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  • Who's Up

Biggest Gain this week:

Jamie McMurray: 14th to 11th

New This Week :
Kasey Kahne
David Ragan
David Gilliland

  • Who's Down

Biggest Drop this week:

Dale Earnhardt Jr.: 8th to 12th

Dropped Out :
Sterling Marlin
Jeff Green
Ricky Rudd

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 1
    CHANGE : 0

  • 1

  • Jeff Gordon

    Ingrid appreciates it when Jeff changes the diapers but hates it when he refers to it as "taking a half-pound out of the right rear."

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 3
    CHANGE : +1

  • 2

  • Jeff Burton

    Chicagoland is been all or nothing for Jeff. He's had two top-10 finishes -- and three of 30th or worse.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 5
    CHANGE : +2

  • 3

  • Jimmie Johnson

    Stat of the week:

    Jimmie has never finished worse than sixth at Chicagoland, but hasn't been able to find Victory Lane.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 2
    CHANGE : -2

  • 4

  • Denny Hamlin

    Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch stopped Denny in the garage area after the race to welcome him as the newest member of the "Target of Tony Stewart's Wrath" Daytona chapter.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 7
    CHANGE : +2

  • 5

  • Carl Edwards

    With another top-five finish -- his fourth in the last eight races -- Carl may be the hottest driver not running one of those bowtie cars.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 6
    CHANGE : 0

  • 6

  • Matt Kenseth

    Matt has more top-10 finishes this season (12) than anyone other than the points leader.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 4
    CHANGE : -3

  • 7

  • Tony Stewart

    Park rangers at Yellowstone have named a new geyser after Tony. It erupts only on race weekends and usually spews a lot of hot air.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 9
    CHANGE : +1

  • 8

  • Martin Truex Jr.

    Contract extension with Bass Pro Shops will allow Martin to stock up on some more of those tasty freeze-dried dinners.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 11
    CHANGE : +2

  • 9

  • Clint Bowyer

    Clint couldn't care less about all those sevens. He was just happy to cross the finish line at Daytona on something other than his roof.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 12
    CHANGE : +2

  • 10

  • Kyle Busch

    Kyle knows there is no "I" in team, but there are in DEI, Budweiser and Eight.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 14
    CHANGE : +3

  • 11

  • Jamie McMurray

    Somewhere, Benny Parsons and Bill France Jr. were having a great time together watching that last lap.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 8
    CHANGE : -4

  • 12

  • Dale Earnhardt Jr.

    Junior knows what it's like to be roadkill, because he flat got run over Saturday night.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 10
    CHANGE : -3

  • 13

  • Kevin Harvick

    Since the Texaco car ran the Shell car into the wall, would that be considered an oil company merger?

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 13
    CHANGE : -1

  • 14

  • Ryan Newman

    Hasn't finished better than 29th at Chicagoland since he won there in 2003.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 15
    CHANGE : 0

  • 15

  • Casey Mears

    Casey's post-race quote: "It was crazy. That last lap was just out of control. It's almost like everybody just holds it wide open even if their car's not working and doing all they can to make it to the front. I was no exception." Sounds like rush hour in Atlanta.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 19
    CHANGE : +3

  • 16

  • Greg Biffle

    Biffle's all-or-nothing streak continues. In the last seven races, he has three top-10s and four finishes of 30th or worse.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 16
    CHANGE : -1

  • 17

  • Mark Martin

    Mark loves coming to Chicago because when he puts on his sunglasses, people think he's a dead ringer for Elwood Blues.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 18
    CHANGE : 0

  • 18

  • J.J. Yeley

    If this were a golf tournament, J.J. would be even par after 18.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 20
    CHANGE : +1

  • 19

  • Kurt Busch

    Who the heck thought Kurt would end up being the voice of reason after Kyle went off after the race? Of course, he's been there, done that.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 17
    CHANGE : -3

  • 20

  • Bobby Labonte

    Finishes of 30th or worse in his first 14 races: 1

    Finishes of 30th or worse in his last 4 races: 3

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 22
    CHANGE : +1

  • 21

  • Robby Gordon

    Robby may have only one career top-10 at Daytona, but he's now finished consistently in the top 15 in his last four visits.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : NR

  • 22

  • Kasey Kahne

    Based on how well it ran after the accident, from now on, the No. 9 crew is going to flatten the right side of Kasey's car before each race.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : NR

  • 23

  • David Ragan

    How much money did you make when you were 21? David's 12th-place finish at Daytona put him over $2.5 million in winnings this season.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : NR

  • 24

  • David Gilliland

    After an 11th to go with his two top-10s earlier this season, David is hoping to convince NASCAR to use restrictor plates every week.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 21
    CHANGE : -4

  • 25

  • Juan Montoya

    Some people like to collect coins. Others collect stamps. Juan apparently collects pieces of the other cars he hits.

2007 Power Rankings

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