This is one of those weeks in NASCAR history that I will remember for a very long time. No it probably will not be because of a memorable race winner or a thrilling pass for the win. This will be a special moment because a young driver from Aztec, New Mexico will be making his NASCAR Sprint Cup Debut.

Over 2500 different drivers have logged a lap in the Sprint Cup division but Alex Kennedy will be the first for whom I ever handled PR duties on the way up through the minor leagues of racing. The first time I saw this kid behind the wheel of a race car I knew he had special talent.

It was at Baer Field that I first saw him test a stock car and watched former NASCAR Busch Series rookie of the year Glenn Allen Jr. check his stop watch in disbelief at the speed of this young kid. Over the years I watched Alex become an excellent stock car racer – and to become an amazing young man off the track as well.

Kennedy is NOT a “road course ringer.” But he has always performed well on the road courses in whatever he has driven. When he was a 13-year-old racing his Legends cars, his dad picked road courses for his races because Alex would get more seat time.

His expertise helped him win a big race at Sonoma in those Legends cars. “Kid Kennedy” couldn’t defend that title because of an age restriction imposed the following year. Kennedy finished 11^th in a K&N West Series race at Sonoma in a car that had not seen a race track in almost three years.

His career best fourth-place finish in the K&N East Series came at Lime Rock, another road course, with a hard working, but under-funded, team. Kennedy finished 15^th at Montreal last year driving for Nemco Motorsports in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

“Kid Kennedy” has the talent to make an impact in NASCAR, but, like many young racers, he does not have the deep pockets needed to get a full-time ride in today’s stock car racing where the concept of driver development is a thing of the past.

But this Sunday in Tri-Star Motorsports’ No.19 Toyota, Kennedy will join those other 2500-plus drivers who made it to the highest level in NASCAR racing. If the right sponsor comes along, maybe this will be the first of many Cup starts for Alex “Kid” Kennedy from Aztec, New Mexico.

Good luck Alex!

Good luck with your fantasy racing picks this week and don’t forget to send in your pick for “Whiteboard Fantasy Racing” this week for Sonoma.

Send in your pick to win this week’s Cup race to dennis@racetalkradio.com for a chance to win a copy of the National Speedway Directory from SpeedwaysOnline.com. 

National Speedway Directory

Hot off the press the 2013 edition of the National Speedway Directory is now available. For over three decades the NSD has given race fans and teams information about every track in North America. Order your copy today at http://speedwaysonline.com

Weather Report

Partly sunny with a comfortable high temp near 80F 

If you have a question about Fantasy Racing send it to dennis@racetalkradio.com and get it answered next week.

NASCAR by the Numbers

Using a proprietary race analysis technique we take the fans inside the numbers every week. DMIC’s rating system has been in use since 2002 and has proven to pick the contenders from the pretenders!

Consistency is King (Last Five Races)

Driver	Last 5
K Harvick	95
T Stewart	94
C Bowyer	91
Ky Busch	90
J Logano	89
C Edwards	88
G Biffle	88
JP Montoya	88
J Burton	87
Ku Busch	87

Horses for Courses (Track Rating)

Driver	Course
J Gordon	95
J Johnson	94
C Bowyer	91
M Ambrose	90
T Stewart	89
K Kahne	86
JP Montoya	85
C Edwards	85
G Biffle	85
Brian Vickers	84

Type Casting (Track Type Factor)

Driver	Type
M Ambrose	96
Ky Busch	91
B Keselowski	91
C Bowyer	90
J Gordon	90
J Johnson	89
C Edwards	89
K Harvick	89
M Truex	88
M Kenseth	88

Power Rating (240 Minimum to Qualify as Contender)

Driver	Power
C Bowyer	271
J Gordon	269
J Johnson	269
M Ambrose	266
K Harvick	266
T Stewart	266
Ky Busch	265
C Edwards	262
Ku Busch	258
M Kenseth	256
JP Montoya	255
G Biffle	255
J Logano	254
R Newman	253
M Truex	253
J Burton	251
B Keselowski	250
Brian Vickers	248
K Kahne	248
J McMurray	245
P Menard	240
C Mears	240
D Earnhardt Jr	239
R Stenhouse Jr	234
D Gilliland	234
D Hamlin	231
A Almirola	224
B Labonte	223
D Reutimann	222
T Kvapil	221
D Ragan	220
D Patrick	218
D Stremme	215

