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  • Who's Up

Biggest Gain this week:

Carl Edwards: 9th to 1st

New This Week :
Elliott Sadler

  • Who's Down

Biggest Drop this week:

Jimmie Johnson: 5th to 14th

Dropped Out :
Brian Vickers

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 9
    CHANGE : +8

  • 1

  • Carl Edwards

    Q. How many Roush Fenway crewmen does it take to screw down an oil case lid? A. It doesn't matter, because it's all Toyota's fault.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 4
    CHANGE : +2

  • 2

  • Kevin Harvick

    Weird stat of the week: Since a win and a third-place finish in his rookie season, Kevin has placed no better than 15th at Atlanta in the 12 races since.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 1
    CHANGE : -2

  • 3

  • Kyle Busch

    Busch clash: Kyle has led six more laps than Carl Edwards this season -- and has no wins to show for it.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 12
    CHANGE : +8

  • 4

  • Greg Biffle

    Junior finished second but it was Greg who was more amped with how well his car ran.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 10
    CHANGE : +5

  • 5

  • Kasey Kahne

    Not sure what made Kasey sicker over the weekend: the flu or having to watch his own funky dance moves.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 11
    CHANGE : +5

  • 6

  • Jeff Burton

    Weird stat of the week, part II: In 2006, Jeff started in the top five in both Atlanta races and wound up outside of the top 10. In 2007, Jeff started outside of the top 10 in both Atlanta races and wound up in the top five.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 8
    CHANGE : +1

  • 7

  • Ryan Newman

    Shock and awe?: When asked what would have helped his car Sunday, Ryan said, "Aw, shocks."

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 15
    CHANGE : +7

  • 8

  • Dale Earnhardt Jr.

    Quote of the week:

    Junior on why he spun the tires on the next-to-last restart: "I've been out of the game so long. Hell, man, I ain't had a whole lot of practice at that stuff."

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 6
    CHANGE : -3

  • 9

  • Matt Kenseth

    Having a smoke-free day up to that point, Matt wound up having to light up the tires after he was hit by the Nicorette car.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 2
    CHANGE : -8

  • 10

  • Tony Stewart

    That's not what the blackjack dealers mean when they ask if you'd like to hit or stay.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 3
    CHANGE : -8

  • 11

  • Kurt Busch

    Kurt got out of the car feeling a little bit like the ball after a spin on the roulette wheel.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 13
    CHANGE : +1

  • 12

  • Martin Truex Jr.

    It's hard to tell if Martin's more excited about being eighth in the points or that the Eagles signed Asante Samuel.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : NR

  • 13

  • Elliott Sadler

    Elliott hasn't had this much fun since he was named an honorary member of the Geek Squad.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 5
    CHANGE : -9

  • 14

  • Jimmie Johnson

    Chad must have left the setup notes back at the all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet.

  • Rank

    PREVIOUS : 7
    CHANGE : -8

  • 15

  • Jeff Gordon

    Jeff may have finished 35th in the race but he won the gold medal in the "radiator toss for distance" event.

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