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Power Rankings: Richmond
By Ryan Smithson, NASCAR.COM
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September 6, 2006
3:46 PM EDT (1546 GMT)

Biggest Gain this week: Kasey Kahne, up seven spots

Biggest Drop this week: Jeff Burton, down eight spots

New this week: Casey Mears (17), Dale Jarrett (22), J.J. Yeley (23), Clint Bowyer (24).

Dropped out: Robby Gordon (16), Jamie McMurray (17), Reed Sorenson, (23), Dave Blaney (25).
Week 26 of 36, Chevy Rock and Roll 400 at Richmond International Raceway
Rank Prev Number Driver Comments
 1  1 Matt Kenseth Matt Kenseth Matt Kenseth? Drifting? OK. I can see Kahne and Mears doing it. But when Kenseth does it, they should play the Sesame Street "One of these things does not belong here" music.
 2  3 Denny Hamlin Denny Hamlin He openly admitted that he had some Cabbage Patch dolls growing up. I had some too, but I was allowed, since I am four years older than Denny. Oh, wait….
 3  7 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Report: Oil prices plummet on news that Dale Earnhardt Jr. is likely to secure spot in the Chase
 4  2 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick NASCAR really needs to start promoting the fact that Kevin Harvick might just pull off titles in both series, which is amazing.
 5  4 Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Did you see him looking up at the sky during the pre-race? I mean, Jeff has been looking up his whole life, but it was still funny.
 6  5 Kyle Busch Kyle Busch I was on vacation the last two weeks and didn't write the power rankings. My boss did. So anyways last week he pretty much called Kyle a Gremlin. And Kyle's team members have already started buying little Gremlins off eBay to keep in the garage.
 7 14 Kasey Kahne Kasey Kahne Are you like me? You saw Kahne out there dominating and you immediately thought of Mayfield at home on his couch, screaming at the TV, "Blaney! Get up there!"
 8  9 Tony Stewart Tony Stewart Actual email I got this week: "I am a 40 year old female college student (and a HUGE NASCAR fan) who is majoring in business. One of my courses, Human Relations in the Workplace, has us look at various situations and how to deal with them.....

What does this have to do with Tony you ask? In turning to page 219 in my textbook to review how to manage anger in the workplace, there is a half page picture of Tony Stewart and how he has anger management issues."
 9  6 Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson He went to Alaska for vacation immediately before the Fontana race, where it is presumed that his eyebrow kept his forehead warm.
10 10 Mark Martin Mark Martin That was pretty painful when NBC missed the interview window with him in the pre-race. They messed it up by a good three minutes. Dave Blaney and Kevin Lepage both looked pretty shocked to see cameras covering their driver intros.
11 11 Carl Edwards Carl Edwards Hey Carl! Do your flip-out!
12 15 Scott Riggs Scott Riggs Report: Riggs sees Kasey Kahne’s Snuggle firesuit, throws up
13 18 Elliott Sadler Elliott Sadler They should make a 10-minute shower mandatory for anyone viewing his new EA Sports commercial. You know, the one where it looks like he got caught in a downpour of Tony Stewart’s sweat.
14 12 Kurt Busch Kurt Busch I really think he does those snow angels so that Miller Lite can use it in a commercial. Man Law No. 4457363: No snow angels. Or plastic surgery. Although Burt Reynolds couldn’t be in their commercials anymore.
15 12 Ryan Newman Ryan Newman All the Dodge drivers are getting a new nose next year. No word on whether Newman gets a new neck.
16  8 Jeff Burton Jeff Burton I love Richmond. I remember when Dale Jarrett missed the Chase in 2004, the camera followed him after the race. You know, where the cameraman has to walk backward for like a mile while shining the light on the driver's angry glare. It’s a scary thing, and Burton just might find out how it feels on Saturday night.
17 NR Casey Mears Casey Mears Report: Mears horrified at color of car Vickers was forced to drive at Fontana
18 19 Brian Vickers Brian Vickers I guess you read that Hendrick Motorsports’ airplane hangar suffered some damage after an anti-fire foam system was activated. The team should investigate whether Vickers’ hairspray set it off.
19 20 Greg Biffle Greg Biffle Did you see hm interviewed in that off-road vehicle last week? This season, he has been interviewed in more weird places (helicopter, dune buggy) than victory lane.
20 22 Ken Schrader Ken Schrader He has more points in the last six races than Kurt Busch, but he has one fewer wedding.
21 21 Martin Truex Jr. Martin Truex Jr. His poor pit crew is usually pretty good on pit road, and yet, NBC showed their one bad stop of the summer.
22 NR Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Report: David Gilliland really hoping for ride in Jarrett’s plane
23 NR J.J. Yeley J.J. Yeley He admitted that he doesn’t do his own yard work, he simply hires someone to do it. Mainly because he kept wrecking the mower.
24 NR Clint Bowyer Clint Bowyer Clint, who shaves twice a day, has got to be wondering what he has got to do to get into the Gillette Young Guns.
25 24 Bobby Labonte Bobby Labonte The California media completely ignored brother Terry’s final Fontana start.

The Power Rankings are written by Ryan Smithson and the opinions listed here are solely those of the writer. To email Ryan about the Rankings, click here.
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