The Outside Groove 2006 Season Preview--Part 5

13 through 16--Ford, Lincoln, and Edsel

13. 16 Greg Biffle
The Case For: Led Nascar in wins last season, which would have made him champion in the Greg Biffle Fan Club Points System (revised, November 2005).The Case Against: May get called up to active duty.
Changes: Still has a HECK of a lot of sponsors.
Fun Fact: Crew Chief Doug Richert won the Winston Cup Championship with Dale Earnhardt in 1980 at the age of 20. When I was 20, I won a writing contest for the college humor newspaper. Not the same thing, but you get the idea.

14. 6 Mark Martin
The Case For: His last year. Seriously. For real this time. He means it.The Case Against: Sugar Ray Leonard was considered a great boxer BEFORE his six retirements.
Changes: New sponsor is AAA, with special celebrity endorser The Fonz.
Fun Fact: And so, after over five years, this is the end of Nascar-Viagra jokes.

15. 88 Dale Jarrett
The Case For: Look at what Mark Martin and Rusty Wallace did last year.The Case Against: Look at what Morgan Shepherd and Derrike Cope did last year.
Changes: “Slugger” Labbe takes over as crew chief. Such a funny name, Labbe.Fun Fact: Dale is chased by barking dogs everywhere he goes.