DMIC’s Fantasy Picks presented by Speedwaysonline.com

Each week we will take you beyond the numbers to handicap the field from top to bottom to help your Fantasy Racing team succeed. You are also invited to join Lori Munro and I on “White Board Fantasy Racing” every Monday night on “Doin’ Donuts” at 8pm ET on RaceTalkRadio.com. Win fun prizes by picking just the race winners in our unique format. Send your picks to info@racetalkradio.com to enter. 

Top Pick (Last Week Finished 18^th)  

Tony Stewart- Driver is hot and very good at road courses

(7 to 1 Odds)

Best Long Shot (Odds of 20-1 or More) (Last Week Finished 7^th)

Ron Fellows- It’s been a long time since a road course ringer won at Cup but Ron can

(60 to 1 Odds) 

Top Dogs (Group A in Yahoo) (Last Week Finished 28^th)  

Clint Bowyer- The defending champion and a solid road course racer

(10 to 1 Odds)

Second Class (Group B in Yahoo) (Last Week Won)     

Marcos Ambrose- The best road course racer in NASCAR

(5 to 1 Odds)

Middle Packer (Group C in Yahoo) (Last Week Finished 16^th)     

Jacques Villeneuve- Likely to tick off someone but can win if he stays under control

(60 to 1 Odds)

Crazy 8s for Sonoma

Each week Lori Munro and Dennis Michelsen battle in the most unique racing game around! We pick one driver each from each eight-driver group using the current points’ standings. Our picks can help you round out your fantasy racing lineup!

Dennis won 3-2 in week 15 and Lori leads the game 9-6 for the year

Group 1: Dennis picks Clint Bowyer and Lori picks Jimmie Johnson

Group 2: Lori picks Tony Stewart and Dennis picks Jeff Gordon

Group 3: Dennis picks Marcos Ambrose and Lori picks Juan Pablo Montoya

Group 4: Lori picks Denny Hamlin and Dennis picks Danica Patrick

Group 5: Dennis picks Ron Fellows and Lori picks Jacques Villeneuve

Do you have what it takes to handicap the races? Join Lori and Dennis every week and play in the Whiteboard Fantasy Racing Series! Send your pick for the Cup race to info@racetalkradio.com to enter. Weekly prize given away! 

I have a love/hate relationship with Pocono Raceway. I love the fact this is a challenging track for the drivers but I hate that these races can sometimes drag on a bit too long. I love the fact this is a unique track and I hate the fact that traffic in and out of the track can be a pain in the neck. While I never want to see Pocono leave the NASCAR schedule I wonder why we need two races here so close apart.

When it comes to handicapping this race you have to look at the track rating with a little more care. Quite often these races turn into gas mileage affairs. Other times the pace of the race puts the outcome more in the hands of the drivers. This isn’t an oval and it certainly isn’t a road course but strategy used to both places as well as driver ability on both types of tracks comes into play at Pocono.

This week I also found a little gem of data hidden within the chafe. Jeff Gordon seems to be rounding into form with more consistent race results over the past five races. Nobody in NASCAR has won more races on a road course and Jeff Gordon is also strong at low banking/high speed race tracks. That combo platter makes Gordon my slight upset special to win this week as we go rovaling this weekend.

Good luck with your fantasy racing picks this week and don’t forget to send in your pick for “Whiteboard Fantasy Racing” this week for Pocono.

Send in your pick to win this week’s Cup race to dennis@racetalkradio.com for a chance to win a copy of the National Speedway Directory from SpeedwaysOnline.com. 

National Speedway Directory

Hot off the press the 2013 edition of the National Speedway Directory is now available. For over 3 decades the NSD has given race fans and teams information about every track in North America. Order your copy today at http://speedwaysonline.com 

Weather Report

Variable cloudiness with a chance of showers and a high near 75F

If you have a question about Fantasy Racing send it to dennis@racetalkradio.com and get it answered next week.

