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Power Rankings: Charlotte
October 7, 2003
9:39 AM EDT (0939 GMT)

Good morning. We never did get Kevin Harvick on the California gubernatorial ballot, which is a shame.

Biggest Gain this week: Jeremy Mayfield, up six spots

Biggest Drop this week: Matt Kenseth, down six spots

New this week: Joe Nemechek (25)

Dropped out: Ricky Craven (24)
Week 31 of 36, UAW-GM 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway
Rank Prev Number Driver Comments
 1  1 Ryan Newman Ryan Newman His next goal -- winning Martinsville without a pit stop.
 2  2 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick Did you see Ben Affleck going around last week with a Goodwrench hat on? Apparently, it’s his favorite hat. But only because he couldn’t find a Dick Trickle one.
 3  4 Jeff Gordon Jeff Gordon More evidence he’s experiencing an off year -- Wally Dallenbach was giving him driving tips during Sunday’s broadcast.
 4  3 Jimmie Johnson Jimmie Johnson His team has really turned the corner when it comes to qualifying, and that takes a lot of pressure off for Sunday.
 5  6 Jamie McMurray Jamie McMurray Jeff Gordon apologized to him after accidentally cutting down McMurray’s tire. If Gordon had done that to Jimmy Spencer, he would have had to keep his helmet on while exiting the track.
 6  8 Tony Stewart Tony Stewart What is with the haircut? Are you the one who bought a Flowbee?
 7 10 Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace He really had the Jimmie Johnson setup (read: extremely loose) going on at Kansas.
 8 14 Jeremy Mayfield Jeremy Mayfield “He (Ryan Newman) was sitting there doing burnouts on the frontstretch,” Mayfield said. “I don't know if we could do that or not.” Probably not, since he hasn’t had to do a burnout in over three years.
 9  5 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. If NASCAR really wants to go mainstream, then Dale Jr. needs to work out a deal to be Jennifer Lopez’ sixth husband.
10  9 Bobby Labonte Bobby Labonte He’s gone 13 races without a top five finish, but he’s owned Lowe’s Motor Speedway during his career.
11 15 Bill Elliott Bill Elliott Why did he skip the post-race interview? Was he late for an AARP meeting?
12 11 Terry Labonte Terry Labonte The Power Rankings jinx didn’t work. He has 24 straight top-25 finishes. And he probably locked up a spot in the top 10 in the standings.
13  7 Matt Kenseth Matt Kenseth A lot of people are already screaming “choke,” which is ridiculous considering the heroic job his team did after the accident at Kansas. Hendrick Motorsports won their championships the exact same way.
14 20 Ricky Rudd Ricky Rudd He’s really done a wonderful job with this team this year, considering he’s had three engine failures. Now all he’s got to do is borrow Michael Waltrip’s hair gel, and he’ll be good to go at Daytona.
15 13 Kurt Busch Kurt Busch He sounded awfully happy after his engine blew up. If that is the case, he’s been happy a lot this year.
16 18 Greg Biffle Greg Biffle It does not appear that he will get Rookie of the Year this year, unless McMurray gets fired. All right Greg. We can make this happen. You email Jayski, and we’ll call him.
17 16 Dale Jarrett Dale Jarrett Amazing stat: He’s gone 28 races without a top five finish. In 1999, he had 24 top fives.
18 17 Mark Martin Mark Martin He is neighbors with Mike Skinner in Daytona Beach, which means he won’t be going to the grocery store this week after running into him on the track at Kansas.
19 14 Elliott Sadler Elliott Sadler So he came out and admitted that he was scared of needles. Which means that he got that big and strong without the benefit of steroids.
20 19 Jeff Burton Jeff Burton He’ll have to rally to avoid his worst points finish since joining Roush. And yes, Burton, not Mark Martin, although Martin will also have to rally to avoid his worst points finish since joining Roush.
21 23 Robby Gordon Robby Gordon You need a new image, dude. Ask Tony if you can borrow the Flowbee.
22 22 Ward Burton Ward Burton It’s really looking like he is going to go over to RCR and drive the AOL-sponsored car. Which should make for some pretty good ads. Ward can use all the AOL trial disks for skeet shooting.
23 21 Michael Waltrip Michael Waltrip He’s really struggling, and we think that the problem is his lack of grip on the steering wheel. He must not be getting his hands completely dry after coloring his hair.
24 25 Sterling Marlin Sterling Marlin Those Coors Light twins did a wonderful job singing the national anthem. Not that Sterling was paying any attention to that.
25 NR Joe Nemechek Joe Nemechek He had the most accurate statement of the weekend. “It was a typical day for us,” said Nemechek, who finished 37th.
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The opinions listed here are solely those of the writer.
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