HEADING TO THE GLEN - POWER RANKINGS

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WATKINS GLEN

• Week 22 of 36 | Archive
• By: Mark Aumann

• Who's Up

Biggest Gain this week:

Casey Mears: 20th to 15th


New This Week :


Ricky Rudd

David Stremme

Jeff Green

• Who's Down

Biggest Drop this week:

Carl Edwards: 5th to 10th


Dropped Out :


Mark Martin

David Gilliland

J.J. Yeley

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 1
  
  CHANGE : 0
• 1
  
  
  
• Jeff Gordon
  
  Forget Speed Racer. Jeff's 2007 season is more like Optimus Prime, all the way down to the red flames on the blue paint job.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 2
  
  CHANGE : 0
• 2
  
  
  
• Tony Stewart
  
  Tony and Kyle Busch, teammates in 2008? That's like holding a lit blowtorch next to a room full of dynamite.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 4
  
  CHANGE : +1
• 3
  
  
  
• Jeff Burton
  
  Jeff on Watkins Glen: "The best way to avoid issues at a road course is to run in the front." He had to have said that before witnessing the last few laps at Montreal.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 3
  
  CHANGE : -1
• 4
  
  
  
• Matt Kenseth
  
  Robots can't turn right?: Matt admits his weakness is road-course racing, and yet he has three top-10 finishes at Watkins Glen.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 6
  
  CHANGE : +1
• 5
  
  
  
• Kyle Busch
  
  Kyle's mentor switches from Jeff Gordon to Tony Stewart? Wow, welcome to the Dark Side of the Force, young Jedi.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 8
  
  CHANGE : +2
• 6
  
  
  
• Clint Bowyer
  
  Clint on road racing: "I don't think they'll be calling me Jacques Bouvier anytime soon ..." Well, as long as you don't end being Jacques Debris.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 10
  
  CHANGE : +3
• 7
  
  
  
• Denny Hamlin
  
  With his success there, Denny wishes every weekend could be like Pocono. But for the rest of us, thankfully they're not.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 12
  
  CHANGE : +4
• 8
  
  
  
• Kurt Busch
  
  Congrats, but you were so dominant, the most exciting thing about the race was Chris Tucker, who still hasn't caught his breath.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 11
  
  CHANGE : +2
• 9
  
  
  
• Jimmie Johnson
  
  In a 36-race season, you hate to point at any single race as a turning point, but Jimmie's fifth-place finish at Pocono may be one of those moments.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 5
  
  CHANGE : -5
• 10
  
  
  
• Carl Edwards
  
  Carl wasn't in Montreal long enough to eat anything, but his race weekend sure gave him a bad case of indigestion.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 7
  
  CHANGE : -4
• 11
  
  
  
• Kevin Harvick
  
  He and Robby Gordon earned a 9.7 from the Canadian judges for their synchronized burnout short program at Montreal.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 16
  
  CHANGE : +4
• 12
  
  
  
• Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  
  If Junior goes on to make the Chase, the Magic Shock may get its own endorsement deal with Budweiser.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 15
  
  CHANGE : +2
• 13
  
  
  
• Ryan Newman
  
  Interesting stat of the week: Ryan has seven top-10 finishes in 11 career road course starts.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 9
  
  CHANGE : -5
• 14
  
  
  
• Martin Truex Jr.
  
  Four consecutive finishes outside the top 10, but he's still got the best Web site theme song of anybody in Nextel Cup.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 20
  
  CHANGE : +5
• 15
  
  
  
• Casey Mears
  
  Casey's new strategy: Wreck it on Friday, race it on Sunday.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 14
  
  CHANGE : -2
• 16
  
  
  
• Greg Biffle
  
  That 23rd-place finish might have finally put the Chase out of Greg's reach this season.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 21
  
  CHANGE : +4
• 17
  
  
  
• Juan Montoya
  
  Telling Juan that a road course is next on the schedule is like setting a juicy steak down in front of a hungry dog.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 17
  
  CHANGE : -1
• 18
  
  
  
• David Ragan
  
  After finishing 26th and 33th there, David's glad to see Pocono in his rear-view mirror.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 23
  
  CHANGE : +4
• 19
  
  
  
• Dave Blaney
  
  Dave's now on the bubble in owner's points, but that sure beats having it popped every weekend.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 18
  
  CHANGE : -2
• 20
  
  
  
• Jamie McMurray
  
  The bad news? Jamie wound up 40th. The good news? He would have won the drifting contest, hands down.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 19
  
  CHANGE : -2
• 21
  
  
  
• Bobby Labonte
  
  Hard to believe, but Bobby's never won on a road course.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 25
  
  CHANGE : +3
• 22
  
  
  
• Ricky Rudd
  
  I wonder if NASCAR would notice if the team put Paul Newman in Ricky's driver suit this weekend?
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : 22
  
  CHANGE : -1
• 23
  
  
  
• Reed Sorenson
  
  Note to other drivers: Just because he drives for Target, that shouldn't make him one.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : NR
• 24
  
  
  
• David Stremme
  
  He's way overdue for a top-10 finish.
  Driver Page

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• Rank
  
  PREVIOUS : NR
• 25
  
  
  
• Jeff Green
  
  After finishing last at Indy, Jeff rebounded nicely at Pocono.
  Driver Page

2007 Power Rankings

• Race 1 - Daytona 500 at Daytona Int'l Speedway
• Race 2 - Auto Club 500 at California Speedway
• Race 3 - UAW-DaimlerChrysler 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 Avenger 500 at Darlington Raceway
• Race 12 - Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway
• Race 13 - Autism Speaks 400 at Dover Int'l Speedway
• Race 14 - Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway
• Race 15 - Citizens Bank 400 at Michigan Int'l Speedway
• Race 16 - Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway
• Race 17 - Lenox Industrial Tools 300 at New Hampshire
• Race 18 - Pepsi 400 at Daytona Int'l Speedway
• Race 19 - USG Sheetrock 400 at Chicagoland Speedway
• Race 20 - Allstate 400 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis
• Race 21 - Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway
• Race 22 - Centurion Boats at the Glen at Watkins Glen Int'l

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