DOVER
- Week 13 of 36 | Archive
- By: Mark Aumann
Who's Up
Biggest Gain this week:
Kasey Kahne: 0 to 11th
New This Week :
Kasey Kahne
Bobby Labonte
Who's Down
Biggest Drop this week:
Jimmie Johnson: 8th to 14th
Dropped Out :
Martin Truex Jr.
Ryan Newman
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 1
CHANGE : 0
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1
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Kyle Busch
M&Ms will launch an 18-week promotion on June 8, seeking the "Most Colorful Fan in NASCAR." ... No, Junior Nation, "black" and "blue" aren't in the spirit of the rules.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 3
CHANGE : +1
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2
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.
With all that duct tape streaming from the back of the car by the end of the race, Junior's Chevy looked like a fast-moving parade float.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 2
CHANGE : -1
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3
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Jeff Burton
Iron man, playing now: Including the race at Charlotte last fall, there have been 6,149 laps run since then -- and Jeff has completed every one of them.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 4
CHANGE : 0
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4
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Carl Edwards
The first song that popped up in shuffle mode on Carl's iPod after the race: Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty."
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 7
CHANGE : +2
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5
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Jeff Gordon
When the crew told him to conserve fuel during that final green-flag run, Jeff drove just like he does when it's his turn in the day care car pool.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 5
CHANGE : -1
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6
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Denny Hamlin
Denny went from "throwing a concrete block" at Brad Keselowski on Saturday night to hitting the concrete wall Sunday evening.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 6
CHANGE : -1
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7
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Clint Bowyer
Clint had to make an early unscheduled stop for "debris on the grill." Thank goodness the folks from Weber were quick with the spatulas, tongs and wire brushes.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 10
CHANGE : +2
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8
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Greg Biffle
Greg was bummed, because for the second week in a row, Kasey Kahne won the bushel of apples for being the top finishing driver from Washington state.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 11
CHANGE : +2
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9
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David Ragan
It just goes to show what a difference a year makes when David and the No. 6 crew were disappointed to finish 12th. He was 37th and 40th at Lowe's last season.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 12
CHANGE : +2
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10
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Tony Stewart
News item: Tony donates 3-year-old Mojo to Louisville Zoo. Well, I guess that gets the monkey off his back.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : NR
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11
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Kasey Kahne
Actual conversation heard Sunday night: "Glad to see Junior finally win one, but why did he change his number to 9?"
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 14
CHANGE : +2
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12
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Kevin Harvick
Dog-eat-dog world?: Kevin fought a dog of a car Sunday night, got the lucky dog pass and doggedly hung in there for a 14th-place finish.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 15
CHANGE : +2
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13
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Matt Kenseth
A quick synopsis of Matt's 2008 season:
Finishes of 30th or worse: 5
Top-10 finishes (including a seventh Sunday night): 6
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 8
CHANGE : -6
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14
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Jimmie Johnson
Jimmie got that Memorial Day cookout started just a little early this year.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : NR
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15
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Bobby Labonte
Smells like teen spirit: Bobby has no top-10 finishes but has finished 11th, 12th or 13th a total of five times in 2008.
2008 Power Rankings
- Race 1 - Daytona 500 at Daytona Int'l Speedway
- Race 2 - Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway
- Race 3 - UAW-Dodge 400 at Las Vegas
- Race 4 - Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
- Race 5 - Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race 6 - Goody's Cool Orange 500 at Martinsville Speedway
- Race 7 - Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
- Race 8 - Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix Int'l Raceway
- Race 9 - Aaron's 499 at Talladega
- Race 10 - Crown Royal 400 at Richmond Int'l Raceway
- Race 11 - Dodge Challenger 500 at Darlington Raceway
- Race 12 - Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- Race 13 - Best Buy 400 at Dover Int'l Speedway
- Race 14 - Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway
- Race 15 - LifeLock 400 at Michigan Int'l Speedway
- Race 16 - Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway
- Race 17 - LENOX Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire
- Race 18 - Coke Zero 400 at Daytona Int'l Speedway
- Race 19 - LifeLock.com 400 at Chicagoland Speedway
- Race 20 - Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis
- Race 21 - Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway
- Race 22 - Centurion Boats at The Glen at Watkins Glen Int'l
- Race 23 - 3M Performance 400 at Michigan Int'l Speedway
- Race 24 - Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway
- Race 25 - Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway
- Race 26 - Chevy Rock & Roll 400 at Richmond Int'l Raceway
- Race 27 - Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire
- Race 28 - Camping World RV 400 at Dover Int'l Speedway
- Race 29 - Camping World RV 400 at Kansas Speedway
- Race 30 - Amp Energy 500 at Talladega
- Race 31 - Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway
- Race 32 - TUMS QuikPak 500 at Martinsville Speedway
- Race 33 - Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway
- Race 34 - Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway
- Race 35 - Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix Int'l Raceway
- Race 36 - Ford 400 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
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