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Gotta Pick Junior at Dega - Fantasy Insight Talladega 2
10/2/08: SOZ Studios, MI - By Dennis Michelsen "DMIC" (RaceTalkRadio.com)
It is easy to start a riot at Talladega, just have someone spin Junior! You can't spell this track without the D and the E and the Earnhardts have dominated here over the years. Daddy had ten wins and Junior has five wins in less than half as many starts. From 2001 through 2004 Junior was on fire here with five wins and an average finish of just over two! Now that he has the best equipment of his career you can expect a return to strong runs every race for Junior at the house that Daddy made famous. Hendrick Motorsports drivers have won five of the last seven races here too. You can never say a race is a lock at Talladega because it is all about being at the right place at the right time. But your odds go up astronomically if you pick the guys expected to have the best cars in the draft. So don't try to get fancy this week start your picks off with Dale Earnhardt Jr and Jimmie Johnson and you can't go wrong! Good luck with your fantasy picks this week and GO JUNIOR GO!
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Pace Laps: Sponsored by JAYSKI
Boris Said will drive the No. 08
Sterling Marlin drives the No. 09
Aric Almirola replaces Mark Martin in the No. 8
Jon Wood gets the ride in the No. 21
Mike Wallace will be in a 4th RCR car in the No. 33
Terry Labonte replaces Kyle Petty in the No. 45
Tony Raines drives the No. 70
Mike Skinner replaces AJ Allmendinger in the No. 84
Ken Schrader drives the No. 96
Joe Nemechek has the most poles among drivers on entry list (4)
Jeff Gordon has the most wins of any active driver (6)
Jimmie Johnson has the best average starting position (8.2)
Kurt Busch has the best average finishing position (11.9)
Kurt Busch only has a career best of 3rd place though
From 2001 through 2004 Junior had an average finishing position of 2.13
Despite the threat of the BIG ONE, 3 races have run without a caution
13 of 78 Cup winners started on the pole
31 of 78 Cup winners started on the front row
Only 5 of 78 Cup winners have started outside of the top 20
By the Numbers: Sponsored by iHick.com
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
J Johnson 98
G Biffle 96
C Edwards 95
K Harvick 93
J Burton 91
J Gordon 90
C Bowyer 89
D Hamlin 89
D Earnhardt Jr 89
D Reutimann 86
Horses for Courses
J Johnson 92
Ku Busch 90
R Newman 87
J Gordon 87
B Vickers 86
D Hamlin 86
K Harvick 84
M Kenseth 84
K Kahne 83
S Riggs 83
Track Type Casting
Ky Busch 92
Ku Busch 91
R Newman 88
C Bowyer 88
K Kahne 88
C Edwards 87
R Gordon 86
J Johnson 85
D Hamlin 84
D Ragan 84
Professor DMIC's Power Rating Qualifiers
J Johnson 275
C Edwards 264
J Gordon 260
Ku Busch 260
D Hamlin 259
K Harvick 258
C Bowyer 255
R Newman 254
K Kahne 254
G Biffle 252
J Burton 251
M Kenseth 250
Ky Busch 250
T Stewart 247
D Earnhardt Jr 247
D Ragan 246
B Vickers 245
C Mears 244
D Reutimann 240
DMIC's Picks: Sponsored by www.rowdy.com
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Last Week's Results: Kansas (40th, 1st, 3rd)
Win: Dale Earnhardt Jr (6-1 Odds)
Unbeatable in good equipment a few years ago
Place: Jimmie Johnson (8-1 Odds)
Team is on hot streak at right time
Show: Brian Vickers (35-1 Odds)
Could this be first win for Red Bull Racing?
Outsider: Elliot Sadler
(Outside of Top 20 in Points)
(18th Last Week)
Needs to keep the rubber side down
Long Shot Special: David Ragan (25-1 Odds)
(20-1 or Greater in Vegas)
(21st Last Week)
Fourth place in April race here
Rookie of the Race: Regan Smith
(DNQ Last Week)
Again don't expect much better than 25th
Struggling Star: Greg Biffle
(Inside Top 12 in Points)
(Last Week 11th)
Career best is only 13th with only 3 of 11 starts ending in top 20s
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