| 1 |
2 |
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Ryan Newman |
All he does is win races -- a good trait in a second-year driver. His win was the first for Dodge on a short track since Neil Bonnett at Richmond in ’77. |
| 2 |
3 |
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Matt Kenseth |
When given lemons, he makes champagne. |
| 3 |
1 |
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Kevin Harvick |
Sure, he got gypped. But spare us the dramatics. What ever happened to the nice Kevin who starred in The Kellys? |
| 4 |
4 |
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Jimmie Johnson |
This makes 59 straight races that he’s been ranked in the top-10 in points. |
| 5 |
7 |
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Jeff Gordon |
Led the most laps. Finished 10th. It seems he can’t decide whether to dominate or blend in. |
| 6 |
9 |
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Terry Labonte |
If you advance the video of Terry’s post-race interview frame-by-frame, you can actually see Terry smile for one frame. |
| 7 |
10 |
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Bobby Labonte |
Slow all week, fast on race day. That’s one way to do it. |
| 8 |
5 |
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Tony Stewart |
Two words: ice cold. |
| 9 |
6 |
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Kurt Busch |
Two uninspired races since winning Bristol. So much for momentum. |
| 10 |
11 |
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Jamie McMurray |
He’s gained a position in the point standings in each of the past four weeks. |
| 11 |
8 |
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
A drop of three Power Ranking positions for a punctured tire is tough, but so are you, Dale. |
| 12 |
16 |
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Jeff Burton |
He’s gellin’ like a felon -- a hit-and-run felon. |
| 13 |
15 |
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Mark Martin |
Third fastest in qualifying, started from the pole. Go figure. |
| 14 |
14 |
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Dale Jarrett |
When he runs mid-pack, it’s news. |
| 15 |
19 |
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Jeremy Mayfield |
This made three top-ten finishes in his last four races at Richmond. Anyone who knew his 300th Winston Cup start will come at Loudon, raise your hand. |
| 16 |
17 |
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Greg Biffle |
McMurray finished one place better, but Greg earned two more points. It’s fun watching rookies duke it out. |
| 17 |
20 |
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Rusty Wallace |
His fifth-place finish was the highest in NASCAR history for somebody whose name was never mentioned during the entire telecast. |
| 18 |
13 |
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Robby Gordon |
It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, and Robby was wearing Milk Bone underwear Saturday night. |
| 19 |
12 |
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Michael Waltrip |
On a scale of one-to-ten, his race sucked. |
| 20 |
18 |
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Bill Elliott |
It’s like Bill and Jeremy have traded places. |
| 21 |
23 |
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Ward Burton |
Dodge technical support? You don’t need no stinkin’ Dodge technical support. |
| 22 |
21 |
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Sterling Marlin |
This team has dropped from ninth to 17th since Michigan. The Silver Bullet is showing a little tarnish. |
| 23 |
NR |
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Ricky Rudd |
He enjoyed bumping Harvick out of the way so much two years ago, he did it again Saturday night. |
| 24 |
NR |
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John Andretti |
And to think, at the start of the year, DEI could have had the services of Christian Fittipaldi. |
| 25 |
25 |
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Jimmy Spencer |
When will this guy catch a break? Oh wait, his engine did at Richmond after running in the top 10. |
