.