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  • Who's Up

Biggest Gain this week:

Sterling Marlin: 25th to 19th

New This Week :
J.J. Yeley

  • Who's Down

Biggest Drop this week:

Tony Raines: 17th to 22nd

Dropped Out :
Reed Sorenson

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 1
    CHANGE : 0

  • 1

  • Jeff Gordon

    I'm in charge of Power Rankings, the third person to hold the post this season. ... Apparently Tony Stewart's monkey had other obligations.

    Is this where Jeff's hot streak comes to an end? He crashed out of the Coke 600 last year and was 24th in the fall race when an engine let go.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 2
    CHANGE : 0

  • 2

  • Jimmie Johnson

    I'm surprised we haven't seen a rash of "What's wrong with Jimmie Johnson" stories this week. He hasn't won a race at Lowe's in more than a year.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 3
    CHANGE : 0

  • 3

  • Denny Hamlin

    Joe Gibbs engineers are working on a car that gets 35 miles to the gallon so Denny doesn't have to stop for service.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 4
    CHANGE : 0

  • 4

  • Matt Kenseth

    What does Matt have to do? Eight top-10 finishes in his past 10 races, and he still loses ground to Hendrick's 1-2 punch.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 9
    CHANGE : +4

  • 5

  • Tony Stewart

    One thing Tony and I have in common is that we both wish we could be in Indianapolis on Sunday morning.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 8
    CHANGE : +2

  • 6

  • Dale Earnhardt Jr.

    Everybody but George Steinbrenner has lined up to talk with Junior about a job next season. Perhaps the Yankees, who need pitching, ought to talk to some of those hard-throwing Talladega fans.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 5
    CHANGE : -2

  • 7

  • Jeff Burton

    Jeff's team has one win on the track this season (Texas) and one in the courtroom. Guess which one will end up being more important?

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 6
    CHANGE : -2

  • 8

  • Kurt Busch

    From the "Who peed in your corn flakes" dept.: The last thing Kurt expected to hear Saturday night was snap, crackle, pop.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 12
    CHANGE : +3

  • 9

  • Clint Bowyer

    After stumbling at Phoenix and Talladega, Clint's bounced back nicely with back-to-back ninth-place finishes.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 10
    CHANGE : 0

  • 10

  • Jamie McMurray

    Get me a bunny: Returning to Victory Lane at Lowe's might be like pulling a rabbit out of a hat ... or helmet, as the case might be.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 7
    CHANGE : -4

  • 11

  • Kyle Busch

    So that's what it was like riding in the back seat with Kurt and Kyle on a road trip: "Mom, Kurt's hitting me again!"

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 16
    CHANGE : +4

  • 12

  • Carl Edwards

    If you can't beat 'em, join 'em: A big thumbs up for Carl's impressive debut on the All-Star Challenge broadcast. Just stay away from the media buffet.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 11
    CHANGE : -2

  • 13

  • Kevin Harvick

    Thanks a million: Kevin's 2-for-2 this season in races that pay more than $1 million to the winner. By the way, he made more Saturday night than he did in his nine 2006 Busch Series wins combined.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 15
    CHANGE : +1

  • 14

  • Martin Truex Jr.

    Martin's pass to win the Open was one of the night's highlights. If you knew Scott Riggs, Brian Vickers and Sterling Marlin were the previous three Open winners, you need a hobby.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 18
    CHANGE : +3

  • 15

  • Ryan Newman

    On a streak of three consecutive top-10 finishes, the first time that's happened since Ryan won at New Hampshire in 2005.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 13
    CHANGE : -3

  • 16

  • Greg Biffle

    I wouldn't think Charlotte would end up being one of Greg's favorite tracks, although he led 20 laps and finished seventh here a year ago.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 14
    CHANGE : -3

  • 17

  • Mark Martin

    Mark's limited schedule just got a little less limited as he's adding Pocono, Richmond and Dover to his schedule. Maybe Arlene just wants him out of the house.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 19
    CHANGE : +1

  • 18

  • Bobby Labonte

    Another solid run at Darlington, making four consecutive races where's he been on the lead lap at the checkered.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 25
    CHANGE : +6

  • 19

  • Sterling Marlin

    Came up with his best finish of the season (13th) at Darlington -- and has been a factor three weeks in a row.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 20
    CHANGE : 0

  • 20

  • Elliott Sadler

    Want a quick overview of Elliott's season so far?

    Average finish with the current chasis: 15.6
    Average finish with the COT: 26.6

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 22
    CHANGE : +1

  • 21

  • Juan Montoya

    Dave Blaney on Juan's Open adventure: "He just drove straight into Turn 1 and never turned or lifted. I knew nothing good was going to come out of that."

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 17
    CHANGE : -5

  • 22

  • Tony Raines

    Tony's engine let go at Darlington, the first time he hasn't been running at the finish since a year ago at Charlotte.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 24
    CHANGE : +1

  • 23

  • Jeff Green

    Jeff has never posted a top-10 finish in the Coke 600, but he's come close -- finishes of 11th and 12th in his past two attempts.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 21
    CHANGE : -3

  • 24

  • David Stremme

    Three poor finishes in the past four races have taken some of the luster off what had been a great start to the season for David.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : NR

  • 25

  • J.J. Yeley

    Does Fort Worth ever cross your mind? J.J.'s been solid since that first-lap accident at Texas, scoring four consecutive finishes of 21st or better.

2007 Power Rankings

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