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Power Rankings: Fontana
April 15, 2003
10:08 AM EDT (1008 GMT)

Did Dale Earnhardt Jr. go below the yellow curb last weekend at Martinsville? Yes or no?

All kidding aside, Earnhardt Jr. is obviously focused on points racing right now, and few are doing it better.

He's finished every race since the Coca-Cola 600 last May, when his engine expired with only 29 laps to go.

Biggest Gain this Week: Bobby Labonte, Terry Labonte, up five spots

Biggest Drop this Week: Dave Blaney, 19th to NR

Dropped out: Blaney, Jeremy Mayfield (23).
Week 10 of 36, California 500 at California Speedway
Rank Prev Number Driver Comments
 1  1 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. “Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the winner of the race at Martinsville,” said Muhammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, Iraq’s Minister of Information. “I’ll even take you to Martinsville and prove it, just as soon as it’s cleaned up.”
 2  4 Elliott Sadler Elliott Sadler He sure did rile Tony Stewart up. And he wasn’t even wearing a press badge.
 3  7 Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Report: Gordon’s No. 62 not as exciting as Mark McGwire’s.
 4  5 Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson What do you call it when he trades paint with Tony Stewart? Marketing strategy.
 5  2 Matt Kenseth Matt Kenseth Quote of the week: “We just ran real bad.”
 6 11 Bobby Labonte Bobby Labonte There’s a dumb rumor floating around that Labonte’s team manager, Jimmy Makar, is headed to Robert Yates Racing. That’s almost as annoying as the commercial where the cabbie goes, “Hey buddy, I can get you a great deal on the Brooklyn Bridge.” Don’t you just want to pummel that cabbie when he says that?
 7  3 Kurt Busch Kurt Busch With sunglasses on, he kind of looks like Greg Biffle. A little.
 8  6 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick /It's just another manic Sunday/I wish it was Saturday/Cause that's my fun day/My I-have-a-good-run-day/
 9  9 Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Why didn’t they pick him instead of Adam Sandler to play Dave Buznik in Anger Management?
10  8 Ryan Newman Ryan Newman Look Ma! No brakes!
11 10 Ricky Craven Ricky Craven Rumor has it the crew put on the wrong tires on the final stop. If that’s true, it’s a wonder he didn’t finish in South Boston.
12 16 Greg Biffle Greg Biffle Has not really had a bad race in 2003. Which means he hasn’t run into Harvick yet.
13 12 Mark Martin Mark Martin Currently engaged in an all-out war with Robby Gordon for 15th place in the standings. If Mark averages a 24th-place finish in the final 27 races and Robby averages a 21st-place finish...
14 14 Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin Still without a top-five finish in 2003.
15 17 Jeff Burton Jeff Burton He had the top-finishing Roush car for the first time since last October.
16 21 Terry Labonte Terry Labonte He got off to a decent start last year, too, but faded in the second half. So don’t get excited yet. OK, a little excited is acceptable.
17 15 Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd Was headed for a top-10 finish but locked the brakes up in the closing laps.
18 13 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip In the immortal words of Mike Tyson, he’s "fading into Bolivian.”
19 18 Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett “Would you guys like an appetizer?” “Sure. I’ll have the crew chief sampler.”
20 20 Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace It’s been nearly two years since he’s won. Wonder what he wants for the anniversary? Flowers? A little chocolate? A nice card?
21 22 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon He’s not wrecking cars. He completes nearly every lap. But something’s missing.
22 25 Joe Nemechek Joe Nemechek Average start this year: 19.4. Average finish: 19.3. Hey Joe, I am going to need you to start 20th and finish 22nd at Fontana to even that stat out a little better.
23 NR Bill Elliott Bill Elliott He beat Mayfield again.
24 NR Kenny Wallace Kenny Wallace “Who says Kenny can’t run fast?” became “They said Kenny can’t get no gas.”
25 23 Jimmy Spencer Jimmy Spencer Had a good day until the gas can got stuck, which means he steered clear of Kurt Busch until the gas can got stuck.
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• Week 1 at Daytona International Speedway
• Week 2 at North Carolina Speedway
• Week 3 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
• Week 4 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
• Week 5 at Darlington Raceway
• Week 6 at Bristol Motor Speedway
• Week 7 at Texas Motor Speedway
• Week 8 at Talladega Superspeedway
• Week 9 at Martinsville Speedway
• Week 10 at California Speedway
• Week 11 at Richmond International Raceway
• Week 12 at Lowe's Motor Speedway
• Week 13 at Dover International Speedway
• Week 14 at Pocono Raceway
• Week 15 at Michigan International Speedway
• Week 16 at Infineon Raceway
• Week 17 at Daytona International Speedway
• Week 18 at Chicagoland Speedway
• Week 19 at New Hampshire International Speedway
• Week 20 at Pocono Raceway
• Week 21 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
• Week 22 at Watkins Glen International
• Week 23 at Michigan International Speedway
• Week 24 at Bristol Motor Speedway
• Week 25 at Darlington Raceway
• Week 26 at Richmond International Raceway
• Week 27 at New Hampshire International Speedway
• Week 28 at Dover International Speedway
• Week 29 at Talladega Superspeedway
• Week 30 at Kansas Speedway
• Week 31 at Lowe's Motor Speedway
• Week 32 at Martinsville Speedway
• Week 33 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
• Week 34 at Phoenix International Raceway
• Week 35 at North Carolina Speedway
• Week 36 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
• Week 37 at Daytona International Speedway
The opinions listed here are solely those of the writer.
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