ATLANTA
- Week 33 of 36 | Archive
- By: Mark Aumann
Who's Up
Biggest Gain this week:
Dale Earnhardt Jr.: 15th to 9th
New This Week :
Matt Kenseth
Martin Truex Jr.
Casey Mears
Who's Down
Biggest Drop this week:
Tony Stewart: 5th to 10th
Dropped Out :
Kasey Kahne
Kurt Busch
Jamie McMurray
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 1
CHANGE : 0
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1
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Jimmie Johnson
It's all relative: There may be a "Cousin" Carl Edwards, but Jimmie is making the rest of the Chase field "say uncle."
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 7
CHANGE : +5
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2
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Carl Edwards
After Carl compared a bad race in the Chase to bowling in his post-race comments -- "I'm thinking, 'all right, this game will be over in a couple of frames and we'll just start over' " -- two thoughts immediately come to mind: When is the beer frame, and I'm guessing this is not a no-tap tournament.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 3
CHANGE : 0
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3
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Greg Biffle
After finishing 12th at Martinsville, Greg said, "We're gonna bring the heat to Atlanta." That's a good thing, because it's starting to become sweater weather.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 2
CHANGE : -2
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4
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Jeff Burton
Crimson and clover?: After Jeff was caught dragging the line at Martinsville, maybe NASCAR can get Tommy James and the Shondells to do a comeback concert.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 9
CHANGE : +4
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5
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Jeff Gordon
The last driver to have 10 or more top-five finishes in one season without a race win? Carl Edwards in 2006.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 8
CHANGE : +2
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6
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Kevin Harvick
Recording only his sixth career top-10 finish at Martinsville, Kevin's a whole lot happier going to a place like Atlanta this weekend.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 6
CHANGE : -1
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7
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Clint Bowyer
Teammate Kevin Harvick gets all the press for his long streak of races running at the finish, but Clint hasn't gone to the hauler early since Phoenix of 2006.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 4
CHANGE : -4
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8
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Kyle Busch
Heat. Tire. Bead. And those weren't the only four-letter words being spoken in the No. 18 pit box last weekend.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 15
CHANGE : +6
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9
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.
If Jimmie Johnson has a magic button in the glove box of the No. 48, perhaps Junior's is under all those old CDs and maps.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 5
CHANGE : -5
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10
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Tony Stewart
Instructed to drive the wheels off of it, Tony repeatedly did just that on Sunday.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 11
CHANGE : 0
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11
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Denny Hamlin
With a fifth-place finish, Denny said that "stopped the bleeding." Of course, eating a couple of Martinsville hot dogs may stop your heart from beating, too.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 10
CHANGE : -2
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12
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David Ragan
It just seems like every time David looks up, he runs into an old friend. Or as was the case at Martinsville, Matt Kenseth runs into him.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : NR
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13
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Matt Kenseth
Spoiler alert: Matt must not be a fan of rear wings, because it seems like he winds up trying to knock the thing off every week.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : NR
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14
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Martin Truex Jr.
After his first top-10 at Martinsville, Martin said, " it was good to finally get the monkey off our back." Now it makes sense why the crew was going ape after the race.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : NR
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15
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Casey Mears
At one point Sunday, Casey was stuck between Jeff Gordon and Kevin Harvick. That poses the question: Should you be nicer to the guy who's your current teammate, or the guy you have to deal with every week next year?
2008 Power Rankings
- Race 1 - Daytona 500 at Daytona Int'l Speedway
- Race 2 - Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway
- Race 3 - UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas
- Race 4 - Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
- Race 5 - Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race 6 - Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway
- Race 7 - Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
- Race 8 - Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix Int'l Raceway
- Race 9 - Aaron's 499 at Talladega
- Race 10 - Crown Royal 400 at Richmond Int'l Raceway
- Race 11 - Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington Raceway
- Race 12 - Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- Race 13 - Best Buy 400 at Dover Int'l Speedway
- Race 14 - Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway
- Race 15 - LifeLock 400 at Michigan Int'l Speedway
- Race 16 - Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway
- Race 17 - LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire
- Race 18 - Coke Zero 400 at Daytona Int'l Speedway
- Race 19 - LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway
- Race 20 - Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis
- Race 21 - Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway
- Race 22 - Centurion Boats at The Glen at Watkins Glen Int'l
- Race 23 - 3M Performance 400 at Michigan Int'l Speedway
- Race 24 - Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race 25 - Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway
- Race 26 - Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond Int'l Raceway
- Race 27 - Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire
- Race 28 - Camping World RV 400 at Dover Int'l Speedway
- Race 29 - Camping World RV 400 at Kansas Speedway
- Race 30 - Amp Energy 500 at Talladega
- Race 31 - Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- Race 32 - TUMS QuikPak 500 at Martinsville Speedway
- Race 33 - Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
- Race 34 - Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
- Race 35 - Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix Int'l Raceway
- Race 36 - Ford 400 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
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