MARTINSVILLE
- Week 32 of 36 | Archive
- By: Mark Aumann
Who's Up
Biggest Gain this week:
Kyle Busch: 7th to 4th
New This Week :
Kasey Kahne
Kurt Busch
Jamie McMurray
Who's Down
Biggest Drop this week:
Dale Earnhardt Jr.: 9th to 15th
Dropped Out :
Matt Kenseth
Paul Menard
Regan Smith
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 1
CHANGE : 0
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1
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Jimmie Johnson
With the way the stock market's going, who knew that the punch line to "What is the Bank of America 500?" is "What do you have left if you started with 1,500 shares?"
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 2
CHANGE : 0
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2
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Jeff Burton
Jeff was excited to claim the victory Saturday night until he realized the winner's check was actually an IOU from the federal bank bailout.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 5
CHANGE : +2
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3
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Greg Biffle
When asked if it helped to have Jimmie Johnson fade backward at the end of Saturday's race, Greg's response was, "It was a lot better when I was in front of him."
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 7
CHANGE : +3
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4
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Kyle Busch
Cross my heart: Perhaps Kyle might think about using the pink paint scheme again, since that fourth-place finish obviously lifted and supported the crew for a full 18 hours.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 3
CHANGE : -2
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5
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Tony Stewart
Tony's planning on meeting with his congressman this week to get the federally mandated 45 mph pit road speed limits repealed.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 6
CHANGE : 0
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6
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Clint Bowyer
Anybody who thought 2007 was a fluke needs to look at the standings and notice Clint's name ahead of champions Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon and Matt Kenseth.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 4
CHANGE : -3
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7
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Carl Edwards
After his brawl with Kevin Harvick and resulting technical knockout in the race, I'm reminded of Marlon Brando's famous line: "I coulda been a contender."
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 8
CHANGE : 0
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8
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Kevin Harvick
As soon as I saw those photos of Friday's fracas, a song by another Bakersfield native -- Buck Owens -- came to mind: "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail."
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 12
CHANGE : +3
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9
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Jeff Gordon
After Jeff whacked the fence twice in the first six laps, Gordon fans in attendance Saturday night were given coupons for a free Harvey Wallbanger.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 10
CHANGE : 0
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10
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David Ragan
Interesting stat of the week: David has completed 8,919 of the 8,977 laps run in 2008. That's more than any other driver in Sprint Cup this season.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 13
CHANGE : +2
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11
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Denny Hamlin
Denny's week consisted of an overnight hospital stay and a brush with the Jack Daniels car. How does that joke go: "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy?"
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Rank
PREVIOUS : NR
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12
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Kasey Kahne
Forget Obama and McCain. Kasey's campaigning to have the entire 36-race Sprint Cup schedule run at Lowe's Motor Speedway in 2009.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : NR
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13
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Kurt Busch
After finishing third by using a hybrid setup from Sam Hornish Jr. and Ryan Newman, Kurt and the crew will be taking random suggestions from the hot dog vendors at Martinsville.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : NR
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14
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Jamie McMurray
Give me the night: That was Jamie's first top-10 finish in a race under the lights in 2008.
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Rank
PREVIOUS : 9
CHANGE : -6
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15
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Didn't see that coming: When asked if he could sense a problem with the tire before he wrecked, Junior said, "Hell, no! I would have slowed down if I knew the tire was going to blow."
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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