TALLADEGA POWER RANKINGS

[The General]

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  PREVIOUS : 1
  
  CHANGE : 0
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• Jeff Burton
  
  Not only is Jeff leading the points, but with eight consecutive lead-lap finishes, he just qualified for the State Farm Good Driver Discount.
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  PREVIOUS : 2
  
  CHANGE : 0
• 2
  
  
  
• Carl Edwards
  
  After seeing what David Pearson could do with that old Mercury at Darlington, Carl has decided he'd like a cigarette lighter installed and some chewing gum taped to the dashboard of the No. 99 Ford from here on out.
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  PREVIOUS : 4
  
  CHANGE : +1
• 3
  
  
  
• Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  
  Old car, old friend: How cool was it to see Dale in the No. 88 and Mark Martin in the No. 8 battling for the lead at Phoenix?
  
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  PREVIOUS : 8
  
  CHANGE : +4
• 4
  
  
  
• Jimmie Johnson
  
  Jimmie's fuel-mileage strategy was so successful at Phoenix, Danica Patrick called after the race to get some valuable tips.
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  PREVIOUS : 7
  
  CHANGE : +2
• 5
  
  
  
• Denny Hamlin
  
  Going for the throat: After his third-place finish, Denny said, "We had those guys by the neck there at the end if they didn't make it on fuel."
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  PREVIOUS : 6
  
  CHANGE : 0
• 6
  
  
  
• Kyle Busch
  
  How amazing has Kyle been this season? In 23 combined Cup, Nationwide and Craftsman Truck starts, he's led a lap in all but four races in 2008.
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  PREVIOUS : 3
  
  CHANGE : -4
• 7
  
  
  
• Kevin Harvick
  
  Three weeks of rotten luck -- and an empty gas tank -- has stalled Kevin's climb up the standings.
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  PREVIOUS : 5
  
  CHANGE : -3
• 8
  
  
  
• Tony Stewart
  
  Rocket science?: When asked about figuring out restrictor-plate racing, Tony said, "We're not sending a space shuttle to the moon here, so it's not like it was something that was out of our reach as far as trying to be able to learn."
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  PREVIOUS : 10
  
  CHANGE : +1
• 9
  
  
  
• Clint Bowyer
  
  Smoke gets in your eyes: Clint wrecked while practicing burnouts at Lowe's on Tuesday. Maybe a few more wins will rectify that.
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  PREVIOUS : 12
  
  CHANGE : +2
• 10
  
  
  
• Greg Biffle
  
  Greg's running the Red Cross paint scheme at Talladega, hoping the competition will think he's an ambulance and pull over to let him by.
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  PREVIOUS : 13
  
  CHANGE : +2
• 11
  
  
  
• Kasey Kahne
  
  Kasey's explanation of why Phoenix, uh, wasn't exactly what he was hoping for: "The rear brakes would stay on and suck the car wherever it wanted to. It sucked me right into the wall."
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  PREVIOUS : NR
• 12
  
  
  
• Martin Truex Jr.
  
  Martin's post-race quote: "We threw everything we had at the car." Now we know where that first debris caution came from.
  
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  PREVIOUS : NR
• 13
  
  
  
• Jeff Gordon
  
  "We were flirting with a top 10." Does Ingrid know about this?
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  PREVIOUS : 11
  
  CHANGE : -3
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• Ryan Newman
  
  Ryan loves synthetic motor oil, but perhaps the racing groove wasn't the best place for a spontaneous demonstration of the product's ability to reduce friction and wear.
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  PREVIOUS : 15
  
  CHANGE : 0
• 15
  
  
  
• David Gilliland
  
  Another top-15 finish for David, who now has a commanding lead in the "highest running unsponsored car" category.
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2008 Power Rankings

• Race 1 - Daytona 500 at Daytona Int'l Speedway
• Race 2 - Auto Club 500 at California 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

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[nedrow]

whos on the pole?

[The General]

Quals are tomorrow I think.

[The General]

Broadcast Schedule

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	Cup Series race 1 p.m. ET Sunday
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[nedrow]

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