November 19, 2009
And Then There was One
Fantasy Insight- Homestead-Miami
By Dennis Michelsen
It seems like just yesterday we were all trying to figure out which driver might be able to derail the Jimmie Johnson Express. Now ten months later Johnson is on the verge of doing something that no other driver has ever accomplished by winning four straight championships. When you think of the recently elected Hall of Famers and realize that Jimmie Johnson is doing something they never did it makes you realize the greatness we are seeing. The No. 48 team might be the best ever put together in over 60 years of NASCAR racing! It will take a poor performance by Johnson and a great performance by Mark Martin to steal this championship away. While I do expect a great performance by Martin it is just not in the No. 48 team's DNA to lose the championship at Homestead-Miami. We will see you again for another edition of Fantasy Insight before the Shootout at Daytona. Good luck with your fantasy racing picks this week.

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Consistency is King
Jimmie Johnson tops the consistency ratings with 92 out of 100 points. Jeff Burton, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon and Clint Bowyer round out the top five drivers based on the ratings over the last five races run in the Cup series.

Track Type Casting
Matt Kenseth leads the track type rating with 94 out of 100 points. Jeff Gordon, David Reutimann, Mark Martin and Ryan Newman round out the top five drivers based on the ratings over the last five races at tracks with similar characteristics as Homestead-Miami.

Horses for Courses
Kevin Harvick leads the horses for courses rating with 91 out of 100 points. Jeff Gordon, Greg Biffle, Jimmie Johnson and Carl Edwards round out the top five drivers based on the ratings over the last five races at Homestead-Miami.

Power Packing
J Gordon 273
M Kenseth 270
J Johnson 267
G Biffle 266
M Martin 264
K Harvick 259
C Bowyer 259
T Stewart 259
Ku Busch 258
J Burton 255
D Hamlin 255
Ky Busch 255
R Newman 253
K Kahne 251
D Reutimann 251
M Truex 247
C Edwards 246
JP Montoya 246
J Logano 244
J McMurray 243
C Mears 239
B Kesolowski 236
B Vickers 235
Allmendinger 233
P Menard 231
D Ragan 230
M Ambrose 229
R Sorenson 228
D Earnhardt Jr 226
E Sadler 226
S Speed 226
R Gordon 225
M Waltrip 221
S Hornish 216

Long Shot Pick (20-1 or Better in Vegas Odds)
(Last Week 2nd)
Kevin Harvick (20-1 Odds)
Rebuild the cars and they can win

Showtime (Last Week Winner)
Greg Biffle (8-1 Odds)
Can end up and down season on the upside

Place Pick (Last Week 3rd)
Mark Martin (6-1 Odds)
Needs to win for any chance at Championship

And the Winner Is… (Last Week 4th)
Carl Edwards (10-1 Odds)
Last chance to avoid being shut out this year

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