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Junior Nation Gone Wild - Fantasy Insight Atlanta
3/6/08: SOZ Studios, MI - By Dennis Michelsen "DMIC" (RaceTalkRadio.com)
This will be the week that Junior Nation gets to celebrate that first point's win since May 6, 2006! This is not just a prediction this is as close to a guarantee as I am ever willing to give on Fantasy Insight. (My attorney requires careful wording after the infamous Ricky Rudd prediction in 2002) It is not wishful thinking either cause I do not own any stock in Junior Nation. The numbers don't lie and common sense shall prevail! Junior's Power Rating is a strong 252. His Horses for Courses rating is an excellent 90. Dale Earnhardt Jr loves to drive high, wide, and handsome and that will pay off at Atlanta more with the new car than the old car. Add it all up and you can put it on the board…YES! Junior Nation can get the party hats ready and the champagne chilled. Dale Earnhardt Jr will win the Kobalt Tools 500 this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway!
Even better for Junior Nation, they can listen to the complete post race interview LIVE on RaceTalkRadio!
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Pace Laps
48 cars will compete for 43 starting positions
Mike Skinner subs for AJ Allmendinger in the No. 84
Johnny Benson gets the ride this week for the No. 27
If qualifying is rained out, Mike Skinner, Kenny Schrader, Patrick Carpentier, Johnny Benson, and Burney Lamar will go home. (RaceWeather.net indicates a 70% chance of rain on Friday)
Bobby Labonte leads all active drivers with 6 wins at Atlanta
Bill Elliott returns to the No. 21 this week
Carl Edwards has the best average finish of any active driver (8.7)
Ryan Newman has seven poles and the best average starting position (3.6)
14 of the 97 races have been won from the pole
Only seven races have been won from a starting position outside the top 20
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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
G Biffle 91
Ky Busch 91
J Burton 91
R Newman 90
K Harvick 90
M Truex 89
C Edwards 89
Ku Busch 88
M Kenseth 88
J Johnson 87
Horses for Courses
J Johnson 95
M Kenseth 94
J Gordon 94
C Edwards 91
T Stewart 91
D Earnhardt Jr 90
J Burton 89
R Sorenson 85
M Martin 85
G Biffle 84
Track Type Casting
J Burton 94
C Edwards 92
J Gordon 90
J Johnson 90
M Kenseth 89
Ky Busch 88
K Kahne 87
M Truex 86
Ku Busch 85
K Harvick 84
Professor DMIC's Power Rating Qualifiers
J Burton 274
C Edwards 272
J Johnson 271
M Kenseth 271
J Gordon 269
Ky Busch 259
G Biffle 256
Ku Busch 255
T Stewart 254
D Earnhardt Jr 252
K Kahne 252
M Truex 252
K Harvick 250
D Hamlin 248
M Martin 247
R Newman 247
R Sorenson 246
E Sadler 243
C Bowyer 243
J McMurray 240
DMIC's Picks: Sponsored by www.rowdy.com
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Last Week's Results: UAW-Dodge 400 (6th, 20th, 29th)
What the heck happened to Jimmie Johnson and the No. 48 team? A few weeks ago I mentioned by concern about Johnson on the flat speedways. Maybe this team's Achilles' heal will be the banked speedways! Atlanta Motor Speedway will tell us a lot about several of the teams and how they will adjust to the COT this season.
Win: Dale Earnhardt Jr
Seven top five finishes in his career and now gets the best car he ever had to drive
Place: Greg Biffle
Maybe I need a designated Roush driver too
Show: Jeff Gordon
Usually bounces back strong from adversity
Outsider: Clint Bowyer
(Outside of Top 20 in Points)
(12th Last Week)
Two sixth place finishes in a row here
Long Shot Special: Jeff Burton (30-1)
(20-1 or Greater in Vegas)
(6th Last Week)
Great odds on the Power Ratings leader!
Rookie of the Race: Patrick Carpentier
(Best Rookie Last Week)
Impressive qualifying performance (and Nationwide) at Vegas
Struggling Star: Martin Truex Jr
(Inside Top 12 in Points)
(28th Last Week)
Four finishes of 31st or worse in 6 career starts
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