NASCAR makes its way to Charlotte this weekend for the first race of the Contender round, the second round in NASCAR’s Chase for the Sprint Cup. Unfortunately for Jimmie Johnson he suffered a mechanical failure that relegated him to a 41st place finishing position eliminating him from championship contention. With this being the first race of another round, play this race as you would any other regular season race, since no drivers are in win or go home mode right now. My fantasy NASCAR Charlotte picks reflect that attitude, as I’m basically playing this race straight up.