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  • Who's Up

Biggest Gain this week:

Jeff Burton: 8th to 4th

New This Week :
Juan Montoya
Robby Gordon
Elliott Sadler

  • Who's Down

Biggest Drop this week:

Martin Truex Jr.: 6th to 10th

Dropped Out :
David Ragan
Reed Sorenson
Kasey Kahne

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 1
    CHANGE : 0

  • 1

  • Jeff Gordon

    If Jeff was the one who had the baby, why did NASCAR give his crew chief six weeks' maternity leave?

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 2
    CHANGE : 0

  • 2

  • Denny Hamlin

    After last week's snafu at Milwaukee, Denny is promising to learn how to rapel from a helicopter the next time Aric Almirola finds himself between a Rockwell and a hard place.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 3
    CHANGE : 0

  • 3

  • Tony Stewart

    It's a wonder Tony hasn't taken his aggressions out on a poor, defenseless gas pump after Charlotte, Pocono and Sonoma.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 8
    CHANGE : +4

  • 4

  • Jeff Burton

    Did the RCR guys really crank up Metallica's "Fuel" during the final laps at Sonoma?

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 4
    CHANGE : -1

  • 5

  • Jimmie Johnson

    With all of July off, Chad Knaus better come back at Michigan with a really nice tan.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 7
    CHANGE : +1

  • 6

  • Carl Edwards

    Something to watch: Carl has led at least one lap in each of the last six races.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 5
    CHANGE : -2

  • 7

  • Matt Kenseth

    Matt hadn't had back-to-back finishes outside of the top 30 since Atlanta and Phoenix near the end of the 2004 season.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 10
    CHANGE : +2

  • 8

  • Clint Bowyer

    If you thought Clint was going to run out of gas Sunday, you obviously don't know Jack.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 9
    CHANGE : 0

  • 9

  • Dale Earnhardt Jr.

    Irony: The 100-point penalties for COT infractions have been assessed against three guys who will be teammates in 2008.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 6
    CHANGE : -4

  • 10

  • Martin Truex Jr.

    Now that Martin's gotten one of the two road courses out of the way, he can resume running at the front.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 12
    CHANGE : +1

  • 11

  • Kevin Harvick

    Second at Sonoma: Who says Kevin can't turn right?

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 14
    CHANGE : +2

  • 12

  • Kyle Busch

    Three straight top-10 finishes. You think Kyle's sending a message?

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 11
    CHANGE : -2

  • 13

  • Ryan Newman

    The summer is shaping up nicely for Ryan, who has victories at four of the next seven tracks on the schedule.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 13
    CHANGE : -1

  • 14

  • Casey Mears

    Average finish before his win at Charlotte: 29.4

    Average finish in the five races since, even with a 27th at Sonoma: 9.8

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 15
    CHANGE : 0

  • 15

  • Mark Martin

    Mark's in the middle of a two-week furlough before reporting for duty again at Daytona.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 16
    CHANGE : 0

  • 16

  • Jamie McMurray

    Jamie narrowly mised the Chase in 2004 and 2005 and you sure hope Sunday's bad luck won't come back to haunt him a third time.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 20
    CHANGE : +3

  • 17

  • Greg Biffle

    Greg now has four top-10s this season, but his average finish in the following race is 26.3.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 17
    CHANGE : -1

  • 18

  • Bobby Labonte

    Fact of the week: Bobby was running at the finish of 23 consecutive New Hampshire races until a crash sidelined him last fall.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 21
    CHANGE : +2

  • 19

  • J.J. Yeley

    J.J.'s only top-10 finish on a mile oval came at Loudon last fall.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 18
    CHANGE : -2

  • 20

  • Kurt Busch

    With six consecutive finishes outside of the top 10, Kurt needs to right the ship quickly.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : NR

  • 21

  • Juan Montoya

    As the laps wound down Sunday, I couldn't get that Blondie song out of my mind: "Juan way or another, I'm gonna getcha, getcha, getcha, getcha ..."

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 19
    CHANGE : -3

  • 22

  • Sterling Marlin

    Sterling turns the big 5-0 on Saturday. By the way, age is important only if you're cheese or wine.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 25
    CHANGE : +2

  • 23

  • Ricky Rudd

    Speaking of 50, Ricky's the only AARP-eligible driver with a top-10 finish this season -- and almost doubled that at Sonoma.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : NR

  • 24

  • Robby Gordon

    A good sign: Robby led 48 laps Sunday, the most he's been out front since he won at Sonoma in 2003.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : NR

  • 25

  • Elliott Sadler

    Elliott breaks back into the Rankings with his first top-15 finish since Talladega.

2007 Power Rankings

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