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Where Did 2008 Go? - Fantasy Insight Daytona 2

7/3/08: SOZ Studios, MI - By Dennis Michelsen "DMIC" (RaceTalkRadio.com)

The NASCAR circus can't be going back to Daytona International Speedway already! Where has the year gone? We were just giving you our picks for the season (Kyle Busch my pick to win championship) and getting ready for Speedweeks. Now the Firecracker 400 is about to take the track. The cross flags are in the air for the 2008 season and this has been a crazy year so far. Picking winners at Daytona can be tough! The track changes a lot from February to July. Do you need to be convinced of that statistically? Five of the last six wins by Ford have come in July. The Daytona 500 is a horsepower race and the Firecracker 400 is a handling race. Despite the strength of Dodge at the 500 I am betting against a repeat this season. It has been over 30 years since Dodge won in July here. The tires will be even harder this week and the track slick. It will take some luck to get the winner this week but grabbing the best slick track drivers will pay off with consistent results. Good luck with your fantasy picks this week.

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Forty-five cars will compete for 43 starting positions

Dario Franchitti and the No. 40 team has withdrawn

Jon Wood will drive the No. 21

Sterling Marlin will drive the No. 09

Terry Labonte will drive the No. 45

Boris Said will drive the No. 60

Johnny Sauter will drive the No. 70

Coke Zero 400 is an impound race

23 of 122 Cup races have been won from the pole

Only 4 races have been won from a starting position of 20th or worse

Worst starting position for a July race winner is 38th

Tony Stewart is winless in the last 31 races

Jeff Gordon is winless in the last 22 races

Dale Earnhardt Jr has the best average finish along active drivers at plate tracks

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Every week the raw data is analyzed to separate the pretenders from the contenders! Anyone earning 240 points or more in the Power Ratings total has a great chance. 100 points is a perfect score for each category with 300 a perfect Power Rating. The top ten drivers will be shown in each category but only Power Ratings over 240 will be shown.

Consistency is King

M Kenseth 92

J Johnson 91

C Edwards 91

B Vickers 90

J Gordon 90

J Burton 89

M Truex 88

G Biffle 86

Ky Busch 86

D Earnhardt Jr 86

Horses for Courses

E Sadler 90

R Newman 88

K Kahne 88

C Bowyer 87

R Gordon 87

Ku Busch 86

K Harvick 86

T Stewart 86

J Burton 85

C Mears 84

Track Type Casting

R Newman 93

Ku Busch 91

J Johnson 89

J Gordon 89

K Kahne 87

Ky Busch 87

D Hamlin 85

J McMurray 84

C Bowyer 84

D Gilliland 83

Professor DMIC's Power Rating Qualifiers

R Newman 264

Ku Busch 261

J Johnson 261

J Gordon 258

K Kahne 256

Ky Busch 255

J Burton 254

M Kenseth 253

C Edwards 252

E Sadler 250

B Vickers 250

C Mears 249

T Stewart 249

G Biffle 249

C Bowyer 248

K Harvick 248

J McMurray 248

M Truex 246

D Earnhardt Jr 245

D Hamlin 244

D Gilliland 244

M Martin 243

R Gordon 241

D Ragan 240

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Last Week's Results: New Hampshire (13th, 8th, 18th)

Silly me not checking who keeps the best eye on the weather channel! Stewart led the most laps but luck was not on his side. All three drivers ended up on the wrong side of the strategy game. Any time the top three is Kurt Busch, Michael Waltrip, and JJ Yeley picking the top three with a random number generator is the only way to hit your picks!

Win: Kyle Busch (5-1 Odds)

Slick track suits his style

Place: Tony Stewart (5-1 Odds)

Summer time is Stewart time

Show: Dale Earnhardt Jr (6-1 Odds)

Not picking Junior at Daytona would be dumb

Outsider: Elliott Sadler (22-1 as Field Bet)

(Outside of Top 20 in Points)

(10th Last Week)

Luck turning around for Sadler

Long Shot Special: Clint Bowyer (30-1 Odds)

(20-1 or Greater in Vegas)