NASCAR by the Numbers

Using a proprietary race analysis technique we take the fans inside the numbers every week. DMIC’s rating system has been in use since 2002 and has proven to pick the contenders from the pretenders!

Consistency is King (Last Five Races)

Driver	Last 5
C Edwards	92
C Bowyer	91
K Harvick	91
JP Montoya	89
J Gordon	88
J Johnson	88
M Kenseth	88
J Logano	87
T Stewart	86
Ku Busch	86

Horses for Courses (Track Rating)

Driver	Course
J Gordon	93
J Johnson	93
T Stewart	92
R Newman	91
M Martin	90
K Harvick	89
M Truex	89
P Menard	89
C Edwards	88
C Bowyer	87

Type Casting (Track Type Factor)

Driver	Type
G Biffle	94
D Earnhardt Jr	92
R Newman	91
J Gordon	90
M Truex	90
B Keselowski	90
K Kahne	89
C Edwards	89
J Johnson	88
P Menard	87

Power Rating (240 Minimum to Qualify as Contender)

Driver	Power
J Gordon	272
J Johnson	269
C Edwards	269
K Harvick	267
C Bowyer	265
T Stewart	264
M Truex	264
R Newman	264
D Earnhardt Jr	261
P Menard	258
M Kenseth	257
G Biffle	256
B Keselowski	255
K Kahne	252
J Logano	250
JP Montoya	250
Ky Busch	248
D Hamlin	248
Ku Busch	247
M Martin	247
J Burton	246
M Ambrose	244
AJ Allmendinger	243
A Almirola	242
R Stenhouse Jr	241
J McMurray	240
D Ragan	232
D Reutimann	230
D Gilliland	229
B Labonte	228
D Blaney	222
C Mears	220
T Kvapil	220
D Stremme	216
D Patrick	214

DMIC’s Fantasy Picks presented by Speedwaysonline.com

Each week we will take you beyond the numbers to handicap the field from top to bottom to help your Fantasy Racing team succeed. You are also invited to join Lori Munro and I on “White Board Fantasy Racing” every Monday night on “Doin’ Donuts” at 8pm ET on RaceTalkRadio.com. Win fun prizes by picking just the race winners in our unique format. Send your picks to info@racetalkradio.com to enter.

Top Pick (Last Week Finished 34^th)

Jeff Gordon- Rounding into form and now a track he is strong at too

(12 to 1 Odds)

Best Long Shot (Odds of 20-1 or More) (Last Week Finished 7^th)

Ryan Newman- Team showed signs of life now can they get driver to behave?

(75 to 1 Odds)

Top Dogs (Group A in Yahoo) (Last Week Finished 40^th)

Jimmie Johnson- Will bounce back from the black flag with chip on shoulder

(5 to 1 Odds)

Second Class (Group B in Yahoo) (Last Week Won Pole and Finished 4^th)     

Kurt Busch- Driver ability comes into play more on the roval

(20 to 1 Odds)

Middle Packer (Group C in Yahoo) (Last Week Finished 27^th)   

AJ Allmendinger- Good time to use one of his starts in this group

(300 to 1 Odds)

Crazy 8s for Pocono

Each week Lori Munro and Dennis Michelsen battle in the most unique racing game around! We pick one driver each from each 8 driver group using the current points’ standings. Our picks can help you round out your fantasy racing lineup!

Lori won 3-2 in week 13 and Lori leads the game 9-4 for the year

Group 1: Lori picks Jimmie Johnson and Dennis picks Kasey Kahne

Group 2: Dennis picks Jeff Gordon and Lori picks Tony Stewart

Group 3: Lori picks Joey Logano and Dennis picks Ryan Newman

Group 4: Dennis picks Denny Hamlin and Lori picks Danica Patrick

Group 5: Lori picks AJ Allmendinger and Dennis picks David Stremme

Do you have what it takes to handicap the races? Join Lori and Dennis every week and play in the Whiteboard Fantasy Racing Series! Send your pick for the Cup race to info@racetalkradio.com to enter. Weekly prize given away! 

