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July 25, 2007

Yard of Bricks and the Big Kiss
Fantasy Insight-Indianapolis Motor Speedway
By Dennis Michelsen
Forget Daytona there is not a racetrack anywhere in the world more famous than the Indianapolis Motor Speedway! NASCAR not only belongs here but has become the marquee event at this famed track. Although NASCAR has only raced here thirteen times this race has more NASCAR tradition than some tracks that have been on the circuit for years. So many critics said that stockcars do not belong racing at the Brickyard. But they not only belong here they are the best show of the year! Here is a tip of the hat to those that were willing to buck tradition to give us a great show. Here is to racing at the famous Brickyard and one lucky team that gets to pucker up at the end of the day! Bring on Indy and good luck with your fantasy picks this week.

Fast Facts of the Week
Only two drivers Jeff Gordon (4) and Dale Jarrett (2) have won more than once at the Brickyard in a stock car.

The last two years and six of the thirteen years the Cup series has raced here the winner has gone on to win the championship for the season.

Jeff Gordon has the most career wins, top 5s, top 10s, and poles at Indy.

Eight of thirteen races have been won from a top ten starting position with three races won from outside the top twenty.

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Fan1st Fantasy Racing
Fan1st is giving race fans a chance to win the greatest prize in Fantasy Racing history. Can you imagine being picked up for the race at your hometown airport in a private jet and flown to Daytona International Speedway? You can invite three people along for the experience of a lifetime learning what it is like to be an owner in the Busch series! Fan1st.com is the sponsor on the No. 32 car driven by driver Dave Blaney in the Busch series for owner Todd Braun. This year their Fantasy Racing game is included in their Diamond Membership package or you can purchase entry to the race game separately. Fan1st puts the fan in charge voting on important team matters! Their Fantasy Racing game has the best prize every offered and is a bargain to enter for $75 for the whole season! You build your team selecting a driver, crew chief, manufacturer, and owner in a salary cap format.

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Prize Note: Tom from Connecticut wins a Diamond Membership playing Fantasy Insight's FLIP FLOPS. Listen this week on www.racetalkradio.com Wednesday night at 10pm ET to see how you can play and win this week's prize!

Fantasy Racing by the Numbers
My unique Power Ratings are back and better than ever for 2007! Combining the three most important factors the numbers never lie. Separate the pretenders from the contenders each week with track type, horses for courses, and consistency factored into one easy to use Power Rating. The key numbers to remember are 80 and 250. A rating of 80 is an acceptable risk for any of the individual ratings and 250 is the cut off for the complete Power Rating. Drivers topping these minimums have a much higher percentage of top ten finishes over the past three seasons! (Only drivers meeting the minimum will be shown in the individual ratings with the top 25 for Power Ratings shown)

Winner- Ryan Newman
Last Week 13th
Penske is due for a win and this would be the biggest of them all

Place- Tony Stewart
Last Week 9th
Smoke can get on a roll like no one else in the sport

Show- Jeff Gordon
Last Week 37th
Drive for five is alive at Brickyard and for championships

Top Rookie- Juan Pablo Montoya
Last Week 25th (2nd Best Rookie)
He knows the way to Victory Lane!

Outside Top 20 in Points- Robby Gordon
Last Week DNQ
Has come so close in open wheel cars here and knows these corners

Wednesday on Race Talk Radio
7pm Eastern- Cargo Light Review with Lori Munro
Every week let RaceTalkRadio's Lori Munro take you for a ride…literally! Strap in tight because this will be an adventurous tour of all things truck racing from the inside of her Chevy Silverado. Join Lori every week for the most unique thirty minutes in radio, she might even buy you a cup of coffee at the drive through. It's racing news, fun, and great music every week on the "Cargo Light Review."

7:30pm Eastern-Getting Dirty with CJ Swank
Join OntheBullRing.com's CJ Swank and get down and dirty inside the world of dirt track racing! From the World of Outlaws to the Modifieds and Late Models to those all important support divisions, CJ covers it all. You have read her reports on dirt track racing from the Northeastern quarter of the USA at OntheBullRing.com now tune in every week to hear CJ get down and dirty!

8pm Eastern-Fantasy Insight-Need help with your Fantasy Racing lineup? Each week we go beyond the stats to pick winners! Join Dennis Michelsen and Mike Harper every week as they play head to head in Flip Flops. You can win great prizes by picking the winning fantasy handicapper each week.

8:30pm Eastern-Racing Rock Star with Gannon Hollywood-Gannon is the jackman on the No. 47 NASCAR Busch team, and yes that is his real name! His videos will be featured on SPEED CHANNEL and his exclusive radio show will be heard on www.racetalkradio.com every week!

9pm Eastern-Special Rewind of Quick Change- Dennis Michelsen, Mike Harper and Lori Munro bring you cutting edge commentary and their own personal unique spins on the world of all things racing. Our weekly guests will try to keep up! Tune in and just try to hang on every Wednesday night. Join Dennis and Lori for this xtrey special show looking back at some of the best moments in Quick Change history.