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>Oooooooooh! I like this one! Those are some pretty >big names they are comparing Kasey to! =0) I happen >to agree! Daytona can't get here fast enough! > >Kristen K. >Georgia > > >>Great Beginnings >>By Dan Beaver, Editor >>January 5, 2005 12:00 PM ET >> >>Kahne was the runaway winner of rookie honors. >> >>Kasey Kahne entered the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami >>Speedway with a chance to tie Ryan Newman's record for >>the most top-fives by a NASCAR Cup rookie. When Newman >>posted 14 in 2002, he broke Tony Stewart's >>three-year-old record. Kahne came up one race short. >>The similarity between Newman and Kahne is striking. >>Both shy performers have been great in qualifying: >>Newman earned six poles in his rookie season compared >>to Kahne's five. Both drivers earned a lot of >>runner-up finishes in their freshman seasons: Newman >>had six to Kahne's five. >> >>Under Ray Evernham's tutelage, victories will come >>quickly. Another of Ray's rookies went winless in his >>first season, but Jeff Gordon went on to win 69 times >>in the ensuing years. Kahne has that same unflappable >>driving style. >> >>Equally important for the fantasy owner is the fact >>that Kahne is remarkably predictable. Seven of Kahne's >>13 top-fives came on the intermediate speedways >>measuring. Since these tracks dominate the 2005 >>schedule, Kahne will be a driver that will pay >>dividends throughout the year. >> >>Where Kahne will break into victory is anyone's guess. >>His five runner-up finishes have come on the two-mile >>super-smooth speedways of Michigan and Fontana, the >>high-torque 1.5-milers of Texas and Las Vegas and on >>the rough pavement of Rockingham. He was also moving >>toward victory on the concrete canyons of Dover before >>he slipped in another driver's oil. >> >>This preview—plus 39 others—can be found in the >>Fantasy Racing 2005 Guide on newsstands everywhere >>later this month. >> >>**Had to share this one. I can't wait for the season >>to begin!!! I'm ready to see Kasey win a Cup race! >> >> >>Melissa >>Texas

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