Superstore
AUCTIONS
  Learn More | Sign Up
  Auto Service | Angels

CALIFORNIA

Save Article Email Article Print Article RSS

  • Who's Up

Biggest Gain this week:

David Stremme: 23rd to 18th

New This Week :
Reed Sorenson
Kasey Kahne

  • Who's Down

Biggest Drop this week:

David Ragan: 19th to 24th

Dropped Out :
Brian Vickers
Jamie McMurray

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 1
    CHANGE : 0

  • 1

  • Tony Stewart

    Tony on the new Bristol: "I can't give it a better grade than A-plus." Some fans are wondering if he's grading on a curve.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 4
    CHANGE : +2

  • 2

  • Kurt Busch

    Bad news for Junior Nation: Kurt's average finish at California is 11.5.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 3
    CHANGE : 0

  • 3

  • Jeff Gordon

    Jeff Gordon going a lap down to the field this season happens about as often as a lunar eclipse.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 2
    CHANGE : -2

  • 4

  • Matt Kenseth

    Going out early Saturday night wasn't all bad. It gave Matt a chance to see the start of the Vikings-Seahawks game.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 7
    CHANGE : +2

  • 5

  • Carl Edwards

    Carl's form in the air was excellent but the judges deducted two-tenths of a point for the landing.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 6
    CHANGE : 0

  • 6

  • Jimmie Johnson

    Jimmie was hoping to run into Ricky Rudd at some point to congratulate him on getting 900 starts, but that wasn't how he hoped it would happen.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 5
    CHANGE : -2

  • 7

  • Denny Hamlin

    Denny's streak of consecutive races finished went up in flames, literally.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 8
    CHANGE : 0

  • 8

  • Kyle Busch

    I love L.A.: Kyle has four consecutive top-10 finishes at Fontana.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 9
    CHANGE : 0

  • 9

  • Martin Truex Jr.

    For the second time in three weeks, Martin used the "tap dance" method: Tap 'em, then dance away from the wreck.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 11
    CHANGE : +1

  • 10

  • Clint Bowyer

    Chevy Chase: Clint picked a perfect time to post his best finish of the season.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 10
    CHANGE : -1

  • 11

  • Jeff Burton

    There's nothing wrong with running the "old school" orange and black scheme, although it does remind folks of a Halloween pumpkin.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 13
    CHANGE : +1

  • 12

  • Ryan Newman

    Unless he can pull off a miracle over the next two races, Ryan's "My Circle" calling list is about get a lot smaller.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 12
    CHANGE : -1

  • 13

  • Kevin Harvick

    It's not Kevin's fault that somebody keeps running into him every week. It's just his magnetic personality.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 15
    CHANGE : +1

  • 14

  • Greg Biffle

    Cue the duck: Greg gets AFLAC on the hood for Fontana, which means crew chief Greg Erwin will have to imitate Gilbert Gottfried's voice.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 16
    CHANGE : +1

  • 15

  • Dale Earnhardt Jr.

    Junior after Saturday night's race: "Sunday off, baby! Finally!" The guys in the Truck Series never race on Sundays, either.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 17
    CHANGE : +1

  • 16

  • Bobby Labonte

    Don't tell Petty fans that Saturday night's race was boring. They were glued to the set, watching the No. 43 run up front all night.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 14
    CHANGE : -3

  • 17

  • Casey Mears

    It's a big week in Bakersfield. A Korn concert and the Stockdale Mustangs host East.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 23
    CHANGE : +5

  • 18

  • David Stremme

    Bristol was David's first top-15 finish since Talladega.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 20
    CHANGE : +1

  • 19

  • Robby Gordon

    Everybody likes going out to eat with Robby at Fontana because he gets the California resident tax rebate.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 18
    CHANGE : -2

  • 20

  • Dave Blaney

    Momentum is fleeting: In the five races following Dave's top-20 finishes this season, his average finish has been 33.4.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 22
    CHANGE : +1

  • 21

  • Juan Montoya

    Somebody needs to give spotter Tab Boyd a bonus for guiding Juan to a lead-lap finish at Bristol.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 20
    CHANGE : -2

  • 22

  • Jeff Green

    Jeff finished 27th at Bristol, but that was good enough to win his friendly wager with Tony Raines.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : NR

  • 23

  • Reed Sorenson

    Dylan and Cole Sprouse will serve as honorary starters at California, which means at least two people in attendance will be able to refer to Reed as "that old guy."

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 19
    CHANGE : -5

  • 24

  • David Ragan

    David was apparently confused when they said, "Take her out for a spin."

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : NR

  • 25

  • Kasey Kahne

    For once, Kasey was on TV more during the race than the commercial breaks.

2007 Power Rankings

Site Info

About NASCAR.COM Help/Contact Us Terms of Use Privacy Policy Advertising

About NASCAR

NASCAR 101 About NASCAR Jobs Home Tracks Official Sponsors Race Tracks NASCAR Foundation

NASCAR Communications

RSS Mobile Widgets Community Email Alerts Newsletter Espanol Deutsch

Other Features

Games Sweepstakes Official NASCAR Members Club Die-Cast Race Cars NASCAR Performance
All External sites will open in a new browser window. NASCAR.COM does not endorse external sites.
© 2001-2009 NASCAR | Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Turner Entertainment Digital Network NASCAR.COM is part of the Turner Sports and Entertainment Digital Network.