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Greatest of Great American Races-Daytona 500
2/16/08: SOZ Studios, MI - By Dennis Michelsen "DMIC" (RaceTalkRadio.com)
The old saying that everyone starts tied for last place isn't how we handle things here at Fantasy Insight. Our stats do go back to last season and the power ratings do a great job of narrowing down the contenders. But this time of the year we also borrow from one great piece of handicapping advice used at the horse racing tracks…equipment change. Just as a nag with a history of stopping in the final furlong can react positively to the addition of blinkers, a NASCAR driver can become superman when put in a better car. The opposite is true to so pay special attention to equipment changes in the first four or five weeks of this season as you fill out your fantasy-racing lineup.
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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
J Johnson 98
M Kenseth 97
J Gordon 94
J Burton 92
Ky Busch 89
K Harvick 88
Ku Busch 88
R Newman 88
M Truex 87
C Edwards 85
Horses for Courses
C Bowyer 90
M Kenseth 87
T Stewart 87
E Sadler 87
K Kahne 86
J McMurray 86
R Newman 86
J Burton 85
J Johnson 85
J Gordon 84
Track Type Casting
K Kahne 91
Ku Busch 91
J Gordon 91
K Harvick 87
D Gilliland 87
J Johnson 86
R Newman 86
D Ragan 85
M Kenseth 84
D Reutimann 84
Professor DMIC's Power Rating Qualifiers
J Gordon 269
J Johnson 269
M Kenseth 268
K Harvick 260
Ku Busch 260
R Newman 259
K Kahne 258
J Burton 256
C Bowyer 256
Ky Busch 246
M Truex 246
J McMurray 246
T Stewart 245
C Mears 245
M Martin 245
E Sadler 243
C Edwards 240
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Last Week's Results: Bud Shootout (Winner, 2nd, 4th)
Win: Tony Stewart
Smoke showed his new Toyota has some giddy up!
Place: Dale Earnhardt Jr
Ten years ago his Daddy won and that ain't no 25-pt penalty!
Show: Jeff Gordon
Hard not to pick two Hendrick cars this week!
Long Shot Special: David Reutimann
(Outside of Top 20 in Points)
Top ten in Track Type rating and strong in qualifying.
Rookie of the Race: Dario Franchitti
Top ten in ARCA race despite damage.
Struggling Star: Martin Truex Jr
(Inside Top 12 in Points)
Shootout and qualifying has me concerned about RCR-DEI engine.
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