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1 |
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Jeff Burton |
Yes! Finally! They can quit asking me what the heck my brother is doing! |
| 2 |
3 |
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
They are releasing a cool new documentary about Dale Earnhardt next season. I can't wait for the home movies of little Junior living in a motorhome by the family lake. Wait, that really happened, right? Like I saw in 3? |
| 3 |
9 |
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Kasey Kahne |
He had the quote of the week. After his Busch Series crash, he said that he couldn't believe that David Reutimann was heading to the Nextel Cup Series next year. I think Kahne is simply scared that Reutimann is going to absorb a large chunk of his female fan base. |
| 4 |
7 |
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Jimmie Johnson |
Report: Jimmie removes Vickers from his friends list on his MySpace page |
| 5 |
5 |
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Carl Edwards |
I guess you saw him bantering with fans as he got out of his wrecked car in the Busch race. They should have yelled at him to do his flip. |
| 6 |
2 |
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Mark Martin |
All his current and former teammates are in line for titles. Strangely, Martin can't win the title, but guys like Jeff Burton, Kurt Busch and Matt Kenseth have made serious threats. Someone needs to hire Chad Little. He'd make the Chase in 2007. |
| 7 |
4 |
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Matt Kenseth |
I can just hear his off-camera comments after the Busch race. "What! That was Dave Blaney I was racing?" |
| 8 |
6 |
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Kevin Harvick |
Report: United Nations approves sanctions against RCR after Harvick claims he tested at Homestead |
| 9 |
11 |
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Kyle Busch |
He is ninth in the Chase. What is worse, it is going to be cloudy in Martinsville on Sunday, which means no lucky sunglasses. |
| 10 |
15 |
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Brian Vickers |
He declined Lowe's Motor Speedway's offer of extra security, saying he'd rather have University of Miami football players as bodyguards. |
| 11 |
10 |
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Jeff Gordon |
Report: Drive for Five DNFs accomplished |
| 12 |
8 |
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Denny Hamlin |
For a second there, I thought this goofy kid from Virginia would aw-shucks his way to the title. It won't happen, but his Chase berth is still amazing. |
| 13 |
13 |
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Tony Stewart |
I can just hear the Banquet commercial negotiations with Stewart.
Banquet execs: "Tony, we can make a snazzy commercial and pay you nothing, or we can make a low-budget commercial and pay you in pot pies."
Stewart: "Let’s go low-budget." |
| 14 |
12 |
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Greg Biffle |
Great thing happened at my hometown Subway last week. I got in and get the usual. The teenage kid is about to pile on the lettuce when the manager rushes in. "Don't use that brown lettuce! It's been recalled! Get a new bag!" |
| 15 |
18 |
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Bobby Labonte |
The Associated Press actually filed a story last week on Richard Petty's hunting trip to North Dakota. It was obviously the biggest sports news in North Dakota since, well, ever. |
| 16 |
14 |
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Kurt Busch |
In Rusty Wallace lingo, this has been a luke-warm rod. |
| 17 |
NR |
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Scott Riggs |
He is always too low after qualifying. Every time. So is Mark Martin and Bobby Hamilton Jr. |
| 18 |
17 |
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Clint Bowyer |
Not much news on Bowyer this week, except that he is planning a huge Halloween party and plans to dress in polyester. You heard it here first. |
| 19 |
20 |
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Casey Mears |
NASCAR held a teleconference with Juan Montoya this week. The first half was in English, the second half in Spanish. Reminds me of the time we used to have those teleconferences with Philippe Lopez, former crew chief at Hall of Fame Racing. The first half would be in French, the second half in Spanish. Almost no one ever showed up. |
| 20 |
16 |
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Martin Truex Jr. |
I don't have much on Martin this week, except to predict he will overtake Reed Sorenson for third in the rookie points. So there. |
| 21 |
24 |
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Ryan Newman |
Report: Newman pretty sure he can outqualify Stremme this week |
| 22 |
19 |
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Elliott Sadler |
Report: Sadler pestering Kahne to teach him that cool trembling-hand thing |
| 23 |
21 |
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Dave Blaney |
See, I was right. Last week I said that Blaney would probably find Victory Lane. And you thought I was crazy. Never underestimate the power of Power Rankings. |
| 24 |
NR |
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Robby Gordon |
According to my source, Ward Burton, "Wobby is a goin ta Fawd next yeah." |
| 25 |
22 |
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Reed Sorenson |
Dale Jarrett's team dumped a lot of spare parts on Reed Sorenson's hauler last week, mainly because they won't be needing them next season. |