Racing at the “Monster Mile” can try a driver’s patience. You can be cruising along with a five-second lead but then a wreck in lapped traffic can end your day. Ask Mark Martin all about that sort of scenario. So handicapping a race at the “Monster Mile” is tough because bad things can happen to high rated drivers. Sometimes you have to go beyond the numbers to see who might have a golden horseshoe in their possession for good luck.

One part of the ratings equation that does come in handy here is the Consistency Factor. As weird as it sounds, guys seldom have two bad races in a row unless they are in a downtrend of performance. So analyzing the Consistency factor gives us an idea of the guys that are not at the top of their game and quite often those are the guys the “Monster” bites.

Good luck with your fantasy racing picks this week and don’t forget to send in your pick for “Whiteboard Fantasy Racing” this week for Dover.

Send in your pick to win this week’s Cup race to dennis@racetalkradio.com for a chance to win a copy of the National Speedway Directory from SpeedwaysOnline.com.

Help Kris Martin Become NASCAR’s First Deaf Racer

Kris Martin was born to race!

Kris is following in his grandfather’s footsteps and is trying to race his way all the way to NASCAR. But Kris was born profoundly Deaf. Technology helps Kris hear his Crew Chief and Spotter so he can race safely but sponsors are not willing to take a chance on him…yet. Your help in funding his racing this season can help Kris show sponsors he will be an excellent representative for them all the way to NASCAR. I am working with Kris Martin Racing and his family to help them make this dream come true.

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Weather Report

Partly cloudy, warm and humid with a high near 87F

If you have a question about Fantasy Racing send it to dennis@racetalkradio.com and get it answered next week. 

NASCAR by the Numbers

Using a proprietary race analysis technique we take the fans inside the numbers every week. DMIC’s rating system has been in use since 2002 and has proven to pick the contenders from the pretenders.

Consistency is King (Last Five Races)

 

Driver	Last 5
M Kenseth	94
C Bowyer	91
C Edwards	91
J Johnson	91
K Harvick	90
M Truex	90
J Gordon	86
D Hamlin	86
Ku Busch	86
K Kahne	86

Horses for Courses (Track Rating)

Driver	Course
J Johnson	95
C Edwards	91
K Harvick	91
J Gordon	90
Ky Busch	90
M Martin	90
D Hamlin	89
M Kenseth	88
J Logano	88
C Bowyer	87

Type Casting (Track Type Factor)

Driver	Type
C Bowyer	94
J Johnson	92
M Truex	92
B Keselowski	91
D Earnhardt Jr	90
K Harvick	89
J Logano	88
K Kahne	87
M Martin	87
P Menard	86

Power Rating (240 Minimum to Qualify as Contender)

Driver	Power
J Johnson	278
C Bowyer	272
K Harvick	270
M Truex	265
M Kenseth	264
C Edwards	262
J Gordon	261
D Hamlin	261
J Logano	258
K Kahne	258
D Earnhardt Jr	256
M Martin	255
B Keselowski	254
P Menard	254
Ku Busch	252
R Newman	252
Ky Busch	251
A Almirola	249
J Burton	247
J McMurray	246
G Biffle	246
M Ambrose	245
R Smith	243
T Stewart	239
JP Montoya	239
B Labonte	233
D Ragan	229
D Gilliland	226
C Mears	220
T Kvapil	218
D Blaney	216

DMIC’s Fantasy Picks presented by Speedwaysonline.com

Each week we will take you beyond the numbers to handicap the field from top to bottom to help your Fantasy Racing team succeed. You are also invited to join Lori Munro and I on “White Board Fantasy Racing” every Monday night on “Doin’ Donuts” at 8pm ET on RaceTalkRadio.com. Win fun prizes by picking just the race winners in our unique format. Send your picks to info@racetalkradio.com to enter. 

