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Power Rankings: Sonoma
June 17, 2003
11:34 AM EDT (1134 GMT)

Did you hear the one about the Canadian who got into Jeff Green's ride at Sonoma and ended up leading the Power Rankings for Daytona?

We didn't either.

Pretty tough to rank the men this week. Bobby Labonte -- still -- is the hottest driver in the garage.

Biggest Gain this week: Jeremy Mayfield, up six spots

Biggest Drop this week: Greg Biffle, down four spots

Dropped out: Johnny Benson (24).

New this week: Todd Bodine (25).

Week 16 of 36, Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway
Rank Prev Number Driver Comments
 1  4 Bobby Labonte Bobby Labonte How did FOX convince Fatback to paint his face? Promise him a case of snuff?
 2  1 Ryan Newman Ryan Newman What was that engine made of? Magnesium?
 3  2 Tony Stewart Tony Stewart If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair. You're gonna meet some gentle people there. With tape recorders.
 4  3 Matt Kenseth Matt Kenseth New reality series: MKK: Make Kenseth Kackle. If you can make him laugh, win $1 million! On the final episode, he finally laughs – when he passes Dale Jr. on the final lap.
 5  6 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. He wasn’t too happy when Kenseth passed him on the final lap. But he won the $1 million for making Kenseth laugh, so it wasn’t a total loss.
 6  5 Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon Go switch cars with Brett Bodine instead of Juan Montoya, dude. Now that would be interesting.
 7  8 Kurt Busch Kurt Busch Kurt's the only Kurt Busch in the state of North Carolina, and only about a couple dozen guys named Kurt Busch live in the United States. And only one of those have won six of the 18 Winston Cup races.
 8  8 Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin Missed shifts happen to the best drivers at some point, Sterling. Especially when you’re over 40. Luckily, there a new pill that…..
 9  8 Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson In contrast, there are 17 Jimmie Johnsons in the state of North Carolina alone. Got to be a bad time to be one of those guys when they have to use their driver’s license. “Oh, like the NASCAR driver!” “Yes, (rolls eyes) like the NASCAR driver.”
10 14 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip He hasn’t had a finish worse than 27th this year. Then again, this is a road course event, so there’s always hope.
11 10 Mark Martin Mark Martin He will win one of the next four races. Write it down. In invisible ink.
12 12 Terry Labonte Terry Labonte "Not so fast, Nemechek. I’m the No. 3 guy around here. And don’t you forget it."
13 11 Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace He’s the top Dodge in the standings. Bet you didn’t know that. Larry Foyt is the lowest Dodge in the standings. Bet you did know that.
14 17 Jeff Burton Jeff Burton His sponsor’s bailing on him. C’mon, Viagra! Go to a two-car team! Offer 99-pill samples!
15 16 Ricky Craven Ricky Craven Side effects of a late wreck at Michigan with Greg Biffle include frequent cursing, fatigue, explosiveness and trouble sleeping. Most symptoms are similar to sugar pill and be moderate to heavy.
16 13 Elliott Sadler Elliott Sadler How come you’re so much taller than Hermie? Did he not like milk?
17 15 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick He’s pretty good at Sonoma. Just ask Robby Gordon.
18 18 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon “Hey Robby, Harvick’s pretty good at Sonoma, right?” “Darn straight. I never could get around that guy in 2001.”
19 25 Jeremy Mayfield Jeremy Mayfield Four straight weeks of improvement! But watch out – road block, er, course – ahead!
20 23 Jamie McMurray Jamie McMurray Right turn, Clyde!
21 19 Ward Burton Ward Burton He might part of the Pontiac camp next year. “Lord help us” will become, “Ward help us.”
22 22 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Let’s see, broken foot. Sonoma. Right turns. Plenty of pain.
23 19 Greg Biffle Greg Biffle Imagine the relief he must have felt when it was Ricky Craven – and not Kevin Harvick – coming to yell at him after the race.
24 21 Joe Nemechek Joe Nemechek His record at Sonoma is similar to Jimmy Spencer’s. And no, that’s not encouraging.
25 NR Todd Bodine Todd Bodine No, this is not a belated April Fool’s Joke. He’s been running really well. But don’t tell anyone, ok?
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The opinions listed here are solely those of the writer.
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