| 1 |
1 |
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Matt Kenseth |
Has been the top finishing yellow car in all four races this year, even with the addition of Elliott Sadler. He’ll make it five this week at Darlington. |
| 2 |
9 |
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Bobby Labonte |
He now has six career wins in Atlanta, which is two more than the Thrashers have. |
| 3 |
3 |
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Tony Stewart |
He accidentally ran into Jimmie Johnson when Johnson’s engine expired. It wasn’t Tony’s fault – he figured he was safe running behind a non-Roush car. |
| 4 |
2 |
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Jimmie Johnson |
First Sterling spins him at Vegas, then his engine expires at Atlanta. And you thought Jim Harrick has had a tough two weeks. |
| 5 |
7 |
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Ryan Newman |
One of his hobbies is eBay. And you thought the listing you saw for AUTHENTIC DAYTONA INFIELD GRASS ONLY $99.99 was a scam. Wonder if he accepts PayPal. |
| 6 |
10 |
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Jeff Gordon |
He’s been stuck on 61 almost as long as Roger Maris. |
| 7 |
6 |
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Sterling Marlin |
Sterling never was much of a hothead. Instead of facing certain confrontation with Jimmie Johnson, he simply skipped Atlanta to let things cool off a bit. |
| 8 |
5 |
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Michael Waltrip |
Loves doughnuts more than cops do. He didn’t get to enjoy any this week, even with all the Krispy Kreme locations in the greater Atlanta area. |
| 9 |
4 |
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Kurt Busch |
Filed a motion in a N.C. court to get his points lead back, but the process is expected to take a couple of months. |
| 10 |
15 |
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
To the great relief of the media, he’s running well again. |
| 11 |
8 |
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Jeff Burton |
What do you get if you play a country music song backwards? Your engine doesn’t blow, your lug nuts get tightened correctly….. |
| 12 |
16 |
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Johnny Benson |
He’s sixth in points, but he’s the only driver in the top 20 without a top-10 finish. Hey Johnny, keep the streak going. Maybe you can win the title if you finish 12th in every race from here on out. Then they’d have to change the points system. |
| 13 |
12 |
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Dale Jarrett |
Highlight of his week was the debut of his latest UPS commercial. If that seems like a stretch, it’s because it isn’t. |
| 14 |
14 |
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Kevin Harvick |
American Idle. |
| 15 |
11 |
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Ricky Rudd |
The engine his team leases from Roush Racing blew up. Hope they kept the receipt. |
| 16 |
13 |
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Mark Martin |
Most popular show at Roush Racing on Sundays? Boomtown. |
| 17 |
18 |
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Elliott Sadler |
Has failed to disappoint those doubters who are disappointed that he is not disappointing in a top ride. |
| 18 |
19 |
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Steve Park |
Never saw Andretti coming, even though John was hanging out the window, flailing his arms and blowing an air horn, yelling “Here I come, Steve!" |
| 19 |
20 |
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Joe Nemechek |
It probably should have been Bobby Labonte vs. Joe Nemechek there at the end. Boy, don't see that every day. |
| 20 |
23 |
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Ricky Craven |
Sat on the pole at Darlington last year but was taken out in an accident. |
| 21 |
NR |
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Dave Blaney |
New crew chief has turned a decent team into a good team. |
| 22 |
23 |
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Rusty Wallace |
He has not won in 680 days. Neither has Al Gore. |
| 23 |
NR |
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Jimmy Spencer |
Scored more airtime in Atlanta than Casey Atwood received in all of 2002. More top-10 finishes (1), too. |
| 24 |
NR |
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Jeremy Mayfield |
In his career year of 1998, on average, he finished better than he qualified. He has not repeated that feat in any season since then. |
| 25 |
NR |
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Greg Biffle |
He was one of two only two Roush drivers who didn't blow an engine at Atlanta. Biffle's was proabably well-rested from missing the race at Las Vegas. |
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