Top Pick (Last Week Finished 22^nd)

Denny Hamlin- Sure seems healthy enough to battle the Monster 

Best Long Shot (Odds of 20-1 or More) (Last Week Finished 5^th)    

Joey Logano- 35 to 1 is a great price for the kid

Top Dogs (Group A in Yahoo) (Last Week Finished 15^th)    

Matt Kenseth- As Lori Munro said on RTR this week he is the new Jimmie Johnson

Second Class (Group B in Yahoo) (Last Week Won Pole and Finished 31^st)        

Kyle Busch- Seems to attack this type of track but can he keep from getting bitten?

Middle Packer (Group C in Yahoo) (Last Week Finished 14^th)  

Austin Dillon- Good week to use a part timer

Crazy 8s for Dover

Each week Lori Munro and Dennis Michelsen battle in the most unique racing game around! We pick one driver each from each 8 driver group using the current points’ standings. Our picks can help you round out your fantasy racing lineup!

Dennis won 3-2 in week 12 and Lori leads the game 8-4 for the year

Group 1: Dennis picks Jimmie Johnson and Lori picks Clint Bowyer

Group 2: Lori picks Kyle Busch and Dennis picks Brad Keselowski

Group 3: Dennis picks Denny Hamlin and Lori picks Joey Logano

Group 4: Lori picks Mark Martin and Dennis picks Casey Mears

Group 5: Dennis picks David Reutimann and Lori picks Austin Dillon

Do you have what it takes to handicap the races? Join Lori and Dennis every week and play in the Whiteboard Fantasy Racing Series! Send your pick for the Cup race to info@racetalkradio.com to enter. Weekly prize given away! 

When this track opened in 2001 it was very fast and rather flat leading to mainly single file racing. The race was held in September and the temperatures were often very warm leading to a slick track too. Last year the new repaved track threw teams curveballs. But now Kansas Speedway has added a new casino and that has earned them a second race date, now placed in mid April.

Since Global Warming seems to be on vacation it might be a bit on the cool side which goes against all of the team’s notes at this track. A freshly repaved track, a new car, new tires and cooler weather let us know this isn’t the old Kansas any more.

This week I am a little more reluctant to put too much faith in the Horses for Courses rating due to all of the changes at Kansas. The track now has progressive banking which makes it very different from the type of track the rating describes. But even at repaved tracks the overall Power Ratings have proven to be very successful since they show which driver is coming into the event on a solid streak. The uncertainty over how different this track will race has me convinced to go with the overall Power Rating king and that is why I chose Jimmie Johnson this week.

Good luck with your fantasy racing picks this week and don’t forget to send in your pick for “Whiteboard Fantasy Racing” this week for Kansas Speedway.

Send in your pick to win this week’s Cup race to dennis@racetalkradio.com for a chance to win a copy of the National Speedway Directory from SpeedwaysOnline.com. 

Weather Report

Mostly cloudy and cool with a green flag temperature of 60F.

If you have a question about Fantasy Racing send it to dennis@racetalkradio.com and get it answered next week.

NASCAR by the Numbers

Using a proprietary race analysis technique we take the fans inside the numbers every week. DMIC’s rating system has been in use since 2002 and has proven to pick the contenders from the pretenders!

Consistency is King (Last Five Races)

Driver	Last 5
Ky Busch	97
K Kahne	95
B Keselowski	91
Brian Vickers	91
C Edwards	91
J Johnson	91
G Biffle	91
J Logano	88
K Harvick	88
P Menard	87

Horses for Courses (Track Rating)

Driver	Course
J Johnson	96
M Kenseth	96
K Harvick	93
C Edwards	92
T Stewart	91
B Keselowski	91
G Biffle	90
K Kahne	88
P Menard	88
J Gordon	86

Type Casting (Track Type Factor)

Driver	Type
B Keselowski	96
J Johnson	96
K Kahne	95
D Earnhardt Jr	93
K Harvick	93
M Kenseth	89
C Edwards	89
Ky Busch	89
R Stenhouse Jr	89
T Stewart	87

Power Rating (240 Minimum to Qualify as Contender)

