Going to Burns and my racing predictions

Tonight The Star Car and I will be taking a trip to Burns High School to cover the football game between Burns and Shelby. Should be a fun time as all the games I cover are. Anyone want to place bets that i'll get run over this week?

On to my predictions for this weekends race in Talladega. After Kansas last week its hard to imagine things being any more confusing. However, if one race track could do it, Talladega is surely it. No one really knows what to expect entering a race at Talladega and with the Car of Tomorrow making its Super Speedway debut this race has more unknown's then usual.

This weeks race winner: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
This is the last race of the season for Junior and Tony Eury Jr. as a team, after this weekend he is leaving for Hendrick Motorsports to get a jumpstart on 2008. Because of this I sense the pair will pull out all the stops. Earnhardt has 5 wins at Talladega in his career, with an average finish of 12.6. He's long overdue for another win, so watch out for this one.

Don't underestimate: Mike Wallace
Everyone think back to the Daytona 500. Who finished fourth in that race? That would be one Mike Wallace. Of the Wallace brothers Mike has had the most success at the Super Speedway's. This weekend he is driving Robert Yates Racing's #88 Snickers entry. Remember, this is the same team that sat on the outside of the front row for the Daytona 500. If Mike is gonna win a NEXTEL Cup race this is as good a time as any.

The Underdog: Everyone else
Talladega is just one of those tracks that ANYONE can win on. The biggest reason why is the "Big One" can take out all the contenders in one big mess. Anyone left standing would be given the chance of a lifetime.

My Top 10 Predictions:
1. 8 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
2. 48 Jimmie Johnson
3. 24 Jeff Gordon
4. 1 Martin Truex Jr.
5. 2 Kurt Busch
6. 38 David Gilliland
7. 17 Matt Kenseth
8. 5 Kyle Busch
9. 88 Mike Wallace
10. 26 Jamie McMurray