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September 5 , 2007

Chase Locked Let's Race
Fantasy Insight-Richmond 2
By Dennis Michelsen
Some days I believe the third worst thing in this world after fighting in the name of religion and tainted imports from China is point's racing in NASCAR! This season we have seen so much point's racing idiocy in the past six races leading to the Chase. There are a few drivers that have been immune to this ailment, but most that were on the bubble were racing so conservative that the idiot that designed this Chase format deserves a punch in the mouth! Now that all but two drivers have been mathematically locked into the Chase we should see guys gunning for the win at Richmond under the lights. This point's racing is so evil it can neuter Bristol but now with ten more points on the line for the Chase look for all hell to break loose at Richmond. When track management isn't busy putting too much sealer on the surface, Richmond is one of the most perfect tracks ever built! It is a short track that can be tamed by Speedway drivers. Side-by-side racing is more common here than any other track on the NASCAR circuit. Saturday night is made for fighting and for night racing at Richmond! The Chase is virtually locked so let's race!

Fast Facts of the Week Presented by www.nascapper.com
Six different winners in the last six races

Eleven different winners in the last twelve races

Most wins among active drivers shared by Junior and Smoke

Winners from pole…19.6%

Winners from front row…31.4%

Winners from top five…56.9%

Winners from top ten…80.4%

Winners from outside top 20…7.8%

Richmond Fall race is one of only five impound races all season

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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)

Picking a Winner
Each week I will attempt to handicap the winners showing the three drivers I think are most likely to come home a winner! Also the TOP ROOKIE and BEST OUTSIDE TOP 20 will be forecast so you get a complete handicapping picture for the upcoming race.

Winner-Denny Hamlin
Last Week 20th
Best average starting position among active drivers

Place-Kyle Busch
Last Week 3rd
Team is in championship form and so is driver

Show-Carl Edwards
Last Week 1st
Saturday nights are made for flipping

Top Rookie-David Ragan
Last Week 33rd
More short track experience

Outside Top 20 in Points-Kasey Kahne
Last Week 21st
Will be in the hunt for first win of the season