Driver	Power
J Johnson	282
B Keselowski	278
K Kahne	278
K Harvick	273
M Kenseth	272
C Edwards	272
Ky Busch	269
G Biffle	266
D Earnhardt Jr	264
P Menard	260
T Stewart	258
M Truex	258
C Bowyer	255
Brian Vickers	254
J Logano	253
Ku Busch	250
R Stenhouse Jr	249
R Newman	248
J McMurray	246
M Martin	245
M Ambrose	245
J Gordon	244
A Almirola	239
JP Montoya	238
T Bayne	234
J Burton	233
D Ragan	232
D Patrick	229
D Reutimann	225
C Mears	224
T Kvapil	220
D Stremme	216
D Gilliland	216
D Blaney	214
B Labonte	214

DMIC’s Fantasy Picks presented by Speedwaysonline.com

Each week we will take you beyond the numbers to handicap the field from top to bottom to help your Fantasy Racing team succeed. You are also invited to join Lori Munro and I on “White Board Fantasy Racing” every Monday night on “Doin’ Donuts” at 8pm ET on RaceTalkRadio.com. Win fun prizes by picking just the race winners in our unique format. Send your picks to info@racetalkradio.com to enter.

Top Pick (Last Week Finished 12^th)  

Jimmie Johnson- Sometimes you can’t look past the obvious choice

(6 to 1 Odds)

Best Long Shot (Odds of 20-1 or More) (Last Week Finished 14^th)       

Tony Stewart- Over due for a strong performance and a nice price this week

(20 to 1 Odds)            

Top Dogs (Group A in Yahoo) (Last Week Finished 6^th)    

Kyle Busch- He is in that groove that makes him a contender every week

(7 to 1 Odds)

Second Class (Group B in Yahoo) (Last Week Won Pole and Finished 3^rd)    

Martin Truex Jr- Bridesmaid again at Texas but I understand he caught the bouquet

(15 to 1 Odds)

Middle Packer (Group C in Yahoo) (Last Week Finished 40^th)        

Sam Hornish Jr- Best to use the part timers when you can in this group

Crazy 8s for Kansas

Each week Lori Munro and Dennis Michelsen battle in the most unique racing game around! We pick one driver each from each 8 driver group using the current points’ standings. Our picks can help you round out your fantasy racing lineup!

Lori won 3-2 in week 7 and leads the game 5-2 for the year

Group 1: Lori picks Jimmie Johnson and Dennis picks Kyle Busch

Group 2: Dennis picks Matt Kenseth and Lori picks Kevin Harvick

Group 3: Lori picks Tony Stewart and Dennis picks Martin Truex Jr

Group 4: Dennis picks David Ragan and Lori picks JP Montoya

Group 5: Lori picks Brian Vickers and Dennis picks Sam Hornish Jr

Do you have what it takes to handicap the races? Join Lori and Dennis every week and play in the Whiteboard Fantasy Racing Series! Send your pick for the Cup race to info@racetalkradio.com to enter. Weekly prize given away! 

Regular readers of Fantasy Insight know that I am a big believer in “Horses for Courses.” For those new to this feature this week that term simply means that certain drivers or teams perform better at certain tracks. When it comes to Texas Motor Speedway the drivers from Roush Racing have chalked up more than their fair share of wins. But this week I have to go against the conventional wisdom and pick a Toyota guy.

Matt Kenseth is coming into this race hotter than a Texas wildfire. His Horses for Courses rating is a near perfect 97. My only concern is whether the Toyota engines will show some fatigue on this super fast track over the course of 500 miles. That is why the smart fantasy handicapper will balance his or her lineup with some guys in Ford and Hendrick Chevy rides this week.

Good luck with your fantasy racing picks this week and don’t forget to send in your pick for “Whiteboard Fantasy Racing” this week for Texas Motor Speedway.

Send in your pick to win this week’s Cup race to dennis@racetalkradio.com for a chance to win a copy of the National Speedway Directory from SpeedwaysOnline.com. 

Weather Report

Mostly fair and pleasant with a green flag temperature of 76F

If you have a question about Fantasy Racing send it to dennis@racetalkradio.com and get it answered next week. 

