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2 |
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Jeff Burton |
True story: After his Dover win, he went to sign some diecasts, and this woman came up to him and goes, "Cool phone! How do you like having Nextel?" After that, crickets. |
| 2 |
1 |
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Matt Kenseth |
If the points system wasn't changed, he'd have a 133-point lead over Jimmie Johnson, and 2,515-point lead over Jeremy Mayfield. |
| 3 |
4 |
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Denny Hamlin |
I didn't realize the tremendous sacrifices Denny's family made to get him to the top level of NASCAR. Being serious for a second here. And I believe that Denny is just inexperienced enough to actually believe that he can win the title, if that makes sense. |
| 4 |
11 |
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Report: Dow threatens to reach 12,000 after it is revealed that Dale Earnhardt Jr. is threat to win this weekend at Talladega |
| 5 |
9 |
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Carl Edwards |
Report: Edwards stops working out in hopes of turning season around |
| 6 |
6 |
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Mark Martin |
My favorite line in a story from last week: "Martin, a self-described pessimist who has come agonizingly close to winning championships in the past, said he fully expects to wreck at Talladega Superspeedway next weekend." |
| 7 |
3 |
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Jeff Gordon |
Funny thing happened during his post-race TV interview. A local female reporter put her purse down in front of Jeff while she held a microphone. Jeff wasn't thinking and accidentally spit a mouthful of Aquafina all over it. |
| 8 |
5 |
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Kevin Harvick |
Report: Harvick confronts Dillner in garage, spills his caramel |
| 9 |
13 |
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Tony Stewart |
A lot of people wondered why he had so much gas on Sunday. It is because of his new salad-based diet, which can be rough on the stomach at first. |
| 10 |
12 |
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Kyle Busch |
Report: Busch, Kahne already trash-talking about who will finish ninth |
| 11 |
7 |
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Jimmie Johnson |
I have to apologize to Jimmie after I kidded him about saying that he "wanted to win practice, win the pole, and win the race. Not necessarily in that order." He meant that he would rather win the race than the pole, and it sailed over my head. In other news, I have officially decided that Jeff Gordon's eyebrow is actually thicker than Jimmie's. |
| 12 |
19 |
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Greg Biffle |
He crashed during Busch Series qualifying. At least I thought that was him. I saw an Ameriquest car hit the fence, which narrowed it down to 10 possible suspects. |
| 13 |
18 |
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Clint Bowyer |
I am really glad he didn't win Sunday, but only because it avoided some horrible Wizard of Oz references. |
| 14 |
8 |
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Kasey Kahne |
I take it back. Kasey's driver page mug shot (click on his name to the left) actually makes him look like Screech from Saved By The Bell. |
| 15 |
10 |
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Elliott Sadler |
He has got to be pumped up with seeing how high those Evernham Dodges can fly at Talladega. |
| 16 |
16 |
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Dave Blaney |
He actually made a green-flag pass of Dale Earnhardt Jr. last Sunday. That is probably the only reason his car was shown on television. |
| 17 |
15 |
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Kurt Busch |
Report: Busch shocked to learn that he is tied with Casey Mears with 3,182 points |
| 18 |
23 |
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Casey Mears |
Funny thing about Montoya's ARCA debut this weekend: Reporters are already scrambling to see what will happen if a Spanish-speaking reporter interviews Montoya in his native language. "But my heavens! Who will translate for us?!" |
| 19 |
14 |
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Ryan Newman |
Well, he's got the Penske Christmas party to look forward to, and I hear it rocks pretty hardcore. |
| 20 |
22 |
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Ken Schrader |
He has had five top-15 finishes since Fatback got back on the pitbox in July. Since Fatback had initially started his pitbox ascent in May, just think what Schrader could have done had Fatback started earlier. |
| 21 |
24 |
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Bobby Labonte |
That might have been the final time your brother will ever be able to push another car to pit road. |
| 22 |
17 |
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Scott Riggs |
He had his son in the car during the anthem. Thanks to the phone book Scott uses in his seat, the kid could easily see out of the windshield. |
| 23 |
20 |
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Brian Vickers |
Report: Jeff Gordon uninvited to Brian Vickers' draft at Talladega |
| 24 |
21 |
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Reed Sorenson |
He is locked into a tremendous battle for 21st with fellow rookie Martin Truex Jr. |
| 25 |
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Martin Truex Jr. |
He hasn't shaved in awhile, and he is starting to look like a 155-pound Tony Stewart, if one can actually picture that. |
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