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October 31, 2007

Will the Drama Be Bigger Too?
Fantasy Insight-Texas Fall
By Dennis Michelsen
Oh the drama as Hendrick teammates Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson slug it out to the finish. This season started with these two at the top of the heap and it is very fitting that despite the silly Chase for the Championship format this is how it will all turn out too! Oh some other guys have a glimmer of hope but the fat lady will sing for them at Texas. So we are left with the two Hendrick drivers one-two as the rest of the field settles for third place! Amazing how the good luck of 2007 also translated to the fuel issues at Atlanta too with none of the Hendricks drivers having issues with the bad pump. Oliver Stone might find that coincidence puzzling enough for a new movie. Only in NASCAR can we have water in the fuel at a track suffering from a drought! This week as you get ready for your Fantasy picks remember to include those Hendrick drivers since all four will be tough. But I am going out on a slight limb and picking a guy whose season has been rather "Fustratin'" to say the least. Good luck with your fantasy picks at Texas!

Fast Facts of the Week Presented by www.hotjackets.com
12 different race winners in 13 Cup events

Only Jeff Burton has repeated as winner…ironically winning the first and last races here

Only 48 cars on the entry list with Burney Lamar in the No. 08, Mike Skinner in the No. 36, and Kevin Lepage in the No. 34.

Mark Martin, Tony Stewart, and Dale Earnhardt Jr share most top tens but does anyone have confidence in DEI to pick JR?

Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin share the best average finish at Texas but are winless

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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 2nd
Team has found ways to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory so beware

Place-Jimmie Johnson
Last Week 4th
Cue the boring post race interview

Show-Ryan Newman
Last Week 25th
One of these weeks the team will put it all together

Top Rookie-David Ragan
Last Week 34th
Roush-Yates power has been strong here with seven wins for Fords at Texas

Outside Top 20 in Points-David Stremme
Last Week 43rd
Type of track he should do better at during his audition