NASCAR by the Numbers

Using a proprietary race analysis technique we take the fans inside the numbers every week. DMIC’s rating system has been in use since 2002 and has proven to pick the contenders from the pretenders!

Consistency is King (Last Five Races)

Driver	Last 5
Ky Busch	93
K Kahne	93
B Keselowski	92
Brian Vickers	92
J Johnson	91
C Edwards	91
D Earnhardt Jr	91
M Kenseth	88
G Biffle	88
K Harvick	88

Horses for Courses (Track Rating)

Driver	Course
M Kenseth	97
G Biffle	95
J Johnson	93
C Bowyer	92
T Stewart	89
R Stenhouse Jr	89
C Edwards	89
K Harvick	89
D Earnhardt Jr	88
K Kahne	86

Type Casting (Track Type Factor)

Driver	Type
Ky Busch	96
B Keselowski	95
M Kenseth	92
D Earnhardt Jr	92
K Harvick	91
M Truex	91
G Biffle	90
J Johnson	90
K Kahne	88
J Gordon	87

Power Rating (240 Minimum to Qualify as Contender)

Driver	Power
M Kenseth	277
J Johnson	274
G Biffle	273
D Earnhardt Jr	272
Ky Busch	271
K Kahne	267
K Harvick	267
B Keselowski	267
C Edwards	267
C Bowyer	263
T Stewart	257
J Gordon	256
P Menard	254
M Truex	254
J Logano	252
R Stenhouse Jr	250
M Martin	250
Brian Vickers	249
Ku Busch	248
J McMurray	243
AJ Allmendinger	241
R Newman	241
A Almirola	241
M Ambrose	239
J Burton	236
T Bayne	235
JP Montoya	234
C Mears	231
D Patrick	229
D Ragan	227
D Stremme	222
B Labonte	218
D Reutimann	217
T Kvapil	216
D Blaney	215
D Gilliland	215

DMIC’s Fantasy Picks presented by Speedwaysonline.com

Each week we will take you beyond the numbers to handicap the field from top to bottom to help your Fantasy Racing team succeed. You are also invited to join Lori Munro and I on “White Board Fantasy Racing” every Monday night on “Doin’ Donuts” at 8pm ET on RaceTalkRadio.com. Win fun prizes by picking just the race winners in our unique format. Send your picks to info@racetalkradio.com to enter. 

Top Pick (Last Week Finished 24^th)

Matt Kenseth-Power Ranking leader and leads active drivers in top 5s finishes here

(12 to 1 odds)

Best Long Shot (Odds of 20-1 or More) (Last Week Finished 31^st)      

Mark Martin- Back with the team that knows what he likes in a car

(30 to 1 odds)               

Top Dogs (Group A in Yahoo) (Last Week Finished 3^rd)   

Jimmie Johnson- Best bet for a top 5 finish among the rest of the field

(6 to 1 odds)

Second Class (Group B in Yahoo) (Last Week Won Pole and Finished 10^th)   

Carl Edwards- Roush has done great here in the past

(10 to 1 odds)

Middle Packer (Group C in Yahoo) (Last Week Finished 22^nd)       

Ricky Stenhouse Jr- Strong record at TMS in Nationwide cars

Crazy 8s for Texas

Each week Lori Munro and Dennis Michelsen battle in the most unique racing game around! We pick one driver each from each 8 driver group using the current points’ standings. Our picks can help you round out your fantasy racing lineup!

Lori won 4-1 in week 6 and leads the game 4-2 for the year

Group 1: Lori picks Jimmie Johnson and Dennis picks Kasey Kahne

Group 2: Dennis picks Matt Kenseth and Lori picks Clint Bowyer

Group 3: Lori picks Tony Stewart and Dennis picks Mark Martin

Group 4: Dennis picks Danica Patrick and Lori picks JP Montoya

Group 5: Lori picks Brian Vickers and Dennis picks Austin Dillon

Do you have what it takes to handicap the races? Join Lori and Dennis every week and play in the Whiteboard Fantasy Racing Series! Send your pick for the Cup race to info@racetalkradio.com to enter. Weekly